science
Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size
MIT biologists have discovered the answer to a fundamental biological question: Why are cells of a given type all the same size?
In humans, cell...
Researchers find evidence for a new fundamental constant of the Sun
New research undertaken at Northumbria University, Newcastle shows that the sun's magnetic waves behave differently than currently believed.
Their findings have been reported in Nature...
New findings could make mosquitos more satisfied—and safer to be around
She weighs less than one ten-thousandth of an ounce and her top speed is less than two miles per hour. Nonetheless, the female mosquito...
Research explains how snakes lost their limbs
Snakes and lizards are reptiles that belong to the order Squamata. They share several traits but differ in one obvious respect: Snakes do not...
New music styles driven by direct challenges to elites
A research team led by scientists at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) reports that fashion cycles in music are driven by outsider groups....
How plants expand their capacity to use solar energy
Green plants capture light that spans the visible solar spectrum, and while a broad spectral range is required for sufficient absorption, the process requires...
Scientists discover new type of self-healing material
A research group from RIKEN and Kyushu University has developed a new type of material, based on ethylene, which exhibits a number of useful...
Scientists discover new type of magnet
A team of scientists has discovered the first robust example of a new type of magnet—one that holds promise for enhancing the performance of...
Bees have brains for basic math, study finds
Researchers have found bees can do basic mathematics, in a discovery that expands our understanding of the relationship between brain size and brain power.
Building...
When a generation loves a previous musical era: Millennials’ recognition of...
Millennials' recognition of songs from the 1960s through the 1990s is relatively stable over this 40-year period, a team of researchers has found. By...
New physical effect demonstrated after 40 year search
A new physical effect has been demonstrated at the University of Bath after 40 years of pursuit by physicists around the world, which could...
