[ad_1] New research by scientists at the University of Bristol explains how a ‘stop-start’ pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs. Crocodiles today look very similar to ones from the Jurassic period some 200 million years ago. There are also very […]
[ad_1] By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit in St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London on 7 JanuaryVictoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 8 […]
[ad_1] Leg amputees are often not satisfied with their prosthesis, even though the sophisticated prostheses are becoming available. One important reason for this is that they perceive the weight of the prosthesis as too high, despite the fact that prosthetic legs are usually less than half the weight of a natural limb. Researchers led by […]
[ad_1] By Michael Marshall Non-gene-edited rapeseed growing in a field in the UKAJ Yakstrangler/Getty Images/500px Prime The UK government is exploring the possibility of using gene editing to modify livestock and food crops, for instance to make crop plants resistant to drought and disease. Gene editing is strictly regulated in the European Union, in what […]
[ad_1] A joint group of scientists from Finland, Russia, China and the USA have demonstrated that temperature difference can be used to entangle pairs of electrons in superconducting structures. The experimental discovery, published in Nature Communications, promises powerful applications in quantum devices, bringing us one step closer towards applications of the second quantum revolution. The […]
[ad_1] By Bas Den Hond The groundwater beneath the Indus basin, India, may be at risk of becoming too saltyephotocorp/Alamy Groundwater basins that provide water for much of the world’s food production are in danger of becoming too salty for plants and animals. This will happen even if care is taken not to deplete them […]
[ad_1] Ultrasmall integrated circuits have revolutionized mobile phones, home appliances, cars, and other everyday technologies. To further miniaturize electronics and enable advanced functions, circuits must be reliably fabricated in three dimensions. Achieving ultrafine 3D shape control by etching into silicon is difficult because even atomic-scale damage reduces device performance. Researchers at Nara Institute of Science […]
[ad_1] All the galaxies in the universe started out in a similar way, but the forms they now take are incredibly diverse, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Space | Comment 6 January 2021 By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein IN THE early universe, there were constantly random quantum fluctuations, particles flickering in and out of existence. Some of them stuck […]
[ad_1] Social media misinformation can negatively influence people’s attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations — such as research universities and health institutions — can play a pivotal role in debunking myths with simple tags that link to factual information, University of California, Davis, researchers, suggest in a new study. Researchers found that […]
[ad_1] By Adam Vaughan Temperatures in Spain peaked above 40°C in August 2020Juan Carlos Caval/EPA-EFE/Shutte Last year was the joint hottest globally and by far the warmest year recorded in Europe, making the years from 2015 onwards the warmest six on record. Global average temperatures tied with 2016 at 0.6°C above the long-term average – […]