Older forests in eastern North America are less vulnerable to climate change than younger forests, particularly…
Rikei Corporation and UHP Networks Achieve Milestone in Satellite Broadcast Networks in Japan
Rikei Corporation (Rikei) and UHP Networks Inc. (UHP) have announced that they have reached an important…
Want to Buy a Ticket to the Space Station? Soon, You Can.
NASA plans to open the International Space Station to commercial business, including tourism. But the tickets…
Manipulating electron spin using artificial molecular motors
Artificial molecular switches and machines have undergone rapid advances over the past several decades. Particularly, artificial…
Probing semiconductor crystals with a sphere of light
Tohoku University researchers have developed a technique using a hollow sphere to measure the electronic and…
Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern dog breeds
Scientists since Darwin have been intrigued by the simultaneous alteration of multiple morphological, physiological and behavioural…
Antarctic glacier named after GFZ satellite mission 'GRACE'
A glacier in the West Antarctic has been named after the German-American satellite mission GRACE. GRACE…
Diabetes can be detected in gut of cats
The cat is the only animal, aside from humans and primates, which spontaneously develops type 2…
Algorithm provides customized caffeine strategy for alertness
A web-based caffeine optimization tool successfully designs effective strategies to maximize alertness while avoiding excessive caffeine…
Teens sleep longer, are more alert for homework when school starts later
Preliminary findings from a new study of middle school and high school students suggest that they…