Eight and nine-year-olds experience poor body image as hormone levels rise

Children as young as eight are vulnerable to poor body image as hormone levels rise with…

Scientists propose a new lead for Alzheimer’s research

Scientists have suggested a potential link between iron in our cells and the rare gene mutations…

Can radar replace stethoscopes?

Electronic engineers have developed a procedure for reliably detecting and diagnosing heart sounds using radar. In…

Trees and climate change: Faster growth, lighter wood

Trees are growing more rapidly due to climate change. This sounds like good news. After all,…

Flipping the switch on supramolecular electronics

Engineers have successfully combined photoswitchable molecular lattices with layered materials to create new high-performance devices that…

Tiny helpers that clean cells

New results show which proteins assist the natural recycling process in the body.

How hot is Schrödinger’s coffee?

A new uncertainty relation, linking the precision with which temperature can be measured and quantum mechanics,…

Glacier depth affects plankton blooms off Greenland

The unusual timing of highly-productive summer plankton blooms off Greenland indicates a connection between increasing amounts…

Severe declines of mountain hares on Scottish grouse moors

Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one per…

Artificial placenta created in the laboratory

Scientists have now produced an artificial placenta model that very closely resembles the natural organ. Using…