Cohort after cohort, fishing typically removes large fish from the population and can lead to…
Month: May 2017
‘Moral enhancement’ technologies are neither feasible nor wise
A recent study finds that ‘moral enhancement technologies’ — which are discussed as ways of…
Oddball enzyme provides easy path to synthetic biomaterials
Materials scientists have written the recipe on how to use an oddball enzyme to build…
World first self-donning system for surgical gowns
Scientists have succeeded in developing a safe and easy self-donning and self-adjusting surgical gown called…
Cities need to ‘green up’ to reduce impact of air pollution
The harmful impact of urban air pollution could be combated by strategically placing low hedges…
How to accurately assess use of new psychoactive drugs such as ‘bath salts’
Researchers surveyed individuals entering NYC EDM parties about their drug usage, with almost one out…
Extreme weather has greater impact on nature than expected
An oystercatcher nest is washed away in a storm surge. Australian passerine birds die during…
Defective intercellular connections cause hydrocephalus
A defective gene leads to changes in the cellular layer between cerebrospinal fluid and brain…
From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
Scientists reckon with an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or greater in this region…
How plants use sunlight to tell time via cell protein signaling
Researchers have solved a key mystery of how plants tell time. Researchers learned a chemical…