Preschool children who showed less ability to estimate the number of objects in a group…
Month: August 2013
Cancer’s origins revealed: Genetic imprints and signatures left by DNA-damaging processes that lead to cancer identified
Scientists have provided the first comprehensive genomic map of mutational processes that drive tumour development….
Teleported by electronic circuit: Physicists ‘beam’ information
Researchers cannot “beam” humans or objects through space yet, a feat sometimes alluded to in…
Raising the IQ of smart windows: Embedded nanocrystals provide selective control over visible light and heat-producing near-infrared light
Researchers have designed a new material to make smart windows even smarter. The material is…
Extreme weather events fuel climate change
In 2003, Central and Southern Europe sweltered in a heatwave that set alarm bells ringing…
A magnetar at the heart of our Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a magnetar at the centre of our Milky Way. This pulsar has…
Earth orbit changes key to Antarctic warming that ended last ice age
New research from an ice core taken from West Antarctica shows that the warming that…
Targeting aggressive prostate cancer: How non-coding RNAs fuel cancer growth
Researchers have identified a key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer that spurs tumor growth and…
A genetic answer to the Alzheimer’s riddle?
What if we could pinpoint a hereditary cause for Alzheimer’s, and intervene to reduce the…
Children of obese mothers at greater risk of early heart death as adults
Children of obese and overweight women have a higher risk of early cardiovascular death as…