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![Material researchers at Stanford have developed a new high-speed, low-cost water filter that can be used for water purification in developing countries. The filter is […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Water purification advances")
Water purification advances
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsMaterial researchers at Stanford have developed a new high-speed, low-cost water filter that can be used for water purification in developing countries. The filter is […] -
Record highs of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured in Hawaii.
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsThe measured levels of carbon dioxide which are present in the Earth’s atmosphere were recorded at over 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first […] -
Vaccine to treat cocaine addiction yields promising results
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsA vaccine for treating cocaine addiction has produced promising results in trials in non-human primates. Cocaine is a potent psychostimulant that evokes feelings of euphoria […] -
Progenitor cells: the brain beyond neurons
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from John Hopkins School of Medicine, led by Dwight Bergles, have discovered how progenitor cells, a type of brain cell, remain dynamic throughout life […] -
Using Bacteria to Prevent the Spread of Malaria
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at Michigan State University have devised a novel strategy that could curtail the spread of one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases – […] -
The mystery of Eternal Flames
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No Comments‘Eternal flames’ are fires that burn due to an underground supply of natural gas. These strange phenomena can tell scientists about where natural gas can […] -
Multiple Myeloma: A potential treatment for an incurable blood cancer
Posted on May 11, 2013 | 29 CommentsResearchers at a Swedish University have identified a protein which could revolutionise the prognosis for multiple myeloma, an incurable and terminal blood cancer. Multiple myeloma […] -
![Scientists have managed to produce cortical interneurons (an important type of brain cell) from human embryonic stem cells, which could lead to advances in studying […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "Researchers produce interneurons from stem cells")
Researchers produce interneurons from stem cells
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have managed to produce cortical interneurons (an important type of brain cell) from human embryonic stem cells, which could lead to advances in studying […] -
Physicists devise a method of measuring the gravitational mass of antihydrogen
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsPhysicists at the ALPHA collaboration at CERN have placed upper and lower bounds on the gravitational mass of antihydrogen, in the first direct observation of […] -
Link established between birthweight and autism
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsAn analysis of Swedish health records by researchers at the University of Manchester has demonstrated that both very small and very large babies exhibit a […] -
There and back again – the 2.5 billion year journey recorded by lavas.
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsLavas which are erupted at the Earth’s surface show the chemical fingerprint of their source magma. These fingerprints suggest that the Earth’s mantle is heterogenous […] -
![Scientists from Virginia Tech University have found that antibiotic resistance is being passed from humans to wildlife, even in protected areas. The study, published by […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bacteria2-e1361997571365-115x115.jpg "New study suggests drug resistant bacteria being passed on to wildlife")
New study suggests drug resistant bacteria being passed on to wildlife
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsScientists from Virginia Tech University have found that antibiotic resistance is being passed from humans to wildlife, even in protected areas. The study, published by […] -
![Seismic studies tell us about some of the physical properties of Earth’s interior – for example, the density and pressure of the core. However, the […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Too Hot to Handle – the Earth’s Core is believed to be as hot as the surface of the Sun")
Too Hot to Handle – the Earth’s Core is believed to be as hot as the surface of the Sun
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsSeismic studies tell us about some of the physical properties of Earth’s interior – for example, the density and pressure of the core. However, the […] -
Genetic manipulation allows for the visualisation of microglia
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsResearch published in this week’s Nature Communications by a team of researchers at Lund University, Sweden, has successfully identified a variation in the structure of […]
