The first extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Salmonella Typhimurium, a pathogen which is responsible for millions…
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Scientists develop technique to observe radiation damage over femtoseconds
Scientists have developed a technique to observe how radiation damages molecules over time-frames of just one…
Pathological power: The danger of governments led by narcissists and psychopaths
After spending his early life suffering under the Nazis and then Stalin, the Polish psychologist Andrew…
Plasma flow near sun's surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena
For 400 years people have tracked sunspots, the dark patches that appear for weeks at a…
Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs
A new study reports that the prevalence of overweight dogs is markedly larger among overweight owners…
New mechanism for dysfunctional insulin release identified
Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that regulates release of insulin, a hormone that lowers…
Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists
With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers have gained…
The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities
Anew report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90 percent…
Brexit threatens EU climate action, research shows
Brexit could lead both the UK and the European Union to weaken their ambitions to tackle…
Imagining both utopian and dystopian climate futures is crucial – which is why cli-fi is so important
We are headed towards a future that is hard to contemplate. At present, global emissions are…