Can drumming reconnect you to your colleagues?
Companies are having to work extra hard to make their staff feel connected to their organisation......»»
Investigating heavy quark physics with the LHCb experiment
A new review published in The European Physical Journal H by Clara Matteuzzi, Research Director at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and former tenured professor at the University of Milan, and her colleagues, examines almost three de.....»»
Tropical forest soils capture carbon under elevated nitrogen deposition
In a new study, Dr. Lu Xiankai and his colleagues from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that tropical forests can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) into soils and thus reduce emitted CO2. But how exact.....»»
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 ye.....»»
How to Do a Free Phone Number Lookup?
In today’s internet of things (IoT) world, one of the most beautiful things that technology brings to us is our cell phones. With a cell phone, you can reach out to your old time friends or reconnect with your family member who lives abroad......»»
Long-awaited review reveals journey of water from interstellar clouds to habitable worlds
Dutch astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, the Netherlands), together with an international team of colleagues, has written an overview of everything we know about water in interstellar clouds thanks to the Herschel space observatory. Th.....»»
Mutations across the genome add up to blood cancer risk in three popular dog breeds
Six genetic variants add up to determine the risk of several blood cancers in pre-disposed dog breeds, according to a study by Benoît Hédan at the University of Rennes and colleagues, publishing April 8th in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics. T.....»»
Dynamic model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals potential new vaccine targets
A new, detailed model of the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals previously unknown vulnerabilities that could inform development of vaccines. Mateusz Sikora of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt, Germany, and colleagues.....»»
Curved plasmonic fluxes reveal new way to practical light manipulation within nanoscal
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with Russian colleagues and researchers from Technical University of Denmark the first time have experimentally proved the existence of a two-dimensional (2D) curved flux of plasmonic quasiparticle.....»»
Environmental antimicrobial resistance driven by poorly managed urban wastewater
Researchers from Newcastle University, UK, working with colleagues at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand and the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed samples of water and sedime.....»»
In fish, parents" stressful experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes
Parents who are exposed to predators pass on information about risky environments to their offspring through changes in gene expression—but how that information affects offspring differs depending on the sex of the parent. My colleagues and I showe.....»»
Eat me: The cell signal of death
Scientists at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in Japan have revealed molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body. A nuclear protein fragment released into the cytoplasm activates.....»»
Using econometrics to define effective COVID-19 lockdown strategies
Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Professor of Labour Economics in the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Luxembourg, and colleagues Nikos Askitas (Coordinator of Data and Technology, IZA-Institute of Labor Economics) and Bertrand Ver.....»»
A project by Russian scientists will help create capsules for targeted drug delivery
Scientists from MIPT and ITMO University and their colleagues have studied the formation and growth of crystals from simple organic molecules into large associations. These experiments will help create capsules for targeted drug delivery to specific.....»»
Best typing programs
Looking to increase your words per minute and leave your colleagues in the dust? Check out some of the best typing programs to improve your form and efficiency......»»
Honey bee behavior from within the hive
Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee behaviors, according to a study published March 17, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Paul Siefert from Goethe-Universität, Germany, and colleagues......»»
Brain disease research reveals differences between sexes
Scientists highlight a growing body of research suggesting sex differences play roles in how patients respond to brain diseases, as well as multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, and other brain ailments. They are urging their colleagues to rememb.....»»
Technology to detect chemicals in fruit and vegetables
An ITMO Ph.D. student with her colleagues from Russia, Spain and Singapore has developed flexible sensing films based on silver nanoparticles that can be used to identify the presence of pesticide residue on the surface of agricultural produce in min.....»»
SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change
How much did SARS-CoV-2 need to change in order to adapt to its new human host? In a research article published in the open access journal PLOS Biology Oscar MacLean, Spyros Lytras at the University of Glasgow, and colleagues, show that since Decembe.....»»
Grand Theft Auto: Rockstar Leeds founder Gordon Hall dies aged 51
Colleagues praise Gordon Hall, who led Rockstar Leeds in making handheld versions of the hit game......»»
Microscope helps with dinosaur puzzle
Fossil sites sometimes resemble a living room table on which half a dozen different jigsaw puzzles have been dumped: It is often difficult to say which bone belongs to which animal. Together with colleagues from Switzerland, researchers from the Univ.....»»