Scientists solved the weather and wind mystery around the capsized cruise...
The cruise ship Oriental Star capsized on the Yangtze River of China on 1 June 2015 leaving 442 fatalities. Based on radar analyses and ground and aerial damage surveys, scientists revealed that the...
View ArticleTechnology to analyze customer behavior in stores
Proximus, a start-up in the Vivero de Empresas del Parque Científico de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M Science Park Business Incubator), has developed technology for creating a map of how...
View ArticlePredicting antigenic properties of influenza viruses
Researchers have developed a model to predict the properties of previously uncharacterized human seasonal influenza viruses. Seasonal influenza viruses can rapidly change their antigenic properties by...
View ArticleConverting exhaust gas into liquid fuel
A relatively inexpensive process powered by bacteria and yeast can help convert exhaust gases from steel plants and other sources into liquid fuel, according to a study. Faced with soaring greenhouse...
View ArticleIntercellular movement of mitochondria in plants
Mitochondria can move from cell to cell through a graft junction of two tobacco species, Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana sylvestris, a study reports.
View ArticleInfants ask for help by communicating uncertainty
Young children monitor internal levels of uncertainty and nonverbally share this information with others to accomplish difficult tasks, a study finds. Animals ranging from insects to primates monitor...
View ArticleMolecular insights into Huntington’s disease
A pair of studies provides molecular insights that suggest therapeutic targets for Huntington’s disease.
View ArticlePreviously unidentified tuna spawning ground
Researchers report a previously undiscovered spawning ground for bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic.
View ArticlePredicting tropical cyclone activity in the Caribbean
Historical accounts of shipwrecks may help researchers understand how fluctuations in solar radiation affect tropical cyclone activity in the Caribbean, according to a study.
View ArticleMite-virus mutualism in honeybee colony loss
A study suggests that the mutualistic association between a parasitic mite and the virus it transmits is crucial to unraveling the dynamics of honeybee colony losses.
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Researchers report that when engineering E. coli to synthesize oxygenated taxane, a precursor of the cancer drug Taxol, optimization of the expression level of the enzyme cytochrome P450, interactions...
View ArticleStudy findings do not support use of vitamin D to reduce pain, cartilage loss...
Vitamin D supplementation for individuals with knee osteoarthritis and low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels did not reduce knee pain or slow cartilage loss, according to a study appearing in the March 8,...
View ArticleHypertensive disorders of pregnancy associated with small increased risk of...
Women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have a small but statistically significant increased risk of cardiomyopathy more than 5 months after delivery, according to a study...
View ArticleConcussion assessment tool may help predict risk of persistent postconcussion...
A clinical risk score developed among children presenting to an emergency department with a concussion was significantly better than physician judgment in predicting future persistent postconcussion...
View ArticleFerrite boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Photocatalytic hydrogen generation via water splitting has become a hot spot in the field of energy and materials. In a recent article published in Science Bulletin, Prof. Shaohua Shen’s research...
View ArticleCompounds restore antibiotics’ efficacy against MRSA
Antibiotics rendered useless by the notorious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may get a second life, thanks to compounds that can restore the bug’s susceptibility to antibiotics,...
View ArticleOverfishing devastates spawning aggregations
Because they are easier to catch and potentially more threatened by nonlethal effects, fish that form spawning aggregations are at particular risk when those aggregations are heavily fished. To...
View ArticleThe plastic-eating bacteria breakdown
Researchers have identified a species of bacteria that uses just two enzymes to breakdown plastic. Poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is a type of polymer used in plastic that is highly resistant...
View ArticleMystery surrounding methane plateau explained
The concentration of atmospheric methane has been steadily increasing since the dawn of the industrial age -- except for a mysterious plateau between 1999 and 2006.
View ArticleTiming the treatment of cancer cells
Timing may not be everything, but it could be important in understanding why an anticancer treatment like radiation produces different results against cancer cells, according to a new study by...
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