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A famous supermassive black hole ‘spied on’ with the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
This is a view of the jets of the elliptical galaxy in Cygnus A.Credit: X-ray image: NASA/CXC/SAO; visible light image: NASA/STScI; radio waves image:...
Markers that cause toxic radiotherapy side-effects in prostate cancer identified
A new study involving researchers from The University of Manchester looked at the genetic information of more than 1,500 prostate cancer patients and identified...
Postcards provide link to Edwardian social media
A new public searchable database provides access to a unique and inspirational treasure trove of amazing stories and pictures through what Lancaster University researchers...
Neuroscientists decipher how our brain controls grasping movements
Maintenancce of a robotic hand in the workshop of the DPZ's Neurobiology Laboratory. Photo: Thomas Steuer
Our hands are highly developed grasping organs that are...
Height rankings revealed: Dutch men and Latvian women tallest in world
Dutch men and Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, according to the largest ever study of height around the world.
The research, led...
Marine carbon sinking rates confirm importance of polar oceans
Results show that the transfer efficiency of organic carbon from the surface to the deep ocean ranges from just 5 percent in the subtropics...
Ancient eye in the sky
Eye of Horus in pseudo color. Enlarged image to the right (field of view of 23 arcseconds x 19 arcseconds) show two arcs/rings with...
Male hormone reverses cell aging in clinical trial
Telomerase, an enzyme naturally found in the human organism, is the closest of all known substances to a "cellular elixir of youth." In a...
Salad days: Tomatoes that last longer and still taste good
The precise mechanisms involved in tomato softening have remained a mystery until now. Research led by Graham Seymour, Professor of Plant Biotechnology in the...
Researchers find a new marine invertebrate species in the Weddell Sea, in the Antarctica
The new species Doto carinova was captured at 277 metres under the Weddell sea. Credit: Manuel Ballesteros, UB-IRBio
The cold waters in Weddell, in the...
Among the oldest adults, poor balance may signal higher risk for dementia
The number of people living well into their 90s is projected to quadruple by 2050. By mid-century, nearly 9 million people will be 90-years-old...
