The quality of an egg resides in its size and its composition. In all egg-laying species, larger eggs produce larger, more viable and more performant…
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)–a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven…
Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions, according to new University of British Columbia (UBC) research–a…
The “magic carpet” featured in tales from “One Thousand and One Nights” to Disney's “Aladdin” captures the imagination not only because it can fly, but because…
But not all tumors shrink under chemotherapy. If the tumor resists neoadjuvant therapy, there can be a higher risk of developing metastatic disease, meaning…
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common and dangerous pathogens in hospitals causing severe infections in patients, such as wound…
The environmentally friendly strategy developed by Professor Lutz Ackermann and his team at the Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry at the…
Micro objects, such as nanoparticles, can differ a lot from macro objects (crystals, glasses) in terms of chemical composition and properties. The two pillars…
Two new studies by researchers at Penn State describe the protein, which is 100 million times better at binding to lanthanides–the rare-earth metals used in…
The seeds of some plants such as basil, watercress or plantain form a mucous envelope as soon as they come into contact with water. This cover consists of…
Buruli ulcer – one of the most neglected among the NTDs – is a debilitating and stigmatising disease. Affecting mainly children in West and Central Africa, the…
For decades, scientists have searched for effective ways to remove excess carbon dioxide emissions from the air, and recycle them into products such as…
Yet a new study unveils another useful role the microbiome plays. A team of researchers from Brown University found that in mice, the gut microbiome regulates…
Sulfoquinovose is a sugar found in plants, which contains sulfur. As a constituent of green-vegetable diets, for example in spinach and salad, it is also found…
Producing active ingredients with very specific properties – antibacterial characteristics, for example – is not always so easy. The reason: many of these…
Early seed plants depended on wind to carry pollen between plants, but about 100 million years ago, flowering plants evolved to attract insects that could…
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