A team of scientists has identified the receptor responsible for the bitter taste of various salts.…
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Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatments
A new article suggests that recent advances in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease could…
Stillbirth threefold increase when sleeping on back in pregnancy
Research has shown that pregnant women can lower the risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their…
Breaking down Beowulf
Using a statistical approach known as stylometry, which analyzes everything from the poem's meter to the…
Carbon lurking in deep ocean threw ancient climate switch, say researchers
A million years ago, a longtime pattern of alternating glaciations and warm periods dramatically changed, when…
Renewables are a better investment than carbon capture for tackling climate change
Solar panels and wind turbines coupled with energy storage offer a better hope for tackling climate…
Melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise at ever greater rates
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic as well as ice melt from glaciers all…
Beer and fodder crop has been deteriorating for 6,000 years
The diversity of the crop sorghum, a cereal used to make alcoholic drinks, has been decreasing…
New pathways for sustainable agriculture
Diversity beats monotony: a colourful patchwork of small, differently used plots can bring advantages to agriculture…
Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient stars
For the first time scientists have been able to prove a decades old theory on stars…