Stashed away and long-forgotten, a trio of century-old bottled beers recently discovered in the Czech…
Month: March 2017
Male or female? Scientist challenges evidence of sex differences among dinosaurs
A paleontologist is countering decades of studies that assert that some dinosaurs can be identified…
Products can be pals when you’re lonely, but it may cost you, study finds
According to a new study, it appears humanlike products do keep people from seeking out…
Microscopic muscles: How non-muscle cells find the strength to move
Researchers have described, for the first time, the ordered arrangement of myosin-II filaments in actin…
Inflammation awakens sleepers
The inflammatory response that is supposed to ward off pathogens that cause intestinal disease makes…
Teacher encouragement has greatest influence on less advantaged children
‘Big data’ study finds that children from families with limited education have strongest long-term response…
Scientists predict reading ability from DNA analysis alone
Researchers have used a genetic scoring technique to predict reading performance throughout school years from…
Why do we choose to get vaccinations?
Since vaccines protect not only those who take them, but also the people who otherwise…
Organic-inorganic heterostructures with programmable electronic properties
Researchers have devised a novel supramolecular strategy to introduce tunable 1D periodic potentials upon self-assembly…
Controlling soft robots using magnetic fields
Engineering researchers have made a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots, using magnetic fields…