Millions of the world’s poorest people in some of the most deprived regions could soon be helped by a new EU-funded food technology project that brings together researchers from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
Scientists have refuted recent claims that sex-linked chromosomes such as the male Y chromosome could become extinct. The new claims have been made in a genetic study into the sex chromosomes of chickens, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The Furuvik Zoo in Sweden is home to Santino, the chimpanzee known for gathering stones and making concrete projectiles to throw at anyone visiting the zoo in 2009. But stone-throwing is not all that Santino does.
A new study has found that the infamous chimp finds innovative ways to fool the visitors.
Observing Earth from far above, ESA astronaut André Kuipers is acting as a world ambassador for the WWF, which issued its flagship publication the Living Planet Report today.
Development of more efficient and cost-effective solar cells is high on the EU agenda. Led by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research in Spain, the SCALENANO project partners are developing and scaling up new processes based on nanostructured materials to generate high efficiency and cheaper photovoltaic devices and modules that comply with mass production requirements.
Earth is home to some of the most linguistically diverse regions, which are found specifically in hot spots and high biodiversity wilderness areas, new British-American research shows.Presented in the journal PNAS, the findings suggest that around 70% of all languages have found a niche in these regions.
EU-funded researchers from Germany and the United States report that brain networks may avoid traffic jams at their busiest junctions by communicating on different frequencies, according to findings in a new paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
It is probably safe to say that smokers refuse to give up their vice because they believe their waistlines will only get bigger. And while most researchers have long speculated that a metabolic link exists between butting out cigarettes and gaining weight, no study has been able to substantiate this… until now.
Breast cancer in young women is linked to age-related biological processes, a new study shows. Because it is a biologically unique disease, it calls for tailor-made management strategies, researchers reported at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels, Belgium from 3 to 5 May.
Water is a critical element for all living creatures on Earth, and then some. Not only do humans, animals and plants require this odourless and transparent liquid to survive, water also impacts the planet’s climate regulation cycle and the economies of countries the world over.
Scientists from Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom created the robotic hand that is just slighter bigger than a human arm by using a string actuator, a type of motor used to move or control a mechanism or system. In this particular case, small electric motors were used to twist strings.
Science fiction fans are one step closer to having their dreams realised thanks to Slovak and Spanish electrical engineers who have developed a prototype invisibility field. The results of the study were presented in the journal Science.
