Population growth rates of the microbes that live inside mammalian gastrointestinal tracts can now be…
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Immune cells make appendix ‘silent hero’ of digestive health
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are crucial for protecting against bacterial infection in people with compromised…
Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn
A researcher has successfully generated 3-D simulations of deep jet streams and storms on Jupiter…
Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst
Extremely bright supernovas, called hypernovae, have been linked to gamma-ray bursts, but theorists have struggled…
Advanced new camera can measure greenhouse gases
A camera so advanced that it can photograph and film methane in the air around…
Benefits and trade-offs of low-carbon energy
Policymakers, industry and government officials will have to invest US $2.5 trillion for electricity generation…
Large-scale hydroelectric dam in Yukon would be a major environmental concern
A new report warns of the potential for major negative impacts on fish and fish…
Promising new antimicrobials could fight drug-resistant MRSA infection
A novel class of antimicrobials that inhibits the function of a key disease-causing component of…
Could fish have consciousness? ‘Emotional fever’ experiment suggests they might
Researchers have observed an increase in body temperature of between two and four degrees in…
Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
Do you often take chances and yet still land on your feet? Then you probably…