Measures of Earth’s vibrations zigged and zagged across Mostafa Mousavi’s screen one morning in Memphis, Tenn. As part of his PhD studies in geophysics, he… Leer más »Artificial intelligence detects hidden earthquakes
Movement in animals is complex, especially in human beings. A variety of neurons coordinate the activity and inactivity of our muscles, and without that coordination… Leer más »The old origins of speed control during movement
University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male… Leer más »Researchers reveal why heat stress damages sperm
A metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia with the help of the right bacteria, according to… Leer más »Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia
Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna’s Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to… Leer más »Natural killer cells also have a memory function
A pioneering technique which captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma. The dramatic effect… Leer más »Ground-breaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
It’s not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, or that goats at a petting zoo have shorter horns and friendlier demeanors than their… Leer más »Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
Peatlands with their huge diversity of peat moss species store about 30 percent of the earth’s soil carbon. This means they store roughly twice as… Leer más »Researchers have established the world’s largest collection of moss species
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas… Leer más »Possible marker of life spotted on Venus
The lives of animals in the wild are full of risky situations with uncertain outcomes. Whether they are exploring new habitats in unfamiliar terrain or… Leer más »Hunger encourages risk-taking
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