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Australian Frog Species Uses Unique Egg-Laying Strategy

Dr Phillip Byrne, from Monash University's School of Biological Sciences, has researched the frog species Bibron's toadlet (Pseudophryne bibronii) for six…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking the Kondo Effect: New Insights in Nature Physics

The findings are reported online today in the scientific journal Nature Physics.The Kondo effect, one of the few examples in physics where many particles…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Bees can mediate the escape of genetically engineered material over several kilometres’

The findings, which have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of 9th September, bear significant implications for the…

Life & Chemistry

Female Collembolan Adapts Eggs to Environmental Changes

Two scientists in the Laboratoire Écologie & Évolution (CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie/École normale supérieure de Paris) have demonstrated the adaptive…

Life & Chemistry

New tool for ‘right first time’ drug manufacture

Developed in collaboration with industrial scientists at Perdix and Malvern Instruments, the new process analytical technology (PAT) tool characterises…

Physics & Astronomy

Deactivating Radioactive Waste Through Advanced Transmutation

“The core concept of transmutation – which was formulated as early as mid 20th century – consists of irradiating the actinides by fast neutrons. The highly…

Environmental Conservation

Fires vs. Rain: Key to African Grassland Regeneration?

It is the first study to have investigated the complex interplay of the factors fire, competition, moisture and seed availability in relation to a grass…

Physics & Astronomy

Pinning down the Milky Way's spin

New, very precise measurements have shown that the rotation of the Milky Way is simpler than previously thought. A remarkable result from the most successful…

Information Technology

Taming Europe’s robots (Robot Special part 1)

Europe’s robotics manufacturers lead the world for industrial applications. Meanwhile, the continent’s research institutes and universities are producing some…

Life & Chemistry

Fossil Findings: Primordial Fish Fins Show Early Finger Traits

Now researchers at Uppsala University can show that this is wrong. Using medical x-rays, they found rudiments of fingers in the fins in fossil Panderichthys,…

Physics & Astronomy

Meteorites from inner Solar System match up to Earth's plantinum standard

Dr Gerhard Schmidt from the University of Mainz, Germany, has calculated that about 160 metallic asteroids of about 20 kilometres in diameter would be…

Physics & Astronomy

Diffusion caused Jupiter's Red Spot Junior to colour up

Dr Santiago Pérez-Hoyos, of the Planetary Science Group of the University of the Basque Country in Spain, is presenting the findings at the European Planetary…

Life & Chemistry

Gut Bacteria Linked to Cancer: New Findings Uncovered

Now, scientists from the USA have discovered that a molecule produced by a common gut bacterium activates signalling pathways that are associated with cancer…

Life & Chemistry

New Bacteria Threatens Captive-Bred Pet Lizards’ Health

Infections are particularly risky in lizards that are bred in captivity for release into the wild, as they can spread into the wild population. The cause of…

Life & Chemistry

Decoding Parasitism: Insights From Pristionchus Pacificus Genome

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, together with American colleagues, have decoded the genome of the Pristionchus pacificus…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Harnessing Solar Energy: Innovative Thin-Film Power Solutions

Focusing on creating autonomous power systems based on flexible thin-film solar cells, Desu is hoping to increase efficiency through novel design and…

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