An historic find — made in South China — fills a huge gap in the…
Month: December 2015
The subtle dance of atoms influences enzyme activity
Infinitesimal fluctuations occurring on the milli- and even nano-second time scales within the three-dimensional structure…
Pivotal role of gut bacteria in insect-to-insect communication
German cockroaches gather by acting on colony-specific pheromones produced by specific fecal bacteria, a new…
Plant growth enhanced by increased carbon dioxide, but food webs give rise to significant variations
Inter-annual variation in climate has stronger effects on predators such as spiders than populations of…
Safer, faster heart scans in view
T1 mapping technique provides clearer imagery and could be used with a wider range of…
A ‘ghost from the past’ recalls the infancy of the Milky Way
When our galaxy was born, around 13 billion years ago, a plethora of clusters containing…
Minerals from Papua New Guinea hold secret for recycling of noble gases
A new study brings insight to how atmospheric noble gases, in particular argon and neon,…
Physics of wrapping miniature droplets takes cue from street foods
Soft condensed matter physics could be considered “the study of things that are squishy, according…
Prime-boost H7N9 influenza vaccine concept promising in clinical trial
With hopes of making one dose of an inactivated H7N9 vaccine fully protective, scientists successfully…
New blood test could predict arthritis risk early
Testing for antibodies that target citrullinated tenascin-C (cTNC) could diagnose rheumatoid arthritis in around 50…