Solar power: Golden sandwich could make the world more sustainable

Scientists have developed a photoelectrode that can harvest 85 percent of visible light in a 30…

Screen strategies for off-target liability prediction and ID small-molecule pharmaceuticals

A new review explores how improved safety screening strategies and methods are improving the pharmaceutical discovery…

In gut we trust when it comes to choices

Why do some people trust their gut instincts over logic? It could be that they see…

Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher

For every one-degree-Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 meters, shrinking their inhabited area…

Molecular switches are not just ‘on’ or ‘off’

It is not always easy to see if a switch is on or off! A new…

Active participation in group-hunts earns wild chimpanzees meat access

Wild chimpanzees of the Taï National Park, Ivory Coast, hunt in groups to catch monkeys. By…

Power of tiny vibrations could inspire novel heating devices

Ultra-fast vibrations can be used to heat tiny amounts of liquid, experts have found, in a…

Study links widely-used drug azathioprine to skin cancers

A drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and vasculitis as well as to prevent…

Patients with sepsis at higher risk of stroke, heart attack after hospital discharge

Patients with sepsis are at increased risk of stroke or myocardial infarction (heart attack) in the…

Robot can pick up any object after inspecting it

Robots could one day be able to 'see' well enough to be in people's homes and…