Researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines mooted for a…
Month: June 2014
Investing in cancer research boosts economy as well as health, experts say
Money invested in cancer research generates a continuous stream of benefits, according to a report…
New project to investigate vanishing pubs in England
A research team aims to increase our appreciation of ‘severely threatened’ pubs in England. Take…
Nanoparticles aid microscopic detection of protein relevant for cancer
Assemblies of proteins have important functions in cells. But because they are very small, their…
Anxious children have bigger ‘fear centers’ in the brain
The amygdala is a key “fear center” in the brain. Alterations in the development of…
Genetic influence on pulmonary function: six further genes identified
In an analysis of several genome-wide association studies, an international team of scientists has identified…
Could Politics Trump Economics As Reason for Growing Income Inequality?
Most research examining growing income inequality in the United States has focused on economic causes,…
What’s the role robotics could play in future food production?
A team of computer scientists is co-organizing an international workshop on recent advances in agricultural…
Birth of four foals from genotyped, cryopreserved embryos: A first in Europe
Four foals were successfully born as the result of the transfer of genotyped and cryopreserved…
Arctic warming linked to fewer European and US cold weather extremes, new study shows
Climate change is unlikely to lead to more days of extreme cold, similar to those…