日期：2016-03-03 For what may be the first time, scientists have eavesdropped on the deepest part of the world's oceans and instead of finding a sea of silence, they discovered a cacophony of sounds both natural and caused by humans. For three weeks, a titanium-enca... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-03 Breeding birds that nest above alligators for protection from mammalian predators may also provide a source of food for the alligators living in the Everglades, Florida, according to a study published March 2, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ON... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-03 Scientists have developed a process that improves the efficiency of CRISPR, an up-and-coming technology used to edit DNA. Scientists all over the world are using CRISPR right now in their studies, but the technology is not as functional as it could... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-03 A dragonfly barely an inch and a half long appears to be animal world's most prolific long distance traveler - flying thousands of miles over oceans as it migrates from continent to continent - according to newly published research. Biologists at Ru... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-03 A fossil dating from 440 million years ago is not only the oldest example of a fossilised fungus, but is also the oldest fossil of any land-dwelling organism yet found. The organism, and others like it, played a key role in laying the groundwork for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-03 After combing through Cornell-archived data, astronomers have discovered the pop-pop-pop of a mysterious, cosmic Gatling gun - 10 millisecond-long fast radio bursts - caught by the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, as reported in Nature, March 2. In... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-02 A new study provides a major link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive prostate cancer. Northwestern Medicine research showed deficient vitamin D blood levels in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer identified at the time of surgery.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-02 In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an Emergency Guide Robot even after the machine had proven itself unreliable - and after s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-02 DNA is made from four nucleosides, each known by its own letter -- A, G, C, and T. However, since the structure of DNA was deciphered in 1953, scientists have discovered several other variants that are often added to the DNA sequences to replace one... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-02 As scientists step up their search for other life in the universe, two astrophysicists are proposing a way to make sure we don't miss the signal if extraterrestrial observers try to contact us first. Ren Heller and Ralph Pudritz say the best chance... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-03-02 Climate change is already having a noticeable impact on the environment and global health. Around the world extreme weather events, increased temperatures, drought, and rising sea levels are all adversely affecting our ability to grow food, access c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 In a surprise result, James Cook University scientists have found female blacktip reef sharks and their young stay close to shore over long time periods, with adult males only appearing during the breeding season. The researchers also discovered the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 Virtual reality offers promising new approaches to assessing and treating people with weight-related disorders, and early applications are revealing valuable information about body image. The advantages of virtual reality (VR) for evaluating body im... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 For the first time a team of scientists has tracked down the location of a fast radio burst (FRB), confirming that these short but spectacular flashes of radio waves originate in the distant universe. The breakthrough, published today in the journal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly paved the way for future missions when he embarked on a one-year mission in space along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly will be the first American to complete such a long-duration mission, and one of the fi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 During the daytime, plants convert the Sun's energy into sugars using photosynthesis, a complex, multi-stage biochemical process. New work from a team including Carnegie's Mark Heinnickel, Wenqiang Yang, and Arthur Grossman identified a protein need... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 Driverless vehicles could intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits, a study led by a University of Leeds researcher has warned. Development of autonomous driving systems has accelerated rapid... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to research from the University of Leicester. Previous research suggests that women w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-28 The substance that provides energy to all the cells in our bodies, Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), may also be able to power the next generation of supercomputers. That is what an international team of researchers led by Prof. Nicolau, the Chair of th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-02-26 Many studies have shown that critical natural resources, including fish stocks, are moving poleward as the planet warms. A new Yale-led study suggests that these biophysical changes are also reallocating global wealth in unpredictable, and potential... 阅读全文>>