Innuendo alone can fuel conspiracy theories

Innuendo alone in news coverage can fuel belief in conspiracy theories, according to a new study.

A stabilizing influence enables lithium-sulfur battery evolution

A new approach to making the sulfur cathodes in lithium-sulfur batteries, could preserve their impressive energy…

A selfish gene makes mice into migrants

House mice carrying a specific selfish supergene move from one population to another much more frequently…

Diets rich in fish oil could slow the spread and growth of breast cancer cells

Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those typically contained in fish oil, may suppress the growth and…

Can forests save us from climate change?

Additional climate benefits through sustainable forest management will be modest and local rather than global. Even…

Brain cells in a dish used to study genetic origins of schizophrenia

A study has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental…

Moving location of fruit and vegetables can lead to 15 percent sales increase

Moving location of fruit and vegetables in shops can lead to 15 percent sales increase. Sales…

Infectious diarrhea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures…

Exploring new spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures

Graphene Flagship researchers have shown how heterostructures built from graphene and topological insulators have strong, proximity…

Forest carbon stocks have been overestimated for 50 years

A formula used to calculate basic wood density has recently been corrected. Basic density is widely…