Scientists have developed the first flat lens for immersion microscopy. This lens, which can be…
Month: May 2017
A mammoth task: How do we decide which species to resurrect?
The resurrection of vanished species — through cutting-edge technologies such as gene-editing — should be…
When your spouse calls and interrupts your workday, is that a good thing?
Interruptions during work and family time come with consequences and benefits, research shows. Now investigators…
Prototype drug uses novel mechanism to treat lung cancers
Lung cancer tumors were prevented in mice by a novel small molecule that directly activates…
Pufferfish and humans share the same genes for teeth
Human teeth evolved from the same genes that make the teeth of pufferfish, new research…
Cockatoos keep their tools safe
Only a few animal species such as New Caledonian crows or some primates have so…
Porewater salinity: Key to reconstructing 250,000 years of Lake Van’s history
The sediments of Lake Van in Eastern Anatolia (Turkey) are a valuable climate archive. Now,…
How atmospheric waves radiate out of hurricanes
Researchers believe they have found a new way to monitor the intensity and location of…
New species of South American rabbit discovered
A rabbit known for centuries to exist in South America is different enough from its…
New Zealand’s mainland yellow-eyed penguins face extinction unless urgent action taken
Scientists have modeled factors driving mainland yellow-eyed penguin population decline and are calling for action…