A new biomimetic approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer…
Month: May 2012
Mobs rule for great tit neighbors
Great tits are more likely to join defensive mobs with birds in nearby nests that…
Under ‘dark halo’ old galaxies have many more stars
Some of the oldest galaxies in the Universe have three times more stellar mass, and…
Virus epidemic within our genome revealed
Scientists have uncovered clues as to how mammal genomes became riddled with viruses. The research…
A woman’s intense interest in her partner shifts when grandchildren arrive
A new study suggests that a woman’s most intense relationship in her 20s is with…
Online-only news outlets struggle to find funding
The first report to systematically assess how online-only news websites across Western Europe are faring…
Skeletons found at mass burial site in Oxford could be 10th-century Viking raiders
Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John’s College…
Large-scale analysis finds majority of clinical trials don’t provide meaningful evidence
The largest comprehensive analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov finds that clinical trials are falling short of producing…
Environment key to preventing childhood disabilities
The United States government would get a better bang for its health-care buck in managing…
Use of public and private dollars for scaling up clean energy needs a reality check, say scholars
In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles….