Worms freeload on bacterial defence systems

Scientists have untangled a sensory circuit in worms that allows them to choose whether to spend…

How David wins against Goliath in established industry

Researchers from University of Nebraska and York University published a new paper in the Journal of…

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

NUS scientists have discovered a new mechanism for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to…

Webtool created by researchers helps predict climate change in agriculture

A webtool giving an overview of climate change in Europe and predicting subsequent developments was created…

Demographic expansion of several Amazonian archaeological cultures by computer simulation

Expansions by groups of humans were common during prehistoric times, after the adoption of agriculture. Among…

A hydrological model leads to advances in the creation of a world water map

Water is a global resource which is essential for life on our planet, thus hydrological research…

A drug proves effective in the treatment of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion in animals

Ischemia is a disease that occurs when tissue stops receiving the vascular supply it needs. Though…

Yellow-legged gull adapts its annual lifecycle to human activities to get food

The yellow-legged gull has a high ability to adapt to human activities and benefit from these…

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging

Logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and likely had a profound…

Bluetooth-enabled device detects fermentation process over days

Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol…