For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two women in their 20s have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton, police have confirmed, as two men are arrested on suspicion of murder. Firefighters were called … Read more
Employers are significantly more likely to offer job interviews and higher salaries to graduates with experience of artificial intelligence, according to new research published in the journal Oxford Economic Papers. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) conducted an experiment by submitting CVs for job vacancies from British 21-year-old applicants who held a 2:1 degree. Some … Read more
(A) Expression of the milRNAs in pure culture stage (XJZ2-culture) and initial infection stage (XJZ2-36 hpi) by qRT-PCR. A Student’s t-test was used for significant analysis. **, p<0.01. Error bars indicate S.D. (n=3). (B) Precursors’ secondary structure and sequences of infection-induced milRNAs in Foc. (C) Symptoms of pathogenicity of the banana plantlets inoculated by the … Read more
In a few weeks, archaeologists will gather at the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and for the next two months excavate at one of Europe’s greatest prehistoric sites. For the last 20 summers, scientists and volunteers have dug here, revealing wonders that include 5,000-year-old remains of temples, hearths, a ceramic figurine, and elegant pottery. Then, … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter One game closer for Manchester City, one match down as they seek to not just retain the Premier League but end the campaign with a domestic double. The reigning champions, looking … Read more
A new approach to transport ticketing offers a step towards an integrated, transparent system that works efficiently for both ticket providers and passengers across all modes of transport. Traditional ticketing systems are based on solutions that are vulnerable to issues including a lack of transferability across multi-modal transport networks, and an inability to adapt to … Read more
In this image of the Andromeda galaxy, made with data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope, only dust is visible, making it easier to see the galaxy’s underlying structure. Researchers used Spitzer images to identify sources feeding the galaxy’s supermassive black hole. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The onset of solar maximum has resulted in severe geomagnetic storms, … Read more
Guardiola on title race and need for perfection Fulham host Manchester City in the Premier League this afternoon and could have a crucial role to play in the title race. Pep Guardiola’s side are hoping to become the first team to win the English top flight in four successive seasons and will jump back into … Read more
Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus, one of the elements important for life on Earth. The theory suggests a type of stellar explosion known as ONe novae as a major source of phosphorus. After the Big Bang, almost all of the matter in the Universe was comprised of hydrogen. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study titled “Biomimetic hepatic lobules from three-dimensional imprinted cell sheets” has been led by Prof. Yuanjin Zhao of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hepatobiliary Institute, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, of Nanjing University in China. The research is published in the journal Science Bulletin. To establish high-precision liver … Read more
