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Featured news
27 Sep 2018
Four World Championship gold medals — and a baby
The training secrets of the world’s most successful cross-country skier, Marit Bjørgen, could help women wanting to return to sports after pregnancy: Frontiers in Physiology
Featured news
26 Sep 2018
Men place less value on care-oriented careers like nursing
The study also shows both men and women support increasing the gender balance in STEM more than in healthcare, early education and domestic (HEED) careers: Frontiers in Psychology
Featured news
24 Sep 2018
Age, race or need for instant gratification: which best predicts how much you will earn?
For the first time, machine learning allows researchers to rank the most important factors that predict future affluence: Frontiers in Psychology
Featured news
21 Sep 2018
Primate study offers clues to evolution of speech
Study suggests primates can’t speak because they lack the brain mechanisms needed to control and coordinate vocal production: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Featured news
17 Sep 2018
Why do women get more migraines?
Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Featured news
14 Sep 2018
Scientists propose a new lead for Alzheimer’s research
Abnormalities seen in inherited Alzheimer’s disease could result from problems in how neurons handle iron, suggests a new theory: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Featured news
12 Sep 2018
New scholarly focus needed to help solve global food crisis
Researchers propose new framework for studying the global food system, covering: agricultural ecology, equity, culture and health: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Featured news
09 Sep 2018
Wearable devices: Useful medical insights or just more data?
A new review looks at devices used by everyday people and athletes to track physical and psychological health, and to achieve certain performance levels: Frontiers in Physiology
Featured news
05 Sep 2018
Algal partner responds to climate-change stresses more strongly than coral host
The surprise discovery has implications for monitoring and protecting coral reefs threatened by bleaching: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
30 Aug 2018
New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface
Scientific divers and biologists engineer a portable chamber to study new reef species living 60-150 m under the ocean surface: Frontiers in Marine Science
Climate action
29 Aug 2018
10 years of UK climate change action: problems, progress and essential next steps
Martin Siegert looks back at action on climate change and offers ways forward to a low-carbon future
Featured news
28 Aug 2018
Smell receptor linked to prostate cancer progression
Blocking the olfactory receptor with drugs or scents might be a new prostate cancer treatment, say Duke researchers: Frontiers in Oncology
Featured news
27 Aug 2018
Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities
Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in Earth’s orbit will increase our knowledge of asteroids and allow testing of space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science
Featured news
24 Aug 2018
AI World Cup: Infant-trained simulated robots win ‘RoboCup’
Simulated robots trained on infant walking paths won more football (soccer) games than those trained on less varied geometric paths: Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Featured news
23 Aug 2018
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
Dysfunction in mitochondria could be root cause of depression, providing opportunity for new developments of antidepressant drugs: Frontiers in Neuroscience