Science

Intermittent fasting shows promise in improving gut health, weight management

A new study by researchers from Arizona State University and their colleagues highlights a dietary strategy for significant health improvement…

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Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally

About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from…

2 years ago

Echidnapus identified from an ‘Age of Monotremes’

Published in the Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, evidence of an 'Age of Monotremes' has been unearthed by a…

2 years ago

Investigating the origin of circatidal rhythms in freshwater snails

Organisms, including humans, follow a schedule that coordinates important bodily functions such as sleep-wake cycles, metabolism, hormone production, cognitive function,…

2 years ago

Combating carbon footprint: Novel reactor system converts carbon dioxide into usable fuel

Boilers are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent study, researchers from Japan and Poland developed a…

2 years ago

Tiny target discovered on RNA to short-circuit inflammation

UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a peptide in human RNA that regulates inflammation and may provide a new path…

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Theory and experiment combine to shine a new light on proton spin

Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines…

2 years ago

Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach

A team of international scientists, including Virginia Tech entomologist Warren Booth, have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most…

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Charge your laptop in a minute or your EV in 10? Supercapacitors can help

Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully…

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Genetic cause of rare childhood immune disorders discovered

Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defence against infection. In a…

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