An imbalance in nutrients threatens plant biodiversity
Professor Jennifer Firn, right, and colleague Emma La Douceur, are part of a global network of researchers testing the impact increased nutrient levels is...
Graphene key to growing two-dimensional semiconductor with extraordinary properties
An illustration of the Migration Enhance Encapsulated Growth (MEEG) process to stabilize novel wide-bandgap two-dimensional nitride semiconductors that are not naturally occurring. MEEG is...
Asthma care costs UK at least £1.1 billion each year, study shows
Asthma costs the UK health service at least £1.1 billion each year, researchers have estimated.
The findings are the result of the most comprehensive study...
Milky Way had a blowout bash 6 million years ago
This artist's impression shows the Milky Way as it may have appeared 6 million years ago during a "quasar" phase of activity. A wispy...
Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of early death in cardiovascular disease patients
The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the...
Scientists uncover common cell signaling pathway awry in some types of autism
Neural progenitor cells from Control (left) and ASD (right) patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells display faster growth and have less amount so BRN2 in...
Hunt for ninth planet reveals new extremely distant solar system objects
An illustration of the orbits of the new and previously known extremely distant Solar System objects. The clustering of most of their orbits indicates...
Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson’s disease
Research from The University of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders.
In...
Interactive map shows where animals will move under climate change
Scientists predict that as Earth warms and climate patterns morph in response, animals will be forced to move to survive. That usually means hightailing...
NASA’s Juno Successfully Completes Jupiter Flyby
NASA's Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter today. The time of closest approach with the gas-giant world was...
Global Income Inequality Has Declined in Relative Terms, But Gone Up Substantially in Absolute...
Researchers from Oxford University and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) have found that during the last four decades...
