Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where invasive species will arrive ...

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 1

Contrary to images of unimaginable wealth in the movies, the takings from the average bank robbery are small, according to a report published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the Am ...

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Jun 11, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 0 |

NPL and University of Leicester scientists have explored a new way of ordering proteins for materials engineering at the nanoscale, using natural biological phenomena as a guide.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 02, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org) -- During photosynthesis, plants capture solar energy and use it to drive chemical reactions. Their carbon source is the CO2 in air. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American scientists have n ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jun 12, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. The team's ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 24, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 3 |

Hormone-mimicking chemicals released into rivers have been found to impact the mating choices of fish, a new study has revealed. The controversial chemical BPA, which emits oestrogen-like properties, was found to alter an ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 11, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1 |

An international team of scientists has found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller's Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. The team's ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 20, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Gram staining of bacteria is a routine diagnostic method of long standing that can be used for initial diagnoses and to simplify the choice of antibiotics. It is a simple way to classify bacteria ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jul 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Just as differences in song can be used to distinguish one bird species from another, the pips and squeaks bats use to find prey can be used to identify different species of bat. Now, for the first time, ecologists ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 06, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 29, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Amphibians are at home in water, but can they also sense volatile compounds in the air? “Indeed they can,” reports Stefan Schulz. Working with colleague Miguel Vences and Ph.D. students Dennis Poth ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 24, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Complex laboratory investigations do produce reliable results, but they are not useful for point-of-care diagnostics. This is especially true in developing countries, which must rely on simple, ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Jun 21, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Our electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller while doing more and more. Using conventional materials, we will soon reach the practical limit. The electronics of tomorrow require alternatives, ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jul 05, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

A new study published in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis found that DMAA, a stimulant often found in many nutritional and sports supplements, does not originate from natural substances and is actually comprised of syn ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Jul 12, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 4 |

(Phys.org) -- Many discoveries are made by chance, but it is also possible to help it along: The chance of finding something interesting increases when the number of experiments rises. French researchers have ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 22, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |