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All The Better To Smell You With
Elephants, not dogs, have the most number of olfactory receptor genes, study shows.
Hummingbirds Turned Savory Into Sweet
Scientists have unraveled the mystery of how hummingbirds detect sugars without sweet-taste receptors—they use modified savory receptors instead.
Dynamic Imaging At Four Trillion Frames Per Second
The STAMP camera can capture images at four trillion frames a second without the need for repetitive measurements.
Japan’s Universities Top Asia-Pac in 2014 ARWU Rankings
The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University retain their position as top in Asia-Pacific, ranked 21st and 26th respectively.
Bypassing The Brain To Walk Again
Bypassing the spinal cord with an artificial neural connection enables subjects to control their legs by swinging their arms.
Terahertz Waves Spot Graphene’s Impurities
Scientists report a rapid and contact-less way to measure the purity of graphene.
Same Data, Different Conclusion
A statistical re-analysis has led scientists to conclude that mice are a suitable model organism for studying human inflammatory conditions afterall.
Electrons Exhibit Strange Quantum Behavior
Instead of rotating uniformly as predicted by classical physics, electrons rotate at three different frequencies in a magnetic field.
Deep Down, The Moon Is Still Warm
Contrary to expectations, scientists have found that the Moon has a warm inner core.
