Plastic pollution limits the mobility of water fleas, new research indicates. Microplastics are tiny particles…
Month: April 2016
City moths avoid the light
The globally increasing light pollution has negative effects on organisms and entire ecosystems. The consequences…
Gene defect may point to solution for Alzheimer’s
New research has discovered that one protein, called PITRM1, which is found in mitochondria, otherwise…
Simulating carbon dioxide saturation in rocks gives potential breakthrough in carbon capture, storage
A successful new simulation method for characterizing carbon dioxide transfer and storage in natural rock…
Pain drug in pipeline as researchers unwind marine snail puzzle
A big step toward the holy grail of biomedical science has been made — a…
Riddle of missing efficiency in zinc oxide-based dye-sensitised solar cells solved
To convert solar energy into electricity or solar fuels, you need specialized systems of materials…
After 18 million years, a new species of extinct rodent discovered in Israel
A handful of tiny teeth found in Israel’s Negev desert led researchers to describe a…
Asiagomphus reinhardti: A newly discovered insect
A newly discovered dragonfly species was named after the zoologist Klaus Reinhardt.
Innovative research pioneers nanotechnology for gas sensing
A new type of device that could be used to develop cost-effective gas sensors has…
How Bad is Badlock (CVE-2016-0128/CVE-2016-2118)?
News about Badlock vulnerability affecting Windows computers and Samba servers started showing up on Twitter…