IN THE LAB
Insects Benefit From Good Leadership Too
Unlike other social animals, leadership in steel-blue sawfly groups is mutually beneficial for both leaders and followers.
The Unexamined Diversity Of The Coral Triangle
Previously unstudied museum collections have prompted a re-evaluation of the biodiversity of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
How Much Fat Is In Your Milk? Milk Orange Knows
Milk Orange can instantly and quantitatively determine the fat content of milk, speeding up quality control.
Bosonic Super-WIMPs Ruled Out As Dark Matter Candidate
Using one ton of liquid xenon, scientists have performed highly sensitive experiments which rule out bosonic super-WIMPs as the stuff of dark matter.
High Accuracy Qubits Pave The Way For Quantum Computers
Two research teams have independently developed quantum bits that are more than 99 percent accurate.
Dark Matter Half What We Thought
New calculations reveal that there is only half has much dark matter in the Milky way as previously thought.
Epigenetic Modifications Drive Brain Cancer
Scientists have identified an epigenetic modification that controls the aggressiveness of glioblastoma stem cells.
Rainforest Berry Destroys Tumors In Animals
A drug derived from the Blushwood plant has been found to be 70 percent effective in eradicating tumors in animal models.
Keeping The Crown-Of-Thorns At Bay
A detailed study of the population dynamics of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish could help local fishermen dependent on the coral reefs of Japan.
