Using recently released Royal Navy submarine data, researchers have investigated the nature of turbulence in…
Month: February 2015
The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement –…
Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in…
Transient details of HIV genome packaging captured
Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome…
Terrorist attacks have shifted from air to rail, study suggests
Data on terrorist attacks from 1982 to 2011 show a long-term trend away from air…
Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of…
Left or right? The brain knows before you move
A neural circuit that connects motor planning to movement has been identified by researchers. The…
Urine test could lead to better treatment of bladder cancer
A simple urine test could help to guide clinicians in the treatment of bladder cancer…
Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data
Global health experts believe the current data on cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan…
Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
The number of seagulls in the Strait of Georgia is down by 50 per cent…