A new method has been created for very precise determination of fluid flow in capillary…
Month: June 2017
Developing a new balance for the new kilogram
In 2018 when the kilogram will be redefined, scientists will have developed the balance which…
How cells combat chromosome imbalance
Biologists have now identified a mechanism that the immune system uses to eliminate genetically imbalanced…
Is it sometimes OK to cheat?
When both partners benefit from a relationship — husband and wife or pollinator and flower…
Electron caught in the act
Australia’s fastest camera has revealed the time it takes for molecules to break apart. The…
Students of all ethnicities benefit from ethnically diverse middle schools
More than half of school-age youth in the United States are members of ethnic minority…
Positive engagement in preschool key to developmental gains
Many interventions and programs designed to improve low-income children’s lives focus on providing high-quality early-childhood…
Diagnosing obesity by mathematically estimating abdominal fat
Abdominal obesity, or fat that accumulates around one’s stomach and abdomen, has long been considered…
Selfish gene acts as both poison and antidote to eliminate competition
An unprecedented genetic survival strategy has been identified that would be right at home in…
Wet and stormy weather lashed California coast… 8,200 years ago
An analysis of stalagmite records from White Moon Cave in the Santa Cruz Mountains shows…