Researchers set out to explain how B. subtilis times its sporulation decision with its cell-division…
Month: July 2015
Tropical peatland carbon losses from oil palm plantations may be underestimated
Peatlands — waterlogged, organic soils — have developed over thousands of years as carbon storage…
‘Conjunction junction’ for brain’s navigation function
The world we and other animals navigate is complex and non-linear, quite unlike the way…
Astronomers find a massive black hole that outgrew its galaxy
Astronomers have spotted a super-sized black hole in the early universe that grew much faster…
Global sea levels have risen six meters or more with just slight global warming
A new review analyzing three decades of research on the historic effects of melting polar…
Graphene-based sensor is tunable and highly sensitive
Researchers have developed a sensor made from graphene to detect molecules such as proteins and…
New era in robotics: 3-D-printed robot is hard at heart, soft on the outside
Engineers have created the first robot with a 3-D-printed body that transitions from a rigid…
Managing mining of the deep seabed
A regulatory framework for mining in the deep-sea floor is currently under consideration. In a…
Pandas spend less energy to afford bamboo diet
A suite of energy-saving traits, including underactive thyroid glands, allows giant panda bears to survive…
Volcanic rocks resembling Roman concrete explain record uplift in Italian caldera
Fiber-reinforced rocks discovered at the site of Italy’s dormant Campi Flegrei volcano are similar to…