Study suggests larger families have more conservative views

A pair of researchers, one with the University of California, the other Stanford University, has found…

Images reveal how bacteria form communities on the human tongue

Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United States have developed high-resolution maps…

Adjusting processing temperature results in better hydrogels for biomedical applications

Biohydrogels—biomaterials composed of polymer chains dispersed in water—have been studied closely by researchers for their potential…

A new measurement of charge-exchange reaction helps to understand core-collapse supernovae

Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators,…

Global carbon capture potential for rare nanoparticle

Australia is on the cusp of commercializing a rare nanoparticle with huge global potential to help…

Team develops photosynthetic proteins for expanded solar energy conversion

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has developed a new photosynthetic protein…

Scientists develop platform for building nanoelectronics and quantum processors

Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia) together with colleagues from the Chinese Academy…

Researchers investigate the spatial pattern of plant diversity in the Horn of Africa

The horn of Africa, located in the northeast of Africa, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia,…

Ecological drivers of decoupled latitudinal patterns in bacterial and fungal diversity gradients

What determines species diversity remains a big challenge. Despite many studies support a latitudinal diversity gradient…

What happens in Vegas: Consent matters in 'Sin City' and other sex tourism cities

Mention the phrase “sex tourism” in conversation and most people will cringe in disgust. …