An international group of toxicologists including scientists from Far Eastern Federal University has found that the DNA of Genetically Modified (GM) food products can survive harsh processing and digestive processes. This allows it to enter the human body by combining with the …Continue reading
CERN proposes larger, $26 billion Hadron Collider
Geneva-based particle physics research center CERN has proposed a successor to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — a 27-kilometer long ring-shaped particle accelerator — which will be almost four times longer and 10 times as powerful. Named the Future Circular Collider (FCC), …Continue reading
Two new fungi species found in Canadian Arctic
Scientists have discovered two new species of fungi in the Canadian Arctic, just West of Greenland. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from Japan’s National Institute of Polar Research, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Tokyo, Japan, and …Continue reading
Large hydropower projects unsustainable, warns Brazil-based study
States developing massive hydropower infrastructure are failing to take into account the loss of biodiversity, socioeconomic damage caused to nearby communities and environmental impact of such projects, warn researchers at Michigan State University. In an article published in the Proceedings of the …Continue reading
MIT researchers create technique to recognize electricity producing bacteria
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic technique that can quickly process small samples of bacteria and gauge a specific property that’s highly correlated with bacteria’s ability to produce electricity. Certain microbes, which can be found deep within mines, at the bottom of …Continue reading
Citizen scientists discover new planet hidden in Kepler data
A group of citizen scientists have discovered a planet 226 lightyears from Earth using data from NASA’s Kepler telescope. The planet is roughly twice the size of Earth and is located in the stellar system K2-288, which is found in the Taurus …Continue reading
Researchers devise birth control strategy to fight mosquito-borne disease
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein in mosquitos that is critical to the process of producing viable eggs and can be exploited to control mosquito populations. Named Eggshell Organizing Factor 1 (EOF-1), the selective blocking of this protein …Continue reading
Genetic modification research boosts plant growth by 40 percent
A team of American scientists claim that they have discovered a way to overcome natural restrictions in the process of photosynthesis which limit crop productivity. This development has enabled them to engineer tobacco plants which can grow 40 percent larger than normal …Continue reading
Severe air pollution makes workers less productive, study finds
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have completed an extensive study which has revealed that exposure to air pollution over several weeks can reduce employee productivity. Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from the Department of Economics at the NUS Faculty of …Continue reading
Chinese probe successfully lands on far side of the moon
Chinese state media has announced that the unmanned Chang’e-4 probe has successfully landed on the far side of the moon. This is the first ever attempt at such a landing and is being considered a major milestone in space exploration, especially for …Continue reading