We live in testing times. We also live in a time of globalization, immigration and the…
Month: October 2018
Symbiotic star AG Pegasi observed after ourburst
Using ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope, two researchers have observed the symbiotic star AG Pegasi after the…
Retraction of a journal article doesn’t make its findings false
The American Medical Association recently retracted six papers co-authored by food consumption and psychology researcher, Brian…
Construction using concrete reinforced with renewable materials
Tomorrow's building material is here today. Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is durable, formable in diverse shapes and…
For better multiple-choice tests, avoid tricky questions, study finds
Multiple-choice tests and quizzes are an effective tool for:
Keeping our cells stable: A closer look at microtubules
Microtubules help to regulate cell structure. A group of Japanese researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy to…
Great Southern Reef to lose huge seaweed habitat to ocean warming
Research into the future of Australia's "other reef" – the Great Southern Reef – shows that…
Where did broadleaved evergreen trees survive during the last glacial period in Japan?
Japanese researchers investigated whether a dominant tree of warm temperate broadleaved forests in Japan, Castanopsis sieboldii,…
Virus-detecting analysis kit developed
Researchers at the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants (IBMCP), a joint venture of…
Space-borne quantum source to secure communication
Soon, powerful quantum computers will be able to easily crack conventional mathematically encrypted codes. Entangled photons…