Constructal law seeks to unify animate and inanimate designs of nature
Earth’s living creatures and inanimate phenomena may have more in common than previously thought. At least that is the view…
Lost world… found?
New evidence suggests that dinosaur bones found in the San Juan Basin date from after the supposed dino-doomsday, and that…
Nano-mechanical sensors “wired” using photonics
Yale researchers have demonstrated silicon-based nano-cantilevers, smaller than the wavelength of light, that operate on photonic principles eliminating the need…
Scientists mull polarized light detection from alien life-forms
Like life on Earth, extraterrestrial life should create an environment with a large amount of molecules that favor one kind…
Fires account for 20% of CO2 emissions
Fires are a significant – up to one-fifth – contributor to climate change, according to a report published in the…
Beer-goggles put to the test
A fascinating new study has demonstrated that consuming alcohol does not affect how men judge the age of women. The…
Male impotence drugs beneficial for some women with sexual dysfunction
The main drugs used to treat male impotence appear to also benefit around 40 percent of women who report sexual…
New nucleotide could revolutionize field of epigenetics
Adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine – the A,T,G and C that make up the DNA code. But these 4 letters…
Folk-medicine herbal alkaloid synthesized
The moss Lycopodium serratum is a creeping, flowerless plant containing a potent brew of alkaloids that have attracted scientific interest…
Vaccine developed for E. coli diarrheal diseases
A researcher from Michigan State University (MSU) has developed a working vaccine for enterotoxigenic E. Coli, which is responsible for…
Tweet this: Rapid-fire media confuses our moral compass
Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind, according to a new study by researchers at the…
Meat market for chimps
Newly documented observations of male and female chimps exchanging meat for mating access helps to explain how the females choose…
A genetic basis for love at first sight
A multinational team of researchers has discovered that at the genetic level, some males and females are more compatible than…
The neurobiology of wisdom
A new meta-study just completed by University of California neurologists sought to determine if specific brain circuits and pathways might…
Racetrack computer memory “within 10 years,” say researchers
A new kind of computer memory, called “racetrack” memory, looks set to replace the hard disk as the standard method…
Battery built from GM viruses
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have genetically engineered viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of…
Disinfectant by-products create toxic cocktail
The disinfection of water stands out as possibly the most significant public health achievement, but a recent study shows that…