NDM-1 Superbug Discovered in a Cat in the USA
The Indian superbug NDM-1, which has a gene that encodes an enzyme conferring resistance to almost all known antibiotics, has been found in the USA…
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Spread of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes in Europe Prompts Surveillance
Invasive mosquitoes carrying exotic diseases have made their entry into Europe. Diseases generally absent from Europe, like chikungunya and dengue fever have appeared around the…
New Mathematical Proof of the ABC Conjecture
A new claim could imply that a proof of one of the most important conjectures in number theory has been solved, which would be an…
African Fruit Gets Iridescent Hue From Cell Structure, Stays Intense for Years
The fruits of Pollia condensata, which are found predominantly in Africa, have an iridescent hue that stays intense for years after the parent plant has…
Rabbit Pain Can Be Assessed Through Grimace Scale
Rabbits are able to express pain through grimaces. Rabbits have become the latest focus of scientists trying to measure animal discomfort by monitoring facial expressions….
Little Significant Difference in Organic Foods vs. Conventional Alternatives
A new study from Stanford researchers examined whether organic foods are safer or healthier than conventional alternatives, finding little significant difference in health benefits between…
Direct Observations of Electron Hopping in Iron Oxide
Using ultrafast pump-probe X-ray spectroscopy, a team of scientists was able to measure the rates at which electrons are transported through spontaneous iron-to-iron hops in…
Analysis of Ancient Hair Could Reveal How People Adjusted to Past Climate Change
Stable isotope analysis of ancient Eskimo hair found in Western Alaska could reveal how people in the region lived through times of climate change and…
Exceptionally Preserved Brain Discovered Inside Waterlogged Pit
A 2,684-year-old human skull that included an exceptionally well-preserved human brain was discovered in a waterlogged pit in Yorkshire, UK. The brain is the oldest…
Helium Reveals Gibbons’ Developed & Far Ranging Vocalizations
Gibbons have mastered some of the vocal techniques that are akin to what human sopranos rely on whilst delivering their operas. Japanese scientists have been…
World’s Smallest Fossilized Footsteps Are From Diminutive Tetrapod
Fossilized imprints and trackways record the movement and behavior of species long extinct. An amateur paleontologist discovered a fossil that has allowed others to follow…
Nanoparticle Pollution Affects Crop Growth
Metallic nanoparticles are key ingredients in products such as sunscreen, cosmetics, diesel fuel, as well as odor-eating socks. This in turn causes them to end…
Protected California Sea Lions Devour Threatened Salmon in Columbia River
Protected California sea lions are apparently gorging themselves on Chinook salmons and steelheads in the Columbia River, both of which are listed as threatened populations….
The Counterintuitive Behavior of the Cucumber Tendril
A new study from scientists at Harvard University describes the mechanism by which coiling occurs in the cucumber plant and suggests designs for biomimetic twistless…
230 Million Year Old Arthropods Found Preserved in Amber
Arthropods from the Triassic period have been discovered preserved in amber. They are 100 million years older than previous amber inclusions. The two mites and…
Disease Mapping Methods Indicate That Indo-European Languages Originated From Anatolia
Diverse languages, from English to Hindi, can trace their roots back 8,000 years to Anatolia (Asia Minor), a region that’s centered around modern-day Turkey. The…
Nanocrystalline Alloys That Meet Operational Requirements
In a newly published research paper, MIT scientists describe the method they used to identify and fabricate nanocrystalline alloys that meet operational requirements, even at…
New Techniques Yield New Info on Alcohol Related Birth Defects
Using new imaging tools with spatial resolution up to a million times higher than clinical magnetic resonance imaging and new techniques for 3D shape analysis,…
