A handful of nuts a day cuts the risk of a wide range of diseases

A large analysis of current research shows that people who eat at least 20g of nuts…

UK Winter 2015/2016 floods: One of the century’s most extreme and severe flood episodes

A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 confirms that the event was one…

Stereochemistry: Self-amplifying selectivity

A chemist has designed and synthesized a catalyst that flexibly molds the handedness of the reaction…

Researchers uncover protein-based ‘cancer signature’

A research team has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human…

ALMA measures size of seeds of planets

Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have for the first time, achieved a precise…

Role of molecular modification in determining physical activity levels revealed

Researchers show modification of a gene product results in greater physical activity and reduced body weight…

Highly efficient genome engineering in flowering plants

Plant biologists have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant…

Research points to Orb2 as a physical substrate for memory strength, retention

How do you remember what happened today in the weeks and months that follow? Researchers have…

Stress-hormone differences identified among gay men

Increased stigma and discrimination can affect circadian HPA-axis functioning, say researchers. The majority of previous studies…

Relationships between chemicals found on comets

A new study has revealed similarities and relationships between certain types of chemicals found on 30…