As governments and researchers race to develop policies and technologies to make energy production more…
Month: May 2016
Exploring the gut-brain connection for insights into multiple sclerosis
Bacteria living in the gut may remotely influence the activity of cells in the brain…
Yellow fever epidemic: New global health emergency?
Evidence is mounting that the current outbreak of yellow fever is becoming the latest global…
‘Second skin’: New material temporarily tightens skin
Scientists have developed a new material that can temporarily protect and tighten skin, and smooth…
Pesticide exposure linked to increased risk of ALS
Survey data suggest reported cumulative pesticide exposure was associated with increased risk of amyotrophic lateral…
Fooling the test: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that look susceptible
Scientists characterize Enterobacter cloacae strains recently isolated from patient samples. This type of antibiotic resistance…
Map of flow within the Earth’s mantle finds the surface moving up and down ‘like a yo-yo’
Researchers have compiled the first global set of observations of flow within the Earth’s mantle…
Early Earth’s air weighed less than half of today’s atmosphere
Bubbles trapped in ancient lava shows the early Earth did not have a thicker atmosphere…
Best of both worlds: Ferromagnetism and semiconductor for spintronics
More, faster, better, cheaper. These are the demands of our device-happy and data-centered world. Meeting…
Sulfur levels are in decline
With the move from burning coal to natural gas and low-sulfur coal and an increase…