Women at greater risk for Zika infection due to suppressed vaginal immune response, report researchers….
Month: November 2016
Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’
Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution, new research…
What can Pokémon Go teach the world of conservation?
Launched in July this year, Pokémon Go has become a global phenomenon, reaching 500 million…
World’s fastest quantum simulator operating at the atomic level
Scientists have develop the world’s fastest simulator that can simulate quantum mechanical dynamics of a…
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health, study suggests
Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a…
New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training
Researchers have designed an algorithm that learns directly from human instructions, rather than an existing…
Scientists discover a nearby ‘super-Earth’
Researchers have discovered a “super-Earth” type planet, GJ 536 b, whose mass is around 5.4…
A father’s influence makes for better grades
The warmth of a father’s love has a special influence on young people, and makes…
‘Beautiful accident’ leads to advances in high pressure materials synthesis
Unexpected results from a neutron scattering experiment could open a new pathway for the synthesis…
Coastal erosion study could hold valuable lessons for climate change mitigation
The erosion rates of cliffs along the Sussex coast in England have rapidly sped up…