In the outer atmosphere of the Sun a form of turbulence has been discovered that has always been considered impossible: the turbulence is not caused by colliding waves, but by waves moving […]
New Type Of Turbulence Discovered In The Sun
Ancient Enzyme Could Boost Power Of Liquid Biopsies To Detect And Profile Cancers
Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample. Researchers at […]
Scientists Figure Out How Timer For Cell Division Works
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled […]
Double-duty Textile Developed By Stanford Researchers Could Warm Or Cool
Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs. Stanford researchers have developed a reversible fabric that, without expending effort or […]
Sheep Are Able To Recognise Human Faces From Photographs
Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training – according to new research from scientists at […]
Streptococcus Vaccine ‘Could Prevent Over 100,000 Baby Deaths Worldwide’
Group B Streptococcus infection causes an estimated 150,000 preventable stillbirths and infant deaths every year. 21.7 million pregnant women carry this bacteria according to the first global study of Group B Strep […]
Researchers Probe Brain Disease-causing Proteins At The Atomic Level
A change in a single amino acid determines which species are vulnerable, study finds. Researchers studying a protein that causes a hereditary degenerative brain disease in humans have discovered that the human, […]
Scientists Identify 27 Novel Cancer Genes
Researchers from KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute have pinpointed 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming. Their findings could help develop personalised cancer treatments that target these genes. […]
Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica’s Contribution To Sea Level Rise
Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean are strong — a cause for concern […]
Mental Wellbeing Of Generation X Directly Linked To Childhood
Childhood disadvantage is strongly associated with poorer adult mental wellbeing for Generation X, according to a UCL study. This remained the case even if they were able to overcome their childhood circumstances […]
Study: Junk Food Almost Twice As Distracting As Healthy Food
Even when people are hard at work, pictures of cookies, pizza and ice cream can distract them — and these junk food images are almost twice as distracting as health food pictures, […]
Speed Cameras Reduce Road Accidents And Traffic Deaths, According To New Study
Speed cameras have been shown to be effective at reducing the number of accidents and road deaths according to the results of a new study conducted at the London School of Economics […]
Scientists Use Satellites, Population Data to Build Malaria Early Warning System
A Johns Hopkins University scientist is part of a team working on a method to predict malaria outbreaks months in advance, potentially giving public health officials a chance to protect people from […]
Separating Methane And CO₂ Will Become More Efficient
To make natural gas and biogas suitable for use, the methane has to be separated from the CO₂. This involves the use of membranes: filters that stop the methane and let the […]
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