Scientists call for reform on rankings and indices of science journals

Researchers are used to being evaluated based on indices like the impact factors of the scientific…

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #20-7 17 February 2020

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #20-7 17 February 2020 Click here for original story,…

Protein function maintains the balance between protrusive and contractile cell machineries

Tropomodulin maintains the fine balance between the protein machineries responsible for cell movement and morphogenesis. Disturbances…

More efficient photocatalysts could unlock the potential of solar energy

An organic semiconductor photocatalyst that significantly enhances the generation of hydrogen gas could lead to more…

New adventures in beds and baths for spaceflight

ESA is expanding its bedrest programme that allows researchers to study how human bodies react to…

Research reveals how ski tourism operators can protect profits in the face of climate change

Research by Cass Business School academics has presented a methodology for identifying how winter tourism operators…

Africa's growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination

Africa is facing a serious lead poisoning problem. In Senegal, for example, researchers linked the deaths…

Lensless on-chip microscopy platform shows slides in full view

When you look through a microscope, whatever is on the stage is magnified to a degree…

Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought

After the intensely dry conditions of 2019, January and February have brought much-needed rain. Dams in…

New material to surpass traditional oxygen reduction reaction catalysts

A research group led by Prof. YANG Minghui at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and…