Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in early Earth’s carbon cycle
Gem quality diamond from Letlhakane, containing multiple orange garnets.Credit: M. Gress, VU Amsterdam
A study of tiny mineral 'inclusions' within diamonds from Botswana has shown...
Study provides clues to relationship between schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis
An in-depth computational analysis of genetic variants implicated in both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh points to eight...
Researchers use holography to improve nanophotonic circuits
A photonic crystal chip is illuminated with violet laser light that is patterned by a spatial light modulator. The patterned laser light effectively cancels...
How proteins reshape cell membranes
The EHDs present in the cell are in an inhibited state (top left). Once the proteins bind to the membrane, they change to an...
Neanderthal DNA contributes to human gene expression
This visual abstract depicts the findings of McCoy et al., who show genome-wide interrogation of the functional differences between modern human and Neanderthal alleles...
Severe gum disease may be early sign of undiagnosed diabetes
Severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, may be an early sign of type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Image source: Flickr/Practical Cures
Severe gum...
A high-performance, low-energy artificial synapse for neural network computing
Alberto Salleo, associate professor of materials science and engineering, with graduate student Scott Keene characterizing the electrochemical properties of an artificial synapse for neural...
App tracks bikers, reduces urban congestion
The app records a cyclist's trip and uses the data of the movement and speed to track traffic congestion. Credit: Cornell Tech/Provided
Traffic jams are...
New link found between sex and viruses
This pair of 'ribbon diagram' images compares the three-dimensional structures of two closely related proteins, determined by X-ray crystallography: (L) the HAP2 protein from...
Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years
Wikipedia logo. Image credit: Wikimedia
Researchers say 'benevolent bots', otherwise known as software robots, that are designed to improve articles on Wikipedia sometimes have online...
The oldest fossilized giant penguin
The foot bones of the new giant penguin (left), compared to those of an Emperor Penguin, the largest living penguin species (right).
Credit: © Senckenberg
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