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Physics & Astronomy

New Fellowships to ‘share the amazement’

The first ever recipients of the awards are:- Dr Maggie Aderin, University College London to use PPARC’s research into the “Big Questions” to engage young…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Advances in Cancer Therapies: A New Hope

Cells divide to form two identical cells as part of the body’s natural development and replenishment processes but when cells divide in an abnormal manner,…

Physics & Astronomy

Venus Express Uncovers Hot Spots Indicative of Volcanism

The new data may help with searching and identifying ‘hot spots’ on the surface, considered to be possible signs of active volcanism on the planet.The results,…

Health & Medicine

Moderate Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients: Key Insights

People with heart failure tend to think that they should avoid physical efforts, in order to prevent the worsening of the already compromised cardiac…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Fuels Unique Sex Lives of Subordinate Seals

Research published recently in the Royal Society’s Biology Letters by Dr Sean Twiss, a lecturer in the school of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Durham…

Physics & Astronomy

Far-out findings – new analysis suggests planets were formed from a giant mix

The findings, reported in the journal Science, come from the first analysis of dust fragments from Comet Wild-2, captured by NASA's Stardust spacecraft and…

Life & Chemistry

Laos Bacteraemia Study Reveals Need for Local Health Insights

Laos has a population of 5.2 million, the majority of whom are rural rice farmers, and life expectancy in the country is 54 years. Prior to the study, which…

Social Sciences

How Grandparents Influence Church Attendance Across Generations

“Churchgoing is passed down through families from one generation to the next. It was already known that it is about six times more likely among people whose…

Earth Sciences

‘Asian haze’ impacts on Australian rainfall

“Until now, there has been ample evidence that these particles have important effects on climate in the Northern Hemisphere but little such evidence in the…

Studies and Analyses

Study Shows Treatment Boosts Survival in Older Prostate Cancer Patients

An analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare records for 44,630 older men suggests surgery or radiation therapy for early-stage…

Earth Sciences

Acid Rain Decline Changes Appalachian Stream Water Dynamics

“These are unexpected results,” says David DeWalle, professor of forest hydrology at Penn State. “Rising amounts of carbon dioxide in streams and soil could…

Life & Chemistry

Protein 'fingerprint' in spinal fluid could spot Alzheimer's disease

Scientists collaborating at Cornell University in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have identified a panel of 23 protein biomarkers in…

Life & Chemistry

Fisheye View: Understanding Inflammatory Breast Cancer’s Impact

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the deadliest form of the disease, with fewer than half of those diagnosed today having a five-year prognosis for survival….

Life & Chemistry

Self-Assembling Nano-Ice Resembles DNA Structure at UNL

Zeng and his colleagues regularly find new and often unanticipated behaviors of matter in extreme environments, and those discoveries have been published…

Earth Sciences

New Satellite System Enhances Weather Forecasts and Climate Insights

The set of six microsatellites, launched in April, is probing the atmosphere in ways that have been impossible with previous observing systems. Dubbed COSMIC…

Physics & Astronomy

Mars Express Reveals Hidden Secrets Beneath Mars’ Surface

The results were obtained by MARSIS, the pioneering sounding radar on board ESA’s Mars Express orbiter, and provide important new clues about the still…

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