December 8. Today was a laboratory day. Brandishing a pipette in one hand and a test tube in the other, I set about the task of measuring the nitrate concentration in the water we collected yesterday from various points in the archipelago.
"Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish", say the experts in oenology. A team of Japanese researchers has found the first scientific explanation for this basic pairing rule.
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to three researchers dedicated to studying the functioning of ribosomes and their possible uses to create future therapies.
How do mosquitoes choose their victims? Do you prefer those with sweeter blood? Or does it depend on the color of the skin? Neither one nor the other. According to Spanish scientists in the Plos One magazine, if mosquitoes bite us it is because "we smell like cheese or sweat".
A team of scientists is developing an electronic device that could detect corpses by "smelling" the chemical fingerprint of decomposing bodies. The device will help CSIs and emergency services determine the exact time of death.
Want to know how much caffeine or theine is in the cup that was just served to you at the cafeteria or restaurant? Now you can find out instantly with the new D + caf measuring strips.
Beware of insect repellants. In addition to killing annoying mosquitoes, they can harm our health, according to a new study published in the journal BioMed Central Biology.
He has just made it to the periodic table and already boasts of being the heaviest member of the family. Element 112, discovered by German, Finnish, Russian and Slovak scientists, is waiting for scientists to name it.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
