An international team of scientists has discovered a new, exotic form of insulating material with a metallic surface that could enable more efficient electronics or even quantum computing. The researchers …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 19, 2018
Rapid cloud clearing phenomenon could provide another piece of climate puzzle
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•Researchers have described rapid and dramatic clearing of low cloud cover off the southwest coast of Africa. This newly observed phenomenon could help climatologists understand how clouds affect Earth’s heating …read more Source:: Science
Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy
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•Researchers suggest that ZHX2 is a potential new therapeutic target for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which is the most common type of kidney cancer. …read more Source:: Science
Deep-diving scientists say shallow reefs can’t rely on twilight zone systems for recovery
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•A team of highly trained scientific divers explored Pacific and western Atlantic reefs to test a widely held hypothesis that climate-stressed life from shallow reefs can take refuge at mesophotic …read more Source:: Science
From cradle to grave: Factors that shaped evolution
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•This study brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories and biodiversity of species in natural ecosystems. …read more Source:: Science
Paralyzed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again
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•Most people with spinal cord injury are paralyzed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn’t completely severed. Why don’t the spared portions of the spinal cord keep …read more Source:: Science