Flooding across parts of the UK last winter was the most extreme on record, experts…
Month: December 2016
Cooling technique helps researchers ‘target’ a major component for a new collider
Researchers have recently developed a new ultra-low-friction sliding contact mechanism that uses chilled water to…
What makes your voice yours?
What are the characteristics of the way you say, “hello,” (or anything else for that…
Fast, efficient sperm tails inspire nanobiotechnology
Just like workers in a factory, enzymes can create a final product more efficiently if…
Evaluation of scientific rigor in animal research
The “reproducibility crisis” in biomedical research has led to questions about the scientific rigor in…
Alligator snapping turtle’s great escape
A huge alligator snapping turtle got stuck in a blocked drain pipe in Houston, Texas.
Names and symbols of four newly discovered elements announced
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has approved the name and symbols for…
Link found between antidepressant use and congenital anomalies or stillbirths
Pregnant women who take a specific type of antidepressant in early pregnancy have a small…
High-precision magnetic field sensing
Researchers have succeeded in measuring tiny changes in strong magnetic fields with unprecedented precision. In…
Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time
When we are in a deep slumber our brain’s activity ebbs and flows in big,…