Better odor recognition in odour-colour synesthesia
Synesthesia is an extraordinary phenomenon where a sensation in one of the senses, such as hearing, triggers a sensation in...
Warmer waters from climate change will leave fish shrinking, gasping for air
Fish are expected to shrink dramatically in warmer waters.
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere
Fish are...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may fight infectious disease
This digitally-colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image shows Salmonella bacteria (red) invading an immune cell (yellow). Salmonella Typhi is the...
Cognitive abilities seem to reinforce each other in adolescence
The best explanation for the improvement in skills over time was the so-called 'mutualism' model. This model proposes that cognitive abilities help each other...
Gene that makes large, plump tomatoes identified
Diversity in tomato fruit weight is explained in part by a mutation in the Cell Size Regulator gene that arose during domestication.
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Bacteria stab amoebae with micro-daggers
This is a cluster of spring-loaded daggers inside a bacterium. Green shows them in their 'loaded' form, red after the dagger has been launched.
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New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
A rosette sampler captures water at specified depths at Station ALOHA.
Credit: Tara Clemente, UH M?noaenter
Microbes dominate the planet, especially the ocean, and help support...
Energized fabrics could keep soldiers warm and battle-ready in frigid climates
High-tech fabric intended for gloves and other military clothing contains silver mesh (silver nanowires or 'AgNW') that could be heated to keep soldiers warm,...
Cosmic magnifying lens reveals inner jets of black holes
Illustration shows a likely configuration of a gravitational lensing system discovered by OVRO. The 'milli-lens' is located in or near the intervening spiral galaxy....
Candy cane supercapacitor could enable fast charging of mobile phones
Candy cane supercapacitor.
Credit: Stoyan Smoukovy
Supercapacitors promise recharging of phones and other devices in seconds and minutes as opposed to hours for batteries. But current...
Brain chemical NPGL controls appetite and body fat composition: Beneficial for our ancestors; potential...
Dysregulated energy balance can result in obesity.
Credit: Image courtesy of Hiroshima University
NPGL, a recently discovered protein involved in brain signalling, has been found to...
