Hospital touts doctors’ rankings - Taipei Times
Taipei Times3d ago
Three Chang Gung Memorial Hospital doctors have been named among Taiwan’s top 20 researchers in clinical medicine in this year’s World’s Top 2% Scientists rankings.
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top 57%Wildlife Populations Have Plunged Globally, But Some Buck the Trend - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Kiley Price3d ago
A new report paints a dark picture of the state of global wildlife—but also highlights flickers of light where some populations are on the upswing.
The genetic switch behind the butterfly's enhanced visual world of color
Phys.orgby Mario Aguilera3d ago
The genetic switch behind the butterfly's enhanced visual world of color Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound...
Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia
Phys.orgby Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew3d ago
Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant...
Someone Posted an Instagram Selfie. Scientists Spotted a Giant New Species in the Background
Gizmodoby Ed Cara3d ago
In research out this week, scientists describe having found a new species of giant waterlily that was initially spotted in an Instagram post.
Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth
Phys.orgby European Space Agency3d ago
Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments—a...
Fossil bite marks suggest first evidence of a small raptor feeding on an apex predator
Phys.orgby Geoff McMaster3d ago
Fossil bite marks suggest first evidence of a small raptor feeding on an apex predator A prehistoric cold case near Drumheller reveals either a small-time raptor scavenged on an apex predator, or a...
New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale
Phys.orgby Institute3d ago
New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale The DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones to form nucleosomes, which organize into...
Tepid support for R&D, red tape come in way of India's Nobel quest
New Indian Expressby Express News Service3d ago
It’s fascinating to note the pathbreaking achievements of scientists when Nobel Prizes are announced every year.
Lensless imaging method enables long-term monitoring of living cells without staining
Phys.orgby Tampere University3d ago
Lensless imaging method enables long-term monitoring of living cells without staining In a study led by Tampere University, researchers have developed a new lensless imaging method that produces...
Real-time oxygen measurements expose hidden losses in solar water splitting
Phys.orgby Sanjana Kakar3d ago
Real-time oxygen measurements expose hidden losses in solar water splitting A new technique developed at Imperial College London measures oxygen production in real time, revealing hidden losses in...
Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer
Phys.orgby Hardin Young3d ago
Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells.
How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells
Phys.orgby Indian Institute3d ago
How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology.
How researchers tell different quantum excitations apart in individual molecules
Phys.orgby Kiel University3d ago
How researchers tell different quantum excitations apart in individual molecules Molecules can be placed in a wide variety of quantum states.
Mars’s Weirdest Cloud Forms in a Way Scientists Thought Was Impossible
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe3d ago
During Mars’s dusty season, which runs through spring and summer in the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere, a wispy cloud of water ice appears downwind of the enormous Arsia Mons volcano.
20,000-pound mosasaurs ambushed prey with sneak attacks
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul3d ago
Mosasaurs are terrifying enough based on their fossils alone. The Cretaceous marine reptile family encompassed some of the undisputed apex predators of Earth’s ancient oceans (and possibly even...
Margaret Hamilton, Nasa scientist whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies aged 90
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NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission - NASA
NASAby Jessica Taveau3d ago
Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons...
Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy
Phys.orgby Ludwig Maximilian University3d ago
Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy A new technology promises to enable more comprehensive investigations into how individual genes determine the appearance and behavior of...
Layered semiconductor unlocks magnetic control of light emitted by quantum condensates
Phys.orgby Bastian Schmidt3d ago
Layered semiconductor unlocks magnetic control of light emitted by quantum condensates Quantum technologies are considered key technologies of the future.