An ambitious, emergency plan to help save the vaquita porpoise from extinction in the northern…
Month: January 2017
Toxic brain cells may drive many neurodegenerative disorders, study finds
While most of us haven’t heard of astrocytes, these cells are four times as plentiful…
Traffic jam in empty space
An important step towards a completely new experimental access to quantum physics has been made…
Super-resolution imaging offers fast way to discern fate of stem cells
A new way to identify the state and fate of individual stem cells earlier than…
Which facebook ‘friends’ help most when looking for a job? Depends where you live in the world
Research used anonymous Facebook data from almost 17 million social connections in 55 countries to…
Heat from earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics
For decades, scientists have theorized that the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates is driven largely…
Massive sea lion, fur seal hunting in the Patagonian coasts is altering Southern Atlantic Ocean ecosystems
Sea lion hunting by the Europeans at the Atlantic coasts of South America – it…
Galileo satellites experiencing multiple clock failures
The onboard atomic clocks that drive the satellite-navigation signals on Europe’s Galileo network have been…
Severe side effects of approved multiple sclerosis medication
The multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy alemtuzumab can trigger severe, unpredictable side effects. Scientists report on…
Heartbeat could be used as password to access electronic health records
Researchers have devised a new way to protect personal electronic health records using a patient’s…