science
The right thing to do: Why do we follow unspoken group...
Following social norms can sometimes be costly for individuals if norms require sacrifice for the good of the group. A new study sheds light...
New type of planetary object proposed: Synestia
Rocky planets are thought to form from giant impacts between planet-size bodies. Impacts with high energy and high angular momentum could form a synestia,...
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise...
The report found strong evidence that drinking the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer a day (about 10 grams alcohol content)...
Himalayan powerhouses: How Sherpas have evolved superhuman energy efficiency
Island peak( Imja Tse) climbing, Everest region, Nepal.
Credit: © ykumsri / Fotolia
Sherpas have evolved to become superhuman mountain climbers, extremely efficient at producing the...
Why our brain cells may prevent us burning fat when we’re...
Why dieting doesn't always result in losing weight. Key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.
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Understanding the architecture of our ‘second brain’
Nerve cells (yellow) from the same parent cell are organized in 3-D columns that extend through the layers of the gut wall.
Credit: Reena Lasrado
Scientists...
Destruction of a quantum monopole observed
This is an artistic view of the decay of a quantum-mechanical monopole into a Dirac monopole.
Credit: Image by Heikka Valja.
Scientists at Amherst College (USA)...
Herpetologists describe an elf frog from the elfin forests in southern...
The newly discovered Elfin mountain toad (Ophryophryne elfina) is in its natural habitat.
Credit: Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr.
Deep in the foggy, moss-covered forests of Southern...
New model of plasma stability could help researchers predict and avoid...
Physicists Steve Sabbagh and Jack Berkery in front of the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U)
Credit: Elle Starkman
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)...
Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
The tip of an AFM pulling off a molecular chain vertically from a gold surface.
Credit: Illustration: Shigeki Kawai
In collaboration with colleagues from Berlin and...
Hydrogen Bonds Directly Detected for the First Time
A hydrogen bond forms between a propellane (lower molecule) and the carbon monoxide functionalized tip of an atomic force microscope. The measured forces and...
