A team of astrophysicists studying an enormous and bizarre young planet approximately 300 lights years…
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Scientists are gauging how mood influences eating habits
Researchers are presenting details of how specially-programmed smartwatches monitor family member’s emotions and eating behaviors…
Nanocages for gold particles: What is happening inside?
Scientists have used high-resolution crystallography to uncover the mechanism behind protein-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles,…
Novel nozzle saves crystals
Thanks to an innovative nozzle, scientists can now analyse more types of proteins while using…
Outwitting climate change with a plant ‘dimmer’?
Plants possess molecular mechanisms that prevent them from blooming in winter. Once the cold of…
How to conserve polar bears — and maintain subsistence harvest — under climate change
A properly-managed subsistence harvest of polar bears can continue under climate change, according to analysis…
Groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material…
Imagining dialogue can boost critical thinking
Examining an issue as a debate or dialogue between two sides helps people apply deeper,…
From the butterfly’s wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence
Remember the butterfly-triggers-tornado adage? Chaos theory says calculating turbulence to find out if that’s true…
New alternative to colonoscopy is as easy as swallowing a pill
The patient ingests a capsule containing two miniature cameras on either end. As the capsule…