Whether wheat weathers heat waves

Unlike humans, crops in a field can't move to air conditioning to endure a heat wave.…

Around the world, people have surprisingly modest notions of the ‘ideal’ life

It seems reasonable that people would want to maximize various aspects of life if they were…

Atrial fibrillation: Weight loss reverses heart condition in obesity sufferers

Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation…

Evaluation method for the impact of wind power fluctuation on power system quality

Abrupt changes of wind power generation output are a source of severe damage to power systems.…

How to print a building—the science behind 3-D printing in construction

It's often claimed that 3-D printing – known in the trade as "additive manufacturing" – will…

Encrypted messages in biological processes

RNA modifications can encrypt the RNA code and are responsible for a very sophisticated control of…

Is it their own fault?! How people judge the exclusion of others

The way people view the social exclusion of others varies -- depending on how much they…

The First Electromagnetic Counterpart to a Gravitational-Wave Signal

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Having a meal activates the functioning of human brown fat

The importance of the human brown adipose tissue (BAT) has become clearer during the past ten…

Lonely and prolonged struggle for people with severe obesity

The majority of people with severe obesity have a lonely and prolonged struggle with their weight.…