How recycling could keep your organs young
2017-07-05 08:01:19ByTamsinOsborne(Image:stock.xchng)Imagineifwecouldstoptheageingprocessinitstracks
[查看详情]Colour-changing skin keeps tiny spacecraft cool
2017-07-05 07:01:39ByDavidRobsonACOLOUR-changingskincouldhelptokeeppint-sizedspacecraftatcomfortabletemperatureswithoutthebulkandexpenseofnormalcoolingequipment.Ifthetemperatureonboardaspacecraftwerenotcontrolled
[查看详情]Herbivores eat away at climate-change predictions
2017-07-05 07:01:03ByDavidRobsonLargeherbivoresarelikelytohaveabiggerinfluenceonthefateofourplanetthanwethought.Currentclimatesimulationspredictanincreaseinshrub-likevegetationinnorthernregionsastheworldheatsup
[查看详情]Touchy-feely robots have sensitive skin
2017-07-04 06:01:04ByRachelNowakinMelbourneWOULDyoutrustarobotaroundyourbaby?Robotmaidsthatwon’ttramplethekidsunderfoothavecomeastepcloserwiththedevelopmentofasuper-stretchyconductingmaterialthatcouldbeusedtogivethems
[查看详情]When glaciers disappear, the bugs move in
2017-07-02 03:01:28ByCatherineBrahic(Image:SashaCReed)We’veallbeenstunnedbyimagesshowingthedramaticretreatofmountainglaciers.Yetfewofushavegivenmuchthoughttowhathappensnext.Nowthefirststudytolookathowlifeinvadessoilimm
[查看详情]Film reveals how elephants get balletic
2017-07-02 02:01:20ByDavidRobsonVideo:AnewanimationshowhowelephantsmovetheirfeetwhentheywalkandrunTheymaynotlookmuchlikeballerinas
[查看详情]Basketball pros use pinkies to make predictions
2017-06-25 01:01:34BASKETBALLproscanuseanotherplayer’slittlefingertopredictwhethertheirshotwillswooshthroughthebasketorbounceofftherim.NeuroscientistsledbySalvatoreAgliotioftheUniversityofRomeshowed10Italianleagueplayer
[查看详情]Drug could protect fetuses from mothers' drinking
2017-06-24 07:01:37IFPREGNANTwomencan’tgiveupdrinkingtheremightonedaybeadrugtheycantaketoprotecttheirfetusesfrombraindamage.TimothyCuddofTexasA&MUniversitygavepregnantsheepalcoholandthendoxapram
[查看详情]Introduction: The Olympics
2017-06-24 06:01:09ByMichaelMarshallSportisoneofthedefiningfeaturesofhumanbeings.Whileanimalsfrequentlycompeteinritualisedformsofcombat
[查看详情]Hormones fine-tune finches' ear for a love song
2017-06-20 01:01:05ByGursharanRandhawaFEMALEzebrafinchesknowjusthowtofindtheiridealmate
[查看详情]Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998
2017-06-19 07:01:08ByMichaelLePage(Image:NOAA)SeealltheclimatemythsinourspecialfeatureInfact
[查看详情]Surveillance made easy
2017-06-19 07:01:05ByLauraMargottini“THISdataallowsinvestigatorstoidentifysuspects
[查看详情]Spin flip trick points to fastest RAM yet
2017-06-16 02:01:44ByKateMcAlpineDoyouwishyourcomputerwasfaster?EngineersandphysicistsfromGermanyhavedemonstratedthequickestprototypeyetofanadvancedformofRAMtippedbyhardwaremanufacturerstobethefutureofcomputing.Thedevi
[查看详情]World's smallest balloon inflated
2017-06-10 03:01:11ByKurtKleinerAcarbonmembraneonlyasingleatomthickhasbeenusedtocreateapressurised“balloon”thatisimpermeabletogas.Tomakeit
[查看详情]Computers tell their life stories to reduce waste
2017-06-08 07:01:24RECYCLINGpartsofdiscardedcomputersisslowandexpensive
[查看详情]60 Seconds
2017-06-07 04:01:09Irantest-launchedarocketcalledSafir-eOmidor“ambassadorofhope”onSunday
[查看详情]The mathematician inside all of us
2017-06-06 03:01:37AREabstractthoughtsimpossiblewithoutthelanguagetoexpressthem?Notaccordingtoevidencethatsuggestshumanshaveaninnateabilityformaths–eveniftheylackthewordstodescribeit.BrianButterworthofUniversityColl
[查看详情]Some solar flares may be caused by dark matter
2017-06-06 03:01:09ByAnilAnanthaswamy(Image:NASA/ESA)SomesolarflaresmaybecausedbydarkmatterparticlescalledaxionsspewingoutfromthecentreoftheSun
[查看详情]Cassini returns close-up images of moon's 'tiger stripes'
2017-06-03 07:01:12ByDevinPowell(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)NewimagesfromtheCassinispacecraftmayhelptoexplaintheunusualgeyserso
[查看详情]Cocaine could help map the brain
2017-06-01 05:01:32COCAINEmayhaveanewuse:itmighthelptomapbrainregionsinvolvedinfeelingsofreward.CocainebindstoareceptorinthebraincalledDAT.ThispreventstherewardchemicaldopaminebindingtoDAT
[查看详情]The six forms of music
2017-05-25 03:01:06(Image:stock.xchng)ByAmandaGefterandMichaelMarshallInhisnewbook
[查看详情]Personalised maps show the view from the street
2017-05-24 08:01:15ByColinBarras(Image:FloraineGrabler/SIGGRAPH)Findingyourwayacrossanunfamiliarcityisachallengeformostpeople’ssenseofdirection.Softwarethatgeneratespersonalisedmapsshowingonlyrelevantinformation
[查看详情]Milky Way keeps tight grip on its neighbour
2017-05-24 02:01:37ByKenCroswellOURempirehasstruckback.Lastyear
[查看详情]Solar systems like ours may be rare
2017-05-24 02:01:02ByJeffHechtOursolarsystemisaGoldilocksamongplanetarysystems.Conditionshavetobejustrightforadiscofdustandgastocoalesceintosuchasetofneatlyorderedplanets
[查看详情]Fussy fish pick a partner from afar
2017-05-21 04:01:36PITYthepoormalesalmon.Intheracetobecomeafather
[查看详情]Stem cells from menstrual blood save limbs
2017-05-21 04:01:03ByAlisonMotlukStemcellsderivedfromhumanmenstrualbloodhave
[查看详情]Cassini spots source of geysers on Saturn moon
2017-05-13 08:01:45ByDevinPowell(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)ThelocationsofseveralgeysersonSaturn’smoonEnceladusareshowninimag
[查看详情]How to stop a new type of heart attack
2017-05-11 05:01:42ByKurtKleinerPACEMAKERSaresupposedtoprotectpeoplefromheartattacks.Buttodothattheyhavetoprovidedigitalaswellasbiologicalsecurity.Earlierthisyear
[查看详情]Solar-powered cargo ship will leave a cleaner plume
2017-05-11 04:01:34ByNewScientiststaffandReutersTheracetogogreenhastakentothehighseaswithtwoJapanesecompaniessayingtheywillbeginworkontheworld’sfirstshiptohavepropulsionenginespartiallypoweredbysolarenergy.Japan’sbigges
[查看详情]Moisturisers cause cancer in mice – but don't panic
2017-05-06 05:01:35ByTamsinOsborneResearchonmicesuggeststhatmoisturisingcreamsincreasetheriskofcommonskincancers–butthere’snoneedtothrowawayyourmoisturiserjustyet.“Wedon’tknowwhetherornotthere’saneffectinpeople
[查看详情]Smoothest surface ever is a mirror for atoms
2017-05-05 04:01:09ByJonEvansYouwouldn’tbegrudgethecreatorsofwhatisprobablythemostperfectlyflatmirroreveramomentofvanity.Butratherthanstudyingtheirownreflections
[查看详情]Humans are biased towards the beautiful
2017-05-03 08:01:25ByJimGilesIT’Sanuncomfortabletruththatbeautifulpeoplemakemoremoney:intheUS
[查看详情]Humpback comeback could signal end of hunting ban
2017-05-02 08:01:33FOURdecadesafterhuntingthemwasbanned
[查看详情]'Adapter plug' to turn antibodies into HIV killers
2017-04-22 01:01:46ByNoraSchultzAn“adapterplug”moleculethattransformsspareantibodiesintoHIVkillerscouldprovideanewwaytotreatAIDSandotherviruses.Theantibodiestargetedbythemoleculearecalledanti-gal.Theyarenaturallypresent
[查看详情]Go online to find your future spouse
2017-04-21 08:01:41You’renowmorelikelytofindyourtrueloveontheinternetthanatworkorataparty
[查看详情]New viral way of life discovered in deep-sea vents
2017-04-21 07:01:38ByEwenCallawayVideo:Watchfootagefromtheresearchteam’sexpeditiontogetsamplesfromthevents.Deep-seahydrothermalventslooklikealienworlds
[查看详情]Ferocious California fires kill off aliens
2017-04-21 07:01:34ByNoraSchultzAmildforestfirehasgottobebetterthanamightyinferno
[查看详情]First red blood cells grown in the lab
2017-04-21 07:01:27ByAndyCoghlanBLOODdonationsmayonedaybeathingofthepastthankstothecreationofthefirstfunctionalredbloodcellsgrowninthelab.Thecellsweregrownfromhumanembryonicstemcells(ESCs).“Youwouldn’thavetoworryaboutsh
[查看详情]Arctic's grazing animals help global warming on its way
2017-04-20 05:01:45COULDvegetationhelptooffsetglobalwarming?Notifgrazinganimalssuchascaribouandmuskoxenareallowedtodotheirworst.Asglobaltemperaturesrise
[查看详情]Largest ever wildfire in Greenland seen burning from space
2017-04-19 04:01:43copernicussentinel-2b/pierreMarkuse/ESAByMichaelLePageThelargestwildfireeverdetectedbysatellitesinthemostlyice-coveredcountryofGreenlandcontinuestospread.Localauthoritiesaresaidtobeconsideringwaystoha
[查看详情]Fast waters run deep for Olympic swimmers
2017-04-19 04:01:31ByAmarendraSwarupWHENswimmerRebeccaAdlingtonfromGreatBritain(pictured)wonthe800-metresfreestyleOlympicfinallastweek
[查看详情]Invention: Exercise bed
2017-04-16 08:01:28ByJustinMullins(Image:WIPO)Adjustablebedsarecommonlyusedinhospitalstohelppatientschangepositionandgetupwithminimalhelp.NowCharlesFilipi
[查看详情]Ayurvedic medicines laden with toxic heavy metals
2017-04-16 06:01:24ByAndyCoghlanDoAyurvedicmedicinescureorcauseharm?That’sthequestionraisedbyastudyshowingthat21%of193traditionalIndianAyurvedicmedicinesboughtontheinternetfromUSorIndiansourcescontainedhighamountsofl
[查看详情]Church floodlights are driving away the bats that roost there
2017-04-10 07:01:24FolioImages/AlamyStockPhotoByFredPearceFloodlightingisdrivingbatsfromsomeoftheirlaststrongholdsinruralchurches
[查看详情]NASA backs troubled rocket design
2017-04-10 05:01:47EmbattledNASAofficialssaytheyarestickingtoplanstodeveloparocketcalledAresIafterrumourssurfacedthatitwasconsideringswitchingtoadesignbasedontheboostersthatsendthespaceshuttleintoorbit.AresIisbeingcreat
[查看详情]Opalescent stellar nursery imaged by Hubble
2017-04-09 03:01:13ByMaggieMcKee(Image:NASA/ESA/HubbleHeritageTeam/STScI/AURA)TheHubbleSpaceTelescopehascompletedits100
[查看详情]60 Seconds
2017-04-06 07:01:24AjudgeblockedthreestudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyfromtellingtheDEFCONcomputerhackers’meetinginLasVegaslastweekendaboutflawsintheelectronicfaresystemsusedbypublictransportinBoston
[查看详情]Aggression written in the shape of a man's face
2017-04-06 01:01:23ByGursharanRandhawaNomatterhowhardmentry
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