Triple star system could reveal true nature of gravity
Astronomers have discovered a unique stellar system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star, all packed within…
Mechanical gears seen in nature for the first time
Gear mechanisms, previously thought to only exist in man-made machines, have also evolved in nature, according to scientists who say…
How generosity leads to evolutionary success
New insights into the classical game theory match-up known as the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” might help explain the presence of generosity…
Fear of spiders, snakes is learnt… very quickly
A new meta-study appearing in Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews research with infants and toddlers, and finds that we…
High Levels Of Antibiotic Resistance In Arctic Birds
The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases reports the worrying discovery that birds captured in the Arctic tundra are carrying antibiotic-resistant bacteria.…
Neurons Mix Digital And Analog Functionality
The longstanding belief that each of the brain’s 100 billion neurons communicate strictly by a digital code looks to be…
New Research Center Aims To Plagiarize Nature
A new research facility called the Center for Biologically Inspired Design (CBID) has been created by an interdisciplinary group of…
Harnessing Nature To Make Pharmaceuticals
Chemical engineers at Purdue University have shown how to make yeast cells double the activity and boost productivity of a…
First 3D Nano-Structure Announced
Scientists from Columbia University, IBM and the University of New Orleans today announced a new, three-dimensional designer material assembled from…