Scientists are using infrared cameras to create heat maps of working materials that reveal their…
Month: January 2016
Feral cats: Computational study looks at how best to fix the nuisance
The first computational model to track the size, location and nuisance of feral cat colonies…
Increased carbon dioxide enhances plankton growth
Coccolithophores–tiny calcifying plants that are part of the foundation of the marine food web–have been…
Genetic ‘paint box’ shuffled between butterfly species to create new wing patterns
New research on butterfly genomes has revealed that the genetic components that produce different splotches…
‘Space Warps’ and other citizen science projects reap major dividends for astrophysics
The astrophysics project Space Warps offers a compelling example of why citizen science has become…
Two-for-one bacterial virulence factor revealed
Given that antibiotics are losing effectiveness faster than replacements are being found, a chemist suggests…
From tamoxifen to dendrogenin A: Discovery of a mammalian tumor suppressor metabolite
the rational that researchers them to conceive, design and discover DDA, has been outlined by…
Link found between obesity and blood clots in pediatric patients
An association between obesity and the formation of blood clots in the veins of children…
Plasma marker of vascular disease confirmed in type 1 diabetes patients
Patients with higher levels of pre-kallikrein in their blood were shown to have thicker layers…
Gregarious chimps harbor richer gut microbiomes
Spending time in close contact with others means risking catching germs and getting sick. But…