Scientists create nano-size packets of genetic code aimed at brain cancer ‘seed’ cells

In a 'proof of concept' study, scientists say they have successfully delivered nano-size packets of genetic…

South Korea’s polluted river basin

A new study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River…

Herpes linked to Alzheimer’s: Antivirals may help

A new commentary on a study by epidemiologists supports the viability of a potential way to…

Using coal waste to create sustainable concrete

Researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product…

Controlling the manufacture of stable aerogels

Researchers have developed a new approach to control the fabrication of soft, porous materials, overcoming a…

Brain function partly replicated by nanomaterials

Researchers have created extremely dense, random SWNT/POM network molecular neuromorphic devices, generating spontaneous spikes similar to…

An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away: 15-year study

A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop…

Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes

The inclusion of taxon-specific sensitivity to a shifting climate helps us understand species distributional responses to…

Moving fish farms enables seagrass meadows to thrive, study shows

Off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, many fish farms have been moved into…

Why the left hemisphere of the brain understands language better than the right

Nerve cells in the brain region planum temporale have more synapses in the left hemisphere than…