GMOs not main culprit in monarch butterfly decline
To get a better understanding of the monarch butterfly's future, Jack Boyle built a time machine.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
0
59
06/02/2019
Tesla knocks $1,100 off price of the Model 3
Tesla is cutting $1,100 from the base price of its car designed for the mass market, the Model 3.
Automotive
Feb 6, 2019
3
2
Micromotors deliver oral vaccines
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are trying to develop oral vaccines for infectious diseases. But to be effective, the vaccine must survive digestion and reach ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 6, 2019
0
80
Analyzing patterns helps students spot deceptive media
With the current pervasive use of online media for personal and academic reasons, it's necessary for students to have skills to confidently filter and decipher what they're reading.
Internet
Feb 6, 2019
1
2
What's next for Siemens and Alstom after merger veto?
After Brussels on Wednesday derailed a planned Siemens-Alstom merger that was meant to create a European rail behemoth, here's a look at what's next for the German and French firms in an industry bracing for fierce Chinese ...
Business
Feb 6, 2019
0
3
Video: Jupiter odyssey
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, is set to embark on a seven-year cruise to Jupiter starting May 2022. The mission will investigate the emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants and the Jupiter system as an ...
Space Exploration
Feb 6, 2019
0
12
Novel enzyme discovered in intestinal bacteria
The human intestinal system contains a complex community of microorganisms, the intestinal microbiome, which metabolizes food components that have not readily been digested. However, there are also microbial degradation processes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2019
0
111
Hydrogels change water and solute dynamics
Hydrogels form tiny, water-filled pores with diameters so small that molecular-level studies can be difficult. Moreover, the motion of water molecules and dissolved ions is so fast that they are difficult to follow. Therefore, ...
Materials Science
Feb 6, 2019
0
6
Theoretical model may help solve molecular mystery
Spintronics is promising for future low-power electronic devices. Spin is a quantum-mechanical property of electrons that can best be imagined as electrons spinning around their own axes, causing them to behave like small ...
General Physics
Feb 6, 2019
0
157
The subtle role of surfaces in ion stickiness
How ions stick to surfaces greatly influences vital processes in everything from water purifiers to batteries. For decades, scientists have debated the mechanics of such binding, or adsorption. Certain ions in water didn't ...
Materials Science
Feb 6, 2019
0
3
