Thiamethoxam, one of the most commonly used neonicotinoid, leads to fewer fully developed eggs in…
Month: May 2017
A brisk walk instead of sitting down: Just ten minutes a day makes a difference
It is not the amount of time spent sitting still that matters. Instead it is…
Turning chicken feces, weeds into biofuel
Chicken is a favorite, inexpensive meat across the globe. But the bird’s popularity results in…
Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth
Large impacts were common on the early Earth and were likely much more important than…
‘Persistent photoconductivity’ offers new tool for bioelectronics
Researchers have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of cells on semiconductor materials,…
Cell ‘canibalism’ educates our defenses
Phagocytosis is a biological mechanism whereby specialized cells ingest and degrade old, dead, or damaged…
Water-repellant material sheds like a snake when damaged
Imagine a raincoat that heals a scratch by shedding the part of the outer layer…
Social smoking carries same heart-disease risks as everyday habit
Social smokers’ risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who…
Biophysics: Conflict or coexistence
Competition within mixed bacterial populations can give rise to complex growth dynamics. Researchers are probing…
Computers learn to understand humans better by modelling them
Despite significant breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, it has been notoriously hard for computers to understand…