Research reveals unprecedented observations of how a hot molecule cools in a liquid
A hot CN molecule cools in solution by collisions with solvent molecules that reduce both its speed and how quickly it is rotating. The...
How cells move
A cell on the move. The process of migration shown in images taken with 15 second intervals. The colours show the force needed to...
Moderate video gamers show enhanced perception and attention skills, research reveals
People who play video games for even a small amount of time have superior perception and attention skills to those who don't play at...
Brain waves can be used to detect potentially harmful personal information
Several research groups have recently showcased systems that use EEG to authenticate users with very high accuracy.
Credit: © Christiaan Colen/ Flickr
Cyber security and authentication...
Different brain atrophy patterns may explain variability in Alzheimers disease symptoms
Mathematical modeling of brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease and others at risk for the disorder has allowed the identification of three atrophy...
Food-poisoning bacteria may be behind Crohn’s disease
People who retain a particular bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning may be at an increased risk of developing Crohn's...
Using satellite images to better target vaccination
Composite image of the Earth at night assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite over nine days in April 2012 and thirteen days in October 2012. Population estimates based on similar satellite data can help improve vaccination campaigns. (Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC)
Satellite images that capture short-term changes in population size in communities in the developing world can help vaccination campaigns achieve more complete coverage to...
Shale gas, not EPA rules, has pushed decline in coal-generated electricity, study confirms
Data shows benchmark gas prices ('Henry Hub' prices) in the past four years to be cheaper than coal from Appalachia for over 88% of...
Breast milk protein safely reduces hospital infections in preemies
Responding to a call from the American Academy of Pediatrics to reduce hospital-acquired infections in neonatal intensive care units across the country, researchers from...
New species of Jurassic reptile identified from skeletal remains on display in Bristol
Jonathan Hanson with the ichthyosaur skeleton at the School of Earth Sciences.Credit: Image courtesy of University of Bristol
A new species of British ichthyosaur has...
World’s Biggest Radio Ear
Credit: SETI Institute
It’s now the biggest single-dish radio telescope on Earth. Settled down in the bumpy karst of China’s Guizhou province, about 1200 miles southwest...
