First evidence of “living towers” in nature: Scientists observed this behavior in rotting apples and pears from local orchards in Konstanz, Germany Tower function confirmed: Towers can attach to passing insects and can bridge physical gaps to disperse. Hitchhiking on mass: Entire worm towers could respond to touch, detach fromContinuar Leyendo
Laura Goodman was close to finalizing a prototype of a new test that can detect any tick-borne disease. Unlike some current tests, it could provide results even before symptoms occur – and even for unknown diseases. New York, June 04, 2025.- That’s important, because ticks around the world can potentiallyContinuar Leyendo
For the design of future materials, it is important to understand how the individual atoms inside a material interact with each other quantum mechanically. Previously inexplicable vibrational states between carbon chains (carbyne) and nanotubes have puzzled materials scientists. Researchers from Austria, Italy, France, China and Japan lead by the UniversityContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation. Their results, published today in Nature, show that this radiation dampens the wounded galaxy’s ability to form new stars. This new study combined observations from both the European Southern Observatory’sContinuar Leyendo
Females team up to maintain power in their societies. Munich, May 22, 2025.- iologically speaking, female and male bonobos have a weird relationship. First, there’s the sex. It’s the females who decide when and with whom they mate. They easily parry unwanted sexual advances—and the males know better than toContinuar Leyendo
Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers through the abrasion of the soles. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Vienna and EPFL Lausanne have shown for the first time thatContinuar Leyendo
Ihaca, NY, May 25, 2025.- Polyethylene and polypropylene account for two-thirds of the world’s plastics. But the polymers’ popularity has an equally large downside. Because they have similar densities and physical properties, the polymers are difficult – and expensive – to separate when mechanically recycled together. What results is aContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers see evidence of clouds bubbling up over Titan’s northern hemisphere. A science team has combined data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck II telescope to see evidence of cloud convection on Saturn’s moon Titan in the northern hemisphere for the first time. Most of Titan’sContinuar Leyendo
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic. Their findings, now published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, introduce a compound with strong activity against highly resistant bacterial strains. Vienna,Continuar Leyendo
New York, May 14, 2025.- Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into adulthood only with bone marrow transplantation and regular cancer screening. But a new study demonstrates that mutations in one particularContinuar Leyendo
