IN THE LAB
What’s The Buzz? China Loses Fewer Honey Bees Than US, Europe
Research on bee colony loses in China has revealed insights which could help improve our understanding of widespread colony losses elsewhere.
AlphaGo Plays The Game By Determining Its ‘Shape’
AlphaGo develops a kind of intuition for the game Go by continuously playing games against itself and examining its game play history.
Here’s Why That Poison Ivy Rash Itches So Much
Researchers have found the molecular cause of poison ivy irritation, bringing us a step closer to drugs that block the itch.
A Giant Meteorite Wiped Out Ancient Marine Organisms, Too
A gigantic meteorite that struck Earth nearly 215 million years ago was responsible for the mass extinction of marine organisms during the late Triassic period, a study reveals.
Could Four Phases Of A Single-Component Substance Coexist?
Japanese scientists shown in simulations that the four phases of a single-component substance can coexist at thermal equilibrium, which seems to defy thermodynamics laws.
Fruit Flies Ignore Their Hunger To Pupate
Researchers have found a circuit of nerve cells in fruit fly brains that push them to enter the pupal stage, despite a lack of proteins in their diet.
Researchers Enhance In Vitro Maturation By Adding Growth Factors
Researchers in Australia have enhanced an existing fertility technique called in-vitro maturation by adding growth factors.
Rare Deep-Earth Tremor Caused By ‘Weather Bomb’
Scientists in Japan have detected a rare type of tremor triggered by a severe and distant North Atlantic storm.
The Tale Of The Short-Tailed Cat (VIDEO)
A mutation in the HES7 gene is responsible for the short-tailed trait in Japanese Bobtail and Chinese short-tailed feral cats, a study finds.
