X-rays visualize how one of nature's strongest bonds breaks

The use of short flashes of X-ray light brings scientists one big step closer toward developing…

Tiny quantum electronic vortexes can circulate in superconductors in ways not seen before

Within superconductors little tornadoes of electrons, known as quantum vortices, can occur which have important implications…

Primates' DNA highlights applications for human health

A new investigation led by Tomàs Marquès-Bonet, an ICREA researcher at the IBE (CSIC-UPF) and a…

Study tracks how adaptations to living in cold climate promoted social evolution in Asian colobine primates

Asian colobines, also known as leaf-eating monkeys, have been on the planet for about 10 million…

Ancient viruses discovered in coral symbionts' DNA

An international team of marine biologists has discovered the remnants of ancient RNA viruses embedded in…

Teachers reluctant to use technology in music teaching, say experts

Music in secondary schools is at risk of extinction unless teachers embrace new technologies and incorporate…

Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks

Collective behaviors are present across many different animal groups: schools of fish swimming in a swirling…

Firms withheld pesticide toxicity data from EU: study

Several major agrochemical companies did not disclose to European Union authorities studies assessing the toxic effects…

Q&A: Are liberals truly more depressed than conservatives?

Do self-identified liberals suffer from higher levels of depression than their conservative counterparts? Research suggests so,…

High-resolution images reveal workings of a bacterial RNA riboswitch, a promising new target for antibiotics

To prevent a global health crisis, scientists around the world are searching for ways to fight…