New research warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities…
Month: August 2015
Some things are too good to be true: Lycaenid butterfly larvae manipulate ants
Lycaenid butterfly larvae, which are in a symbiotic relationship with ants, can control the effect…
Solving mysteries of the interstellar medium
It is one of the most intriguing questions in astrochemistry: the mystery of the diffuse…
Something to chew on: Millions of lives blighted by smokeless tobacco
More than a quarter of a million people die each year from using smokeless tobacco,…
Key protein in cilia assembly identified
Many cells in our bodies present a small structure that looks like, and as a…
Next generation of high power lasers developed
Researchers are developing groundbreaking plasma based light amplifiers that could replace traditional high power laser…
Origin of Saturn’s F ring and its shepherd satellites revealed
Scientists have revealed that Saturn’s F ring and its shepherd satellites are natural outcome of…
Immune system: Help for killer cells
New light has been shed on an important immune mechanism. The work shows how the…
Northern bald ibises fit for their journey to Tuscany
January 2014 saw the launch of one of Europe’s largest species conservation projects. The project’s…
Novel nanostructures for efficient long-range energy transport
An interdisciplinary group of researchers report on nanofibers, which enable for the first time a…