A new paper argues that everything else being equal, the complexity of a country’s exports…
Month: February 2017
Congo River fish evolution shaped by intense rapids
New research provides compelling evidence that a group of strange-looking fish living near the mouth…
Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries
Researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to…
Team tracks rare T cells in blood to better understand annual flu vaccine
A team has found a way to identify the small population of circulating helper T…
Researchers use big-brother tech to spy on bumblebees
RFID chips like the ones used to protect merchandise from shoplifting reveal surprising clues about…
Avalanches: A force more deadly than polar bears
You might think that polar bears — and the potential for attack — are the…
Personalized physical therapy brings relief for lower back pain
Impaired movement control may result in chronic lower back pain. A new study shows that…
Local weather impacts melting of one of Antarctica’s fastest-retreating glaciers
Local weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West…
Discovery of genetic ‘switch’ could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered, which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms…
Researchers design facial recognition system as less invasive way to track lemurs in wild
A team of researchers has developed a new computer-assisted recognition system that can identify individual…