Mitochondria behind blood cell formation
New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Cell Biology has shown that mitochondria, traditionally known for their role creating energy in cells, also play an important role in...
View ArticleEndangered Hawaiian monk seal gives birth on Waikiki beach
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has given birth on a Waikiki beach—the first such birth in at least several decades.
View Article'Nanolock' detects cancer mutation; could lead to early diagnoses,...
The moment when healthy cells turn into cancer cells is a critical point. And if caught early enough, many cancers can be stopped in their tracks. One group reports in ACS Sensors that they have...
View ArticleNeutrons detect elusive Higgs amplitude mode in quantum material
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has used sophisticated neutron scattering techniques to detect an elusive quantum state known as the Higgs amplitude mode in a...
View ArticlePhilippine police arrest rare sea turtle poachers
Philippine police said Friday they had seized 70 dead hawksbill marine turtles, a critically endangered species illegally trafficked for its prized shell, and arrested two suspects.
View ArticleLifetime simulation of biological populations reveals dramatic population...
Populations of endangered species reach a critical point in their life where they either survive or evolve towards extinction. Therefore, efforts to predict and even prevent the extinction of...
View ArticleEndangered Cuban crocodiles released into the wild
Experts from WCS's Global Conservation Programs and WCS's Bronx Zoo assisted Cuban conservationists in the recent release of 10 Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) into Cuba's Zapata Swamp as part...
View ArticleSpain heatwave breaks records and kills one
Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition.
View ArticleIt's never too cold for quantum
The peculiar characteristics demonstrated by quantum critical points at absolute zero remain one of the great unsolved mysteries of science.
View ArticleEndangered frog habitat sparks California farm lawsuit
Tiny frogs and toads used to swarm over the Sierra Nevada. Now, the government says nearly 2 million acres of land needs to be preserved to prevent them from going extinct.
View ArticleVideo: How will climate change impact shelter?
Around the globe, extreme events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, and heat waves increasingly result in forced migration and loss of life, property, and security. Hot days are becoming...
View ArticleHow to live with bears
Bears have been on Europeans' minds lately, as violent encounters with these powerful mammals make international headlines.
View ArticleIt's a myth that boys have beaten girls in A-level results
Anyone who knows about the educational underachievement of boys compared to girls will have been surprised by the headlines about the 2017 A-level results. The Telegraph wrote that "boys are beating...
View ArticleEU defence ministers put to test in mock cyberattack
A major cyberattack targets European Union military structures, with hackers using social media and "fake news" to spread confusion, and governments are left scrambling to respond as the crisis escalates.
View ArticleHow safe is critical infrastructure from hacker attacks?
Critical infrastructure elements such as wind power stations are partially controlled via mobile phone networks. Using state-of-the-art tests, researchers at Horst Görtz Institute for IT-Security (HGI)...
View ArticleIrma: US crisis cell brings stranded tourists home
In flooded resorts and storm-ravaged beach hotels dotted along the Caribbean archipelago, hundreds of US tourists are waiting for news from the State Department crisis task force.
View ArticleLight at the end of the tunnel: Restored forest now shelters dozens of...
During the last twenty years, scientists worked hard to protect and restore the scattered patches of a dilapidated forest and its surroundings of agricultural and fallow vegetation in southern Benin.
View ArticleHack of US regulator a blow to confidence in financial system
The hack disclosed at the US Securities and Exchange Commission deals a fresh blow to confidence in the security of the financial system weeks after news of a potentially catastrophic breach at a major...
View ArticleConservationists should harness 'Hollywood effect' to help wildlife
How did Finding Nemo affect clownfish? Was Jaws bad for sharks? Did the remake of the Jungle Book help pangolins?
View ArticleCould cyberattacks knock out lights in the US? Not so easily
Hackers likely linked to the North Korean government targeted a U.S. electricity company last month, according to a security firm that says it detected and stopped the attacks.
View ArticleUsing supercomputers to delve into the building blocks of matter
Nuclear physicists are known for their atom-smashing explorations of the building blocks of visible matter. At the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle collider at the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleLaser beams for superconductivity: Research sheds light on unexpected...
A laser pulse, a special material, an extraordinary property which appears inexplicably. These are the main elements that emerge from a research conducted by an international team, coordinated by...
View ArticleMexico captures rare vaquita porpoise in bid to save species
Mexico said Saturday it had captured a rare vaquita marina porpose—a female of reproductive age—as part of a last-ditch bid to save the critically endangered species.
View ArticleConservation call on sawfish nursery
Murdoch University researchers have identified an important nursery for a critically endangered species of sawfish and are calling for conservation efforts to be focused there.
View ArticleChinese drone maker denies giving data to government
The Chinese company that is the world's biggest maker of commercial drones is denying claims in a U.S. government document circulated online that it gives Beijing information about American law...
View ArticleHow AI can make us better at arguing
The ability to argue, to express our reasoning to others, is one of the defining features of what it is to be human.
View Article'Weyl-Kondo semimetal': Physicists discover new type of quantum material
U.S. and European physicists searching for an explanation for high-temperature superconductivity were surprised when their theoretical model pointed to the existence of a never-before-seen material in...
View ArticleTracing how disaster impacts escalate will improve emergency responses
Mapping common pathways along which the effects of natural and man-made disasters travel allows more flexible and resilient responses in the future, according to UCL researchers.
View ArticleNIST's superconducting synapse may be missing piece for 'artificial brains'
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a superconducting switch that "learns" like a biological system and could connect processors and store memories in...
View ArticleThree critically endangered red-headed vulture nests discovered in Cambodia's...
Three nests of the critically endangered red-headed vulture were found in January in Cambodia's Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary by conservationists from the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Wildlife...
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