Male peacock tail plumage and courtship antics likely influence their success at attracting and mating with females, according to recent Queen's University research.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2011
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A chance observation by a Queen's researcher might have ended a decades-old debate about the precise way antifreeze proteins (AFP) bind to the surface of ice crystals.
Biochemistry
Apr 11, 2011
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Queen's researchers have discovered that nanoparticles, which are now present in everything from socks to salad dressing and suntan lotion, may have irreparably damaging effects on soil systems and the environment.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 6, 2011
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Guojun Liu has discovered a way to use nanotechnology to reduce friction in automobile engines and machines.
Nanomaterials
Mar 1, 2011
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Queen's University Classics professor emeritus Ross Kilpatrick believes the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet Petrarch.
Other
Jan 6, 2011
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For the first time ever, scientists have found a difference in the way males and females of the same species of vertebrate see things – and that sexes likely use that difference to select their mates.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2010
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Children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to succeed if they participate in a community-based prevention program, according to findings released recently from a multi-year research study based at Queen's ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2010
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Researchers at Queen's University have discovered the method for studying oxygen in large molecular systems. The findings will help in the study of proteins, DNA, RNA and other molecular structures.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 17, 2010
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Researchers at Queen's University have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate medicinal drug distribution by allowing ...
General Physics
Oct 7, 2010
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Across the globe, the diversity of plant and animal species generally increases from the North and South Poles towards the Equator but surprisingly that rule isn't true for soil bacteria, according to a new study by Queen's ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2010
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