Biology How Earth’s Oddest Mammal Got to be so Bizarre? (Biology) 6 Jan 2021 Often considered the world's oddest mammal, Australia's beaver-like, duck-billed platypus exhibits an array of bizarre characteristics: it lays eggs instead of giving birth to live babies, sweats milk, has venomous…
Psychology Why We Use Our Smartphone at Cafés (Psychology) 6 Jan 20216 Jan 2021 Why do people fiddle with their smartphones when they’re with other people? Researchers have identified three main reasons. Maybe you’re like us. We’re the folks who are on our smartphones…
Medicine Gut Microbe May Promote Breast Cancers (Medicine) 6 Jan 2021 Short-term exposure to B. fragilis toxin leaves lasting impression in cells, increasing the risk for cancer. A microbe found in the colon and commonly associated with the development of colitis…
Medicine New Evidence: Effects of Huntington’s Disease Mutation May begin in Childhood (Medicine) 6 Jan 2021 The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of Huntington's disease (HD) suggests its origins are rooted in childhood when the mutant gene that causes HD begins to affect both brain and body growth and…
Medicine Liver Cancer Cells Manipulate Stromal Cells Involved in Fibrosis to Promote Tumor Growth (Medicine) 6 Jan 2021 Researchers led by Osaka University find that liver cancer cells cause local liver cells to produce a growth factor that enhances tumor growth. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), frequently seen in patients…
Quantum Mechanics The World’s First Integrated Quantum Communication Network (Quantum) 6 Jan 2021 Chinese scientists have established the world's first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve quantum key distribution over a…
Earth Science Will Global Warming Bring a Change in the Winds? Dust From the Deep Sea Provides a Clue (Earth Science) 6 Jan 2021 Westerlies moved poleward in the past, as they are doing now. The westerlies--or westerly winds--play an important role in weather and climate both locally and on a global scale, by…
