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Study of 52,000 men uncovers the genetics underlying male pattern baldness
Genetics of male pattern baldness are shown. Credit: Douglas Robertson, University of Edinburgh Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology
A genomic study of baldness...
Optical fibre with Einstein effect
Coreless optical fibre: If a photonic crystal fibre is twisted, it does not require a core with a different refractive index to trap light...
Intensive blood pressure control could prevent 100,000 early deaths each year
The leading cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease. In past decades, doctors had typically worked to keep patients' blood pressure less...
Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution
This is an artist's impression of what Dinocephalosaurus might have looked like.Credit: Drawn by Dinghua Yang
A remarkable 250 million-year-old "terrible-headed lizard" fossil found in...
Just press print: How 3-D printing at home saves big bucks
Michigan Tech researchers assembled 26 items printed with the Lulzbot Mini, including parts for a Christmas tree stand, a juicer, tool holders, a soap...
Diabetes in your DNA? Scientists zero in on the genetic signature of risk
The researchers' findings suggest that DNA variations linked to Type 2 diabetes interfere with the ability of Regulatory Factor X to bind to a...
Humans affect Earth system more than natural forces
The Anthropocene equation: E is the Earth system; A is astronomical forces; G is geophysical forces; I is internal dynamics; and H is industrialised...
Your brain on exercise
Participants rode stationary bikes while wearing a wireless heart rate monitor and an EEG cap.Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Santa Barbara
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Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations
For the first time, astronomers have observed a star pulsing in response to its orbiting planet. The star, HAT-P-2, pictured, is one of the...
Ventura fault could cause stronger shaking, new research finds
The figure shows the location of the Ventura-Pitas Point fault with respect to the cities involved. The view is of Southern California, as seen...
Banned chemicals from the ’70s found in the deepest reaches of the ocean
Hirondellea gigas are voracious scavengers that consume anything that comes down from the surface.Credit: Dr Alan Jamieson
A study, led by Newcastle University's Dr Alan...
