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Freshwater springs likely played role in early human evolution

September 18, 2014
News
The ability to move and seek out new sources of groundwater in dry periods may have been pivotal to survival and evolution of the human species. By combining geological evidence...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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New threat to ozone layer

September 17, 2014
News
The Antarctic ozone hole is beginning to show signs of recovery, but a new threat is lurking suggests a report from the United Nations: “new” CFCs discovered in the atmosphere....
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Autism therapy could eliminate symptoms

September 16, 2014
News
A new therapy aimed at treating infants as young as 6-months-old who exhibit signs of autism has shown promising results.  The treatment – pioneered by the University of California Davis...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Alice returns results

September 15, 2014
News
Alice, the miniature ultra-violet imaging spectrograph aboard the Rosetta orbiter, has successfully relayed its first science data from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – it’s darker than expected. NASA’s Alice has been mapping...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Maglev to allow manufacture using soft materials

September 12, 2014
News
A system which allows objects to float in suspension could aid manufacturing with fragile materials say scientists – and it uses magnets similar to those found in the fridge. Harvard...
Materials
Materials Science
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Winter weather set to get more erratic

September 12, 2014
News
Extreme variations in pressure over the North Atlantic are responsible for our increasingly erratic winter weather. Conditions in the UK range from mild, wet and stormy, to incredibly cold and...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Why do HIV patients develop dementia?

September 11, 2014
News
Life expectancy for patients with HIV has increased thanks to combination anti-retroviral therapy, but long-term maladies, including dementia, are becoming more prevalent. Almost one-in-two HIV patients are affected by the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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New heart drug beats current gold standard

September 10, 2014
News
Clinical trials of a new drug to treat heart failure were brought to an early close after results showed it outperformed the current gold standard. Writing in the New England...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Biomimetic sheets offer improved chemical functionality

September 10, 2014
News
A two-dimensional biomimetic material with customisable properties able to self-assemble at an oil-water interface has been developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The research could pave the way to...
Materials
Materials Science
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Protein synthesis offer clues to memory loss

September 9, 2014
News
A new method of identifying proteins as they are created in the body could offer insight into why learning and memory becomes impaired in Alzheimer’s disease. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane

September 8, 2014
News
By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a step towards producing a commercially-viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Using a new variant...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Galaxy forming stars at ferocious rate

September 5, 2014
News
A galaxy giving birth to new stars at a ferocious rate has been spotted by NASA astronomers. Dubbed Sparky, the fully-developed elliptical galaxy is a gas-deficient mass of ancient stars...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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