Most mammal reproduction studies aim to not only discover who the fathers are but also to learn why some males sire more offspring than others. This is complicated since many male animals, including American bison, mate with ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2014
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Russia launched a criminal probe Wednesday after a strong whiff of sulphur spread across Moscow this week, with an oil refinery located inside the city limits suspected of emitting toxic fumes.
Environment
Nov 12, 2014
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As the end of its eight-year adventure at Venus edges ever closer, ESA scientists have been taking a calculated risk with the Venus Express spacecraft in order to carry out unique observations of the planet's rarefied outer ...
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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EPFL researchers showed it is possible to create an electrical channel a few atoms wide within two-dimensional insulating materials. Their simulations open new perspectives for the production of new electronic and photovoltaic ...
Nanophysics
Nov 12, 2014
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Internet attacks that are able to bring organizations to a full standstill, are no longer new to us. At the same time, we don't seem to be aware of the vulnerability of the ICT infrastructure and of the privacy aspects of ...
Security
Nov 12, 2014
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For millennia, the sight of a comet filled humans with awe or dread.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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As prison populations and costs swell, volunteers are becoming increasingly important for providing programming and rehabilitation to inmates. But little uniformity exists in how prisons recruit, train and maintain relationships ...
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2014
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Antibiotic-resistant germs, dangerous viruses, cancer: unsolved medical problems require new and better drugs. Nature can provide the inspiration for new active agents. A computer-based method developed by a team of researchers ...
Biochemistry
Nov 12, 2014
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If the message went, "Hi, this is Rachael. I have an important question about my terminal brain cancer," would you expect to be asked for a loan?
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2014
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When the robots of the future are set to extract minerals from other planets, they need to be both self-learning and self-repairing. Researchers at Oslo University have already succeeded in producing self-instructing robots ...
Robotics
Nov 12, 2014
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