Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you were able to sweep the entire haystack to one side, leaving only...
24 percent of West Antarctic ice is now unstable: study
By combining 25 years of European Space Agency satellite altimeter measurements and a model of the regional climate, the UK Centre for Polar Observation...
Bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago—and walked the earth with T. rex
Bedbugs—some of the most unwanted human bed-mates—have been parasitic companions with other species aside from humans for more than 100 million years, walking the...
Researchers shed new light on atomic ‘wave function’
Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details that describe an isolated quantum system, such as a gas of atoms, through...
Lasers aim to replace scalpels in cutting-edge biopsy technique
To a patient, the analysis of a tissue biopsy sample to check for something like cancer may seem like a relatively simple process, even...
Activation of gene promoters: Scientists discover basis of regulatory specificity
IMP scientists from the lab of Alexander Stark show why certain activators—enhancers or cofactor proteins—activate specific promoters. The findings, which are now reported in...
Self-repairing batteries: engineers develop a way to create high-capacity long-life batteries
Engineers at the University of Tokyo continually pioneer new ways to improve battery technology. Professor Atsuo Yamada and his team recently developed a material...
Captive chimpanzees spontaneously use tools to excavate underground food
Chimpanzees in captivity can successfully work out how to use tools to excavate underground food, even if they've never been presented with an underground...
China’s Chang’E 4 mission discovers new ‘secrets’ from the far side of the moon
A lunar lander named for the Chinese goddess of the moon may have lessened the mystery of the far side of the moon. The...
New material could unlock potential for hydrogen powered vehicle revolution
Scientists have discovered a new material that could hold the key to unlocking the potential of hydrogen powered vehicles.
As the world looks towards a...
From Earth’s deep mantle, scientists find a new way volcanoes form
Far below Bermuda's pink sand beaches and turquoise tides, geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth's mantle transition...
