Palmer amaranth is a nightmare of a weed, causing yield losses up to 80 percent…
Month: April 2017
Mini brains from the petri dish
A new method could push research into developmental brain disorders an important step forward. This…
Future carbon dioxide, climate warming potentially unprecedented in 420 million years
Over the next 100 to 200 years, carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere will…
Oldest remains of insects from bed bug genus found in Oregon
A cave in Oregon that is the site of some the oldest preserved evidence of…
Biological evidence of ‘atypical’ chronic fatigue syndrome discovered by scientists
For the first time, scientists report immune signatures differentiating two subgroups of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue…
MERS-like coronavirus identified in Ugandan bat
A novel coronavirus has been identified in a bat from Uganda that is similar to…
Urine metabolites may help predict which obese teens will develop diabetes
Researchers have discovered a unique metabolic ‘signature’ in the urine of diabetic, obese black teenagers…
Granites could solve riddle of pinpointing metals crucial for low carbon tech
The composition of vast swathes of granite found underneath much of the South West peninsula…
Price awareness can be a buzzkill
Our enjoyment of an experience or product decreases more quickly when we are aware of…
Even ‘healthy’ weight gain raises pregnancy diabetes risk
Mothers who gain weight in the years leading up to pregnancy have an increased risk…