First study on human-grade dog food says whole, fresh food is highly digestible
Pet owners are increasingly treating their "fur-babies" like members of the family. In response, some pet food companies are developing diets that more closely...
Did it keep its flavour? Stone-age ‘chewing-gum’ yields human DNA
Danish scientists have managed to extract a complete human DNA sample from a piece of birch pitch more than 5,000 years old, used as...
Distant Milky Way-like galaxies reveal star formation history of the universe
Look at this new radio image covered with dots, each of which is a distant galaxy! The brightest spots are galaxies that are powered...
Researchers observe brain-like behavior in nanoscale device
UCLA scientists James Gimzewski and Adam Stieg are part of an international research team that has taken a significant stride toward the goal of...
Using corkscrew lasers to separate chiral molecules
Many of the molecular building blocks of life have two versions that are mirror images of one another, known as enantiomers. Although seemingly identical,...
Meteorites lend clues to solar system’s origin
The isotopic composition of meteorites and terrestrial planets holds important clues about the earliest history of the solar system and the processes of planet...
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
Researchers led by the University of Manchester have designed a catalyst that converts biomass into fuel sources with remarkably high efficiency and offers new...
New open release from CERN streamlines interactions with theoretical physicists
What if you could test a new theory against data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)? Better yet, what if the expert knowledge needed...
How we transport water in our bodies inspires new water filtration method
A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies,...
Degraded soils mean tropical forests may never fully recover from logging
Continually logging and re-growing tropical forests to supply timber is reducing the levels of vital nutrients in the soil, which may limit future forest...
Discovery reveals tractionless motion is possible
In an article published in Physical Review Letters, Bristol scientists have answered the fundamental question: "Is it possible to move without exerting force on the...
