Research: Mapping where the wind blows in worker dormitories

Research: Mapping where the wind blows in worker dormitories

In Singapore, one group affected by the pandemic early on were the foreign workers, especially during 2020’s spike in COVID-19 cases in dormitories. While...
Simple solution proven for coral destruction by pollution

Simple solution proven for coral destruction by pollution

The longest and largest study of the effects of man-made pollution on the destruction of coral and a proven solution to the problem was...
Chinese scientists develop cheap gene sequencing methodology

Chinese scientists develop cheap gene sequencing methodology

Professor Linmao Qian and colleagues from his lab at the Tribology Research Institute at Southwest Jiaotong University in China reported an advance in technique...
Geologists find the cause of earthquake lights

Geologists find the cause of earthquake lights

Geologists led by Robert Thériault, a geologist with the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles of Québec, have determined the cause of earthquake lights and may...
Scientists discover best way to avoid procrastination

Scientists discover best way to avoid procrastination

They say procrastination is the thief of time – actually deadlines are. New research from the University of Otago has found that if you want...
Researchers have developed gene-edited barley that could better your beer

Researchers have developed gene-edited barley that could better your beer

After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer may be faced with the unpredictable problem of untimely sprouting of barley....
Study: The ultrastructure of huntingtin inclusions revealed

Study: The ultrastructure of huntingtin inclusions revealed

Huntington’s disease is a progressively debilitating brain disease that causes uncontrolled movements, psychological problems, and loss of cognition. Huntington’s is caused by a mutation...
How soil quality affects human health and nutrition

How soil quality affects human health and nutrition

We often hear about the healthy vitamins and nutrients that we get from eating certain vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains and how essential they...
Genomic data shows that humans do not mate completely at random

Genomic data shows that humans do not mate completely at random

In a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder, the genomes of 825 non-Hispanic white American couples were examined to the determination that...
New research proves light can be converted into matter by man

New research proves light can be converted into matter by man

Oliver Pike and physicists from the Imperial College London have developed a method to convert light into matter. Perhaps fittingly, the basic theory that provided...

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