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Life & Chemistry

'Nymph of the sea' reveals remarkable brood

The research team consisted of David Siveter from the University of Leicester, Derek Siveter from Oxford, Mark Sutton from Imperial College London and Derek…

Earth Sciences

New Insights: Earthquake Influence Area Larger Than Expected

By analysing data on the distance between consecutive earthquakes, Dr Corral has concluded that the area of influence of seismic activity could be larger than…

Physics & Astronomy

World’s largest superconducting magnet switches on

The ATLAS Barrel Toroid consists of eight superconducting coils, each in the shape of a round-cornered rectangle, 5m wide, 25m long and weighing 100 tonnes,…

Life & Chemistry

Cancer Cure Advances: Insights from EuroDYNA Conference 2023

At a recent EuroDYNA conference in Brno, Czech Republic, scientists from around Europe came together to share their research carried out in the field of…

Life & Chemistry

Teeth as a Future Renewable Resource: Insights from Researchers

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki and their collaborators from Berlin and Kyoto have now shown that continuous…

Health & Medicine

Better Protection for Neonatal Brain Damage Risks

Within the EU project NEOBRAIN (Neonatal Estimation Of Brain Damage Risk And Identification of Neuroprotectants), scientists will collaborate in order to…

Life & Chemistry

Patterns on tropical marine mollusc shell mirror gene expression patterns

A study published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that the shape and colour patterns on the shell of the mollusc mirror the localised…

Social Sciences

Enhancing Research Quality Through Bibliometrics Insights

Bibliometrics is used to describe and assess the quality of research, and to give an idea of the influence a research group or university has on a particular…

Health & Medicine

Promising Prognosis for Young Anorexia Nervosa Patients

Most follow-up studies of patients with anorexia nervosa paint a very gloomy picture of its long-term prognoses. Now, however, researchers at Karolinska…

Life & Chemistry

Ritualized Submission Reduces Aggression in Male Crayfish

However, this complex, so-called ritualized behavior is not widely known to occur among invertebrate species. Researchers have now reported that male…

Life & Chemistry

New Moth Variety Disarms Selenium-Guarded Plants

The findings, reported by Elizabeth Pilon-Smits of Colorado State University and colleagues there and at the University of California, Berkeley, appear in the…

Life & Chemistry

Male Chimpanzees Favor Older Females in Surprising Study

The findings uncover a stark contrast between chimpanzee behavior and that of humans, their primate cousins. The basis for this difference may lie in the fact…

Life & Chemistry

Social cues and illusion: There's more to magic than meets the eye

While scientists have used knowledge of illusions to further our understanding of the mind, magicians have learned to master the art of deception for…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Glucocorticoid Receptor and Hsp90 Interactions

University of Oregon researchers have identified protein interactions that regulate the response of cells to steroid hormones. The discovery, they say, could…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Got cotton? Texas researchers' discovery could yield protein to feed millions

“The exciting finding is that we have been able to reduce gossypol – which is a very toxic compound – from cottonseed to a level that is considered safe for…

Health & Medicine

Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Higher Stroke Risks Later

In addition, childhood cancer survivors who received higher doses of cranial radiation therapy to kill the cancer showed even greater risk of stroke in later…

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