Month: October 2019

While studying sediments in the Bay of Bengal, an international team finds evidence dating back…

An international team of scientists has discovered that some of the most renowned classic Belgian…

Found as an ingredient in many processed and packaged foods, palm oil is the most…

Our brains have a remarkable ability to pick out one voice from among many. Now,…

Despite an overall increase in the number of pharmacies in the U.S. from 2009 to…

The transition from coal to natural gas in the US electricity sector is reducing the…

A recap of Monday’s main stories: companies ‘failing’ to address offline harm incited by online hate; gender equality…

A new octocoral species was recently discovered in a biodiversity hotspot and World Heritage Site…

A new study finds that the western South Atlantic humpback population has grown to 25,000…

Chronic stress during pregnancy triggers an immune response in the brain that has potential to…

A group of neurons called the corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons are important for vocal learning…

 States and companies are “failing” when it comes to combating online hate, the UN independent rights…

A new study of Native American use of galena increases understanding of how they were…

Using high-throughput next-generation sequencing technology, a researcher found similarities in the folding tendencies among a…

The top UN human rights official is calling for politicians and civil society in Chile…

Researchers are giving us double the reasons to pay attention to our cardiovascular health –…

French investigators have described development of resistance to one of the last resort therapies used…

Scientists demonstrate a new approach in fluorescence microscopy that can be used to locate individual…

Scientists from around the world argue that the suggested afforestation of large areas of Africa…

Researchers report that in order for a 90-meter ice cliff to collapse entirely, the ice…

Computational education can break down and expose cultural barriers in unexpected ways, a new study…

Researchers describe the emerging role of ecophysiology in riparian flooding. As an adaptation to an…

Researchers have succeeded in creating an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface using a microscopic cavity. Within…

Physicists have demonstrated the first next-generation ‘time scale’ — a system that incorporates data from…

A team has developed a new CRISPR genome-editing approach by combining two of the most…

Former professional football (soccer) players are more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the…

Companies interested in protecting themselves and their customers from cyber-attacks need to invest in themselves…

A study has revealed a protein’s role in helping bacteria ‘reel in’ DNA from their…

Clay minerals suspended in seawater binds sedimentary organic carbon to their mineral surfaces. But the…

The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics….

Mobile reviews were associated with 10 to 40% fewer likes than the reviews generated on…

There are many indications that fasting promotes longevity. In recent years, much attention has been…

Bacterial cell division is controlled by both enzymatic activity and mechanical forces, which work together…

Science tells us that a lot of good things happen in our brains while we…

If a doctor expects a treatment to be successful, a patient may experience less pain…

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by…

A GP who wrote expert reports on holiday sickness claims for his wife’s law firm…

I read about the death of an asylum seeker with sadness.1 Asylum seekers are refugees….

bmj;367/oct21_10/l6123/FAF1faCharles Christopher Smith (CC to many friends and colleagues) was a larger than life character…

A new techno-economic analysis shows that the energy intensive ceramic industry would gain both financial…

Since the 1970s, insects in the warmer half of Britain have been flying, hopping and…

Immune cells can be the body’s defenders and foes at the same time. Read Original…

A quantum gas can be tied into knots using magnetic fields. The same researchers who…

The identification of new chemical bonds is crucial for the design of new material structures….

A high-resolution bioprinting process has been developed: Cells can now be embedded in a 3D…

Johnson & Johnson, which for decades has insisted that its Baby Powder contains zero asbestos,…

Pluripotent stem cells can be used to make experimental models of organ systems, but current…

Researchers have assessed the benefits and risks associated with six different land-based greenhouse gas removal…

Researchers are using a type of material called liquid crystals to create incredibly small, swirling…

Have you ever found it difficult to focus on a task due to background noise?…