Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer
Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat one of the most common forms of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
The study, led by WEHI...
Information overload is a personal and societal danger
We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air, water, and earth. In a letter recently published in Nature Human...
A new world of 2D material is opening up
Materials that are incredibly thin, only a few atoms thick, exhibit unique properties that make them appealing for energy storage, catalysis and water...
How fear unfolds inside our brains
Our nervous systems are naturally wired to sense fear. Whether prompted by the eerie noises we hear alone in the dark or the...
Study of long-term student engagement challenges ‘one great teacher’ narrative of education
A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but not necessarily in...
Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy
Most people know about solids, liquids, and gases as the main three states of matter, but a fourth state of matter exists as...
Protein fragments ID two new ‘extremophile’ microbes–and may help find alien life
Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could...
New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter
The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it's made of 'normal matter,' 'dark energy' and 'dark matter.' A...
Revolutionary method developed for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes
A research team, led by Professor Seok Ju Kang in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled a groundbreaking...
Arctic nightlife: Seabird colony bursts with sound at night
Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the Arctic.
A...
Breakthrough in ultraviolet spectroscopy | ScienceDaily
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have successfully developed a new technique for deciphering the properties of light and...
Meteorology: Weak polar vortex makes weather more predictable
Events in the stratosphere are making long-range weather in Northern Europe easier to forecast, researchers at LMU have discovered.
Weather is a chaotic system...