A group of astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy — which…
Month: July 2017
Sea shells for sale: A new source of sustainable biomaterials
Over 7 million tons of mollusc shells are discarded by the seafood industry each year…
DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa
Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the femur of an archaic European hominin is helping resolve the…
Winging it: How do bats out-maneuver their prey?
Many bat species catch food ‘on the wing’ without touching the ground, but how do…
Announcing the discovery of a new mineral: Nataliyamalikite
In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, scientists have discovered a new mineral, which…
Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do
A ground-breaking new study challenges the assumption that moral decisions are strongly context dependent and…
Repurposed asthma drug shows blood sugar improvement among some diabetics
After 12 weeks of taking an anti-asthma drug, a subset of patients with type 2…
Brain’s immune cells may drive overeating and weight gain
Immune cells in the brain trigger overeating and weight gain in response to diets rich…
Spinning around: A room temperature field-effect transistor using graphene’s electron spin
A graphene-based spin field-effect transistor has been used in an operating at room temperature. Using…
Multichannel EEG recordings enable precise brain wave measurement of fish
Today, zebrafish is rising as a new experimental animal model that can replace or supplement…