Diamonds may not be as rare as once believed, but this finding won’t mean deep…
Month: November 2015
Endurance expert: Drugs could help ‘lazy’ people exercise
Together with lack of time, physical exertion is one of the main perceived barriers to…
Storage advance may boost solar thermal energy potential
Engineers have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to…
Energy-efficient reaction drives biofuel conversion technology
A new study explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts bio-based ethanol into hydrocarbon…
New studies question the treatment of female infertility with stem cells
It has been claimed that a treatment for female infertility will be available by stem…
Rural-to-urban migration associated with negative environmental effects in Chinese cities
A strong correlation has been found between the influx of labor migrants from rural to…
Some chemicals less damaging to ozone can degrade to long-lived greenhouse gas
Some substitutes for ozone-damaging chemicals being phased out worldwide under international agreements are themselves potent…
The surprising trick jellyfish use to swim
Through clever experiments and insightful math, an interdisciplinary research team has revealed a startling truth…
Effectiveness of efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children
Researchers evaluated whether HIV-infected children in South Africa who had achieved viral suppression with one…
Pertussis infection in children associated with small increased risk of epilepsy
Although the absolute risk was low, researchers found an increased risk of childhood-onset epilepsy among…