Discovery reveals prolific ability of Schwann cells to generate myelin

Scientists have discovered that a special type of cell is much more prolific in generating a…

Being a Brexit remainer or leaver is more psychological than you think

In the newly published study, “How Many Ways to Say Goodbye? The Latent Class Structure and…

New approach to energy strategy accounts for uncertainty

Many countries—including Switzerland—are developing an energy strategy to meet various objectives such as reducing reliance on…

Programmed cell death: The roles of caspase-1 and gasdermin D in apoptosis and pyroptosis

Caspase-1 triggers programmed necrosis called pyroptosis by gasdermin-D (GSDMD) cleavage. GSDMD-deficient cells are, however, susceptible to…

Effect of insecticides on damselflies greater than expected

The latest research from the Leiden outdoor laboratory “Living Lab’ shows that the insecticide thiacloprid strongly…

The impact of the slave trade on the Dutch economy

To what extent did the Netherlands grow rich from the Transatlantic slave trade? In his dissertation…

Slow progress: NASA's still trying to get inSight's Mole working again

The InSight lander has been on Mars for 213 Sols on its mission to understand the…

'Eyes' for the autopilot: Successful automatic landing with vision assisted navigation

Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports have the infrastructure…

New dairy cattle breeding method increases genetic selection efficiency

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland…

Researchers find a core cow microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

An international team of researchers has found that a core cow microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity…