Researchers have developed a technology to control the light wavefront reflected from a cholesteric liquid…
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Color vision helps birds find good food and the right partner
New research shows that in almost any lighting conditions, color vision is crucial for chickens…
Survival of the fittest sperm: How new technology may help infertile couples
Of the millions of sperm that enter the vagina, only about 10 make it to…
Absent investments, 200 million children may not reach their potential, experts say
Thirty-one academic experts in children’s health argue that absent urgent action by international aid agencies,…
Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), a protein that is naturally found in high levels among adolescents,…
With spiraling light, x-ray laser offers new glimpses of molecules
A new device allows researchers to explore the properties and dynamics of molecules with circularly…
CaSSIS sends first image of Mars
The Mars Camera CaSSIS on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured its first images of…
African subterranean animal exhibits ‘extraordinary’ cancer resistance
Naked mole-rats (NMR) are the longest-living rodent species and exhibit extraordinary resistance to cancer. A…
Cancer-preventing protein finds its own way in our DNA
Tumor protein TP53 knows exactly where to bind to our DNA to prevent cancer, geneticists…
Women’s long work hours linked to alarming increases in cancer, heart disease
Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers may pay a…