How big data can be used for personal health

Scientists followed a cohort of more than 100 people over several years, tracking the biology of…

Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches

Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts…

Understanding the power of honey through its proteins

Honey is a culinary staple that can be found in kitchens around the world. Humans have…

Fewer than half of British men and women have sex at least once a week

Fewer than half of men and women in Britain aged 16-44 have sex at least once…

Medicinal mushroom discovered in Thailand

A species of medicinal mushroom was recorded for the first time in Thailand. Scientists also report…

Development of graphene with enhanced speed of high frequency signal transmission

Scientists have developed high frequency signal transmission line technology which maximizes carrier concentration of graphene using…

Development of ‘transparent and flexible battery’ for power generation and storage at once

Researchers have developed single-layer graphene-based multifunctional transparent devices, which could be used in various devices such…

Why some red wines taste ‘dry’

Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier…

Soaking up pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water

Medications excreted in the urine or dumped into the toilet can end up in the water…

Novel molecular multi-step photoswitches caught in the act

Scientists have been able to follow the entire sequence of structural transformations in a new class…