science
Glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease
Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about the origins...
Ice sheets of the last ice age seeded the ocean with...
New research led by glaciologists and isotope geochemists from the University of Bristol has found that melting ice sheets provide the surrounding oceans with...
Ultrahot planets have starlike atmospheres
Recent observations by NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes of ultrahot Jupiter-like planets have perplexed theorists. The spectra of these planets have suggested they...
Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won’t reduce crop damage from global...
Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop...
Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus
New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part...
Scientists solve open theoretical problem on electron interactions
Yale-NUS Associate Professor of Science (Physics) Shaffique Adam is the lead author of a recent work that describes a model for electron interaction in...
North American diets require more land than we have, study says
If the global population adopted recommended North American dietary guidelines, there wouldn't be enough land to provide the food required, according to a new...
Study illuminates genes behind beautiful ‘glow’ of Bermuda fireworms
A new study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the genes behind an incredible, luminous seasonal mating display...
Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds
Key aspects of the ageing of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the University of Exeter, research shows.
In a laboratory...
Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware
The latest development in textiles and fibers is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear: cloth that has electronic devices built right...
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negative moods that lead them to focus on the possible downside of a...
