‘Medicinal food’ diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes

Researchers have found -- for the first time -- that a diet yielding high amounts of…

New rice strain could help farmers predetermine harvest time

A new strain of rice that flowers within a certain period of time after being sprayed…

Why are primates big-brained? Researchers’ answer is food for thought

Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of anthropologists indicates.…

Stars born in winds from supermassive black holes

Observations using ESO's Very Large Telescope have revealed stars forming within powerful outflows of material blasted…

Planetary waves, first found on Earth, are discovered on sun

The same kind of large-scale planetary waves that meander through the atmosphere high above Earth's surface…

Largest ever brain cancer study reveals new secrets to inherited risk

Scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of information about the genetic causes of brain cancer in…

New tool allows analysis of single-cell RNA data in pre-malignant tumours

Scientists have developed a new analysis tool that showed, for the first time, which genes were…

New genetic risk factors identify two distinct glioma subtypes

An international consortium of researchers has conducted the largest study to date of malignant brain tumors…

Drug development: Subtle steric differences reveal a model for Ni cross-coupling success

Researchers have developed a predictive model may enable challenging metal-catalyzed cross couplings reactions that are indispensable…

The first crowdfunded study in Japan: Micro X-ray observation of a fleshy brittle star

Not only have scientists from Japan performed the first non-destructive morphological observations on the fleshy brittle…