Gendered behavior and testosterone levels
A study reports a link between gendered behavior and testosterone levels, according to a study. Testosterone is a hormone known to contribute to maleness and male-typical characteristics, but a...
View ArticleHurricane control with stratospheric aerosols
Injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere to offset projected increases in Atlantic hurricanes would require quantities of aerosols roughly equal to a massive volcanic eruption every two years,...
View ArticleDeclining lion populations in Africa
Researchers report declines in lion populations throughout Africa. Regional-scale changes in lion populations over time are difficult to estimate, largely due to lack of reliable data from many...
View ArticleSignaling mechanisms in social interactions
The hormone oxytocin, which has been associated with interpersonal bonding, may enhance the pleasure caused by social interactions by stimulating production of a marijuana-like neurotransmitter in the...
View ArticleMegafauna and ecosystem function
Large mammals have played a significant role in shaping the environment but are vulnerable to environmental change and human pressures that can lead to extinction, and efforts to re-introduce...
View ArticleNetworks of research funding success
A study finds that strong collaborative academic networks can lead to research funding success and increased diversity and quality of research.
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Researchers report an explanation of why variables significantly associated with a particular outcome are not always accurate at predicting that outcome, and introduce a test statistic, the I-score,...
View ArticleA detailed picture of the spatial structure of 520-million-year-ago ocean...
Ocean chemistry significantly shaped the life evolution and bio-elemental cycles on the Earth. However, the detailed spatial structure of early-Earth-ocean chemistry remains unclear. In lights of...
View ArticleHow to calculate the lightning developed in cloud accurately?
A three-dimensional (3-D) lightning radiation source locating system (LLR for short), based on the TOA technique can obtain both the location of lightning radiation sources in distant thunderstorms...
View ArticleA highly efficient and tumor vascular-targeting therapeutic technique
It has long been a dream to achieve tumor targeting therapy that can efficiently reduce the toxicity and severe side effects of conventional antitumor chemotherapeutic agents. Taking advantage of the...
View ArticleUC3M researches simulator of human behavior
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is investigating how to build a system that recreates human behavior. This technology could be applied to anticipate behavior in socioeconomic crises, create more...
View ArticlePatient medical records pinpoint three subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes
Using a precision medicine approach to comb through clinical data from the electronic medical records and genomic data of 11,000 diabetes patients, researchers pin down three distinct subgroups of...
View ArticleCapacitor breakthrough
In contrast to batteries, which offer high storage capacity but slow delivery of energy, capacitors provide fast delivery but poor storage capacity. A great deal of effort has been devoted to...
View ArticleNew England cod collapse linked to warming waters
: Rapid warming in the Gulf of Maine helps explain why New England's cod stocks are on the verge of collapse despite cuts to fishery activity, reports a new study.
View ArticleAn enhanced lithium air battery
Using a unique combination of materials, scientists have overcome many of the current barriers to developing lithium-air batteries.
View ArticleFossil could redefine evolutionary split between monkeys and apes
It is currently believed that great apes, including humans, diverged from small-bodied apes roughly 17 million years ago, but analysis of a younger fossil that has features of both groups may reshape...
View ArticleWhat's done in the lab applies in the field, econ study shows
: Lab-based estimates of how worker productivity rubs off on peers are very similar to results from the field, a new report shows.
View ArticleSecond harmonic generation in a high-Q lithium niobate microresonator...
Second harmonic generation (SHG) in on-chip high-quality (high-Q) factor (>106) lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN) microresonators fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining was demonstrated....
View ArticleImmunity from H1N1 flu vaccine wears off in two years
It is generally believed that individuals who get the H1N1 flu vaccine lose their immunity to the H1N1 flu virus in about 10 years, but according to an analysis led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic...
View Article3-D laser printing of whispering-gallery-mode microcavities
Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microcavities have exhibited their significance in application to a variety of research fields such as quantum information. Recently, a review published in SCIENCE CHINA...
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