Policymakers, industry and government officials will have to invest US $2.5 trillion for electricity generation…
Month: November 2015
Large-scale hydroelectric dam in Yukon would be a major environmental concern
A new report warns of the potential for major negative impacts on fish and fish…
Promising new antimicrobials could fight drug-resistant MRSA infection
A novel class of antimicrobials that inhibits the function of a key disease-causing component of…
Could fish have consciousness? ‘Emotional fever’ experiment suggests they might
Researchers have observed an increase in body temperature of between two and four degrees in…
Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
Do you often take chances and yet still land on your feet? Then you probably…
Moonlighting molecules: Finding new uses for old enzymes
Researchers have identified a potentially significant new application for a well-known human enzyme, which may…
Method to prevent lethal bone marrow transplant complication discovered
Researchers discover method to prevent graft-versus-host disease, a dangerous and common complication of bone marrow…
Bonobos documented for first time using ancient pre-agricultural tools, breaking bones, and using spears as attack weapons
Biologists have documented groups of bonobos performing complex actions to extract food — a characteristic…
Runaway ice loss in Antarctica
By studying rocks at different elevations beside the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, scientists have concluded…
Scientists use CRISPR technology to edit crop genes, subsequent generations contain no transgenes
CRISPR gene-editing is allowing rapid scientific advances in many fields, including human health and now…