Gamma flash

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: first ever image of a terrestrial gamma-ray flash …

How proteins help influenza A bind and slice its way to cells

Researchers have provided new insight on how two proteins help influenza A virus particles fight their…

New factor influencing spread of Legionella

When people fall ill from bacterial infection, the first priority is to treat the disease. An…

Injections of a novel protein reduced artery blockage by enhancing lymphatic vascular function in mice

Mice that received injections of a protein called VEGF-C experienced about a 30% reduction in artery…

Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less

Preschoolers who watch TV sleep significantly less than those who don’t, according to new research. …

Impact of CO2 leakage through North Sea wells

Realistic estimates show that global warming can only be kept below 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius…

When Americans go to the polls, they look to the past – not the future

There’s one question that almost every American voter asks him- or herself when casting their vote…

Accelerating quantum technologies with materials processing at the atomic scale

‘Quantum technologies’ utilise the unique phenomena of quantum superposition and entanglement to encode and process information,…

The electric vehicle revolution will come from China, not the US

The electric vehicle revolution is coming, but it won’t be driven by the U.S. Instead, China…

Traces of crawling in Italian cave give clues to ancient humans' social behavior

Evidence of crawling in an Italian cave system sheds new light on how late Stone Age…