Chemists at ETH Zurich have found a facile method that allows a commonly used building block to be directly converted into other types of important compounds. This expands the possibilities of chemical synthesis and facilitates the search for new pharmaceutically active ingredients.

When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now comes word reported in the journal Ecology and Evolution on September 20th that the remarkable ability to show attachment behaviour toward human caregivers also exists in wolves.

Researchers developed a new type of holographic microscope. The new microscope can “see through” the intact skull, and is capable of high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain without removing the skull.

Researchers found that men who consumed high rates of ultra-processed foods were at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer than those who did not. They did not find the same association in women.

Atlantic cod along the coast of Norway can live two very different lives. Some of them stay close to the coast, some of them migrate north to the Barents Sea. Their genomes are extremely similar except from one region. This difference may explain why some Atlantic cod migrate to the Barents Sea.

Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital made use of non-contact sensors to identify health problems in aging people such as old-age depression, risk of falls or cognitive impairment, at an early stage.

A study published by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, Spain, has established that the two-metre safety distance may be reasonable for preventing Covid-19 infection. To this end, the analyzed the behaviour of saliva droplets.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a deep learning algorithm which can identify lung cancer tumors on a computed tomography scan within seconds. This will help radiation oncologists to work quickly and achieve greater consistency in segmenting tumors.

IBS PCS scientists and their research partners showed that micromasers have features that allow them to serve as excellent models of quantum batteries. The energy is stored into the electromagnetic field, which is charged by a stream of qubits sequentially interacting with it.

Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause cascades of events we have yet to consider, or indeed both. The world needs to start preparing for the possibility of a “climate endgame”, say experts.