Science & Technology
Food quality matters for southern resident killer whales
Not all Chinook salmon are created equal, and this has a major impact on the energetics for southern resident killer whales. A recent study quantified the lipid content in Fraser River Chinook salmon — the southern resident’s preferred meal — and fou…
How the Mongolian gerbil may help speed recovery of a rare inner ear problem
Scientists develop testing model to enhance understanding of a condition known as ‘third window syndrome.’
Feedback loops make climate action even more urgent, scientists say
Researchers have identified 26 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops that the researchers say aren’t being properly included in climate models. They note that the findings add urgency to the need to respond to the climate crisi…
The drug fasudil is found to reverse key symptoms of schizophrenia in mice
Researchers used the drug fasudil to restore neurons and improve methamphetamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in a mouse model of schizophrenia.
Space travel influences the way the brain works
Scientists have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness, after being in space for 6 months. Some of the changes turned out to be lasting — even after 8 months back on Earth.
Achieving a better understanding of how the blood-brain barrier works
Up to now, the use of models to research the barrier that separates the circulatory from the nervous system has proven to be either limited or extremely complicated. Researchers have now developed a more realistic model that can also be used to better …
Astrophysics: Scientists observe high-speed star formation
New observations have brought to light that stars can form through the dynamic interaction of gas within interstellar gas clouds. This process unfolds faster than previously assumed, research within the FEEDBACK programme on board the flying observator…
Electronic metadevices break barriers to ultra-fast communications
EPFL researchers have come up with a new approach to electronics that involves engineering metastructures at the sub-wavelength scale. It could launch the next generation of ultra-fast devices for exchanging massive amounts of data, with applications i…