Scientists have sorted and studied thousands of clam shells to build a 1,000-year record of…
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Predicting unpredictability: Information theory offers new way to read ice cores
A new technique based in information theory promises to improve researchers’ ability to interpret ice…
How to turn white fat brown
The browning program in white fat cells is normally suppressed by a protein called FLCN,…
Inactive lifestyle linked to ozone-related lung disease
An inactive lifestyle may increase the risk of environmentally induced asthma symptoms. In a new…
Researchers uncover new evidence linking inflammation and increased prostate cancer risk
Researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized type of progenitor cell that, though rare in most…
Uterine microbiota play a key role in implantation and pregnancy success in in vitro fertilization
Endometrial microbiota (bacteria in the uterine cavity) play an important role in determining whether women…
Lung cancer: Protein as potential tool for predicting survival
The biomarker PD-1, a protein, could potentially be used to predict survival or disease-free survival…
Improving the resolution of lithography
Flow-lithography is a lithographic method for continuously generating polymer microstructures for various applications such as…
Agreement signed in Prestwick spaceport bid
Glasgow Prestwick Airport signs an agreement with Houston Spaceport as it continues its bid to…
Seal studies reveal secret life
A project is underway to record the underwater behaviour of Britain’s grey seals.