Protecting cell powerhouse could offer better treatment of acute kidney injury
Powerhouses, called mitochondria, which provide fuel for our cells, start to fragment, likely as one of the first steps in the kidney cell damage...
How the brain hears and fears?
Music has the potential to immensely affecting and alter the moods, actions, and decisions of people. Not only for humans, but also for animals, music...
Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences
Why some seedlings are more commonly eaten by slugs and snails?
A new study by the University of Plymouth has the answer. The study suggests that...
New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos
Albert Einstein provided the first hint of the dark universe exactly 100 years ago when he discovered a parameter in his equations known as...
Understanding how plants use sunlight
The sun is the main source of energy for almost every living thing on Earth. It gives a plant the light energy it needs...
Puga has highest geothermal potential
Several locations in India are known to have a potential for production of geothermal energy. A new analysis of available data on all such...
New invasive weed spotted in Karnataka
Plant scientists have sounded an alarm over a new weed that has been spotted in parts of Karnataka.
The plant, identified as Ethulia gracilis Delile,...
New mind-boggling material that gets thicker when stretched
Specialists have been effectively inquiring about synthetic auxetic materials for over 30 years. However, they have only been able to create them by organizing...
Mountain splendor? Scientists know where your eyes will look
A new discovery by Yale University could advance understanding of the human visual system to improve a host of artificial intelligence efforts. By using precise brain...
Seaweed-silver combo can fight drug-resistant bacteria in biofilms
Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in the health sector globally. Many times bacteria form biofilms to resist the action of antibiotics. They do...
A curious crustacean could hold secret to making renewable energy from wood
Studying the gribble, a tiny marine organism that eats wood, has revealed a surprising discovery that may be an important step in the quest...
Saltier waterways are creating dangerous ‘chemical cocktails’
A cocktail of chemicals from many human activities is making U.S. rivers saltier and more alkaline across the nation. Surprisingly, road salt in winter is...