People tend to engage in unpleasant but necessary activities, such as paying bills or doing housework, when they are in a good mood and choose pleasurable activities as a way to feel better when they are in a bad mood, according to new research by a psychologist at Stanford University. "These findings clarify how emotions shape behavior and may explainRead more

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to boost the efficiency of a gene-editing tool, known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats associated protein 9 (CRISPR-Cas9), so that it cuts and disables genes up to fivefold in most types of human cells. While the key to figuring out the role of genes or the proteinsRead more

A Mexican engineering student has developed a formula to turn the water hyacinth plant into bioethanol and will see his project presented to the 2016 Nobel prize-winners in Stockholm in December. José Alberto Espejel, a student of environmental engineering at La Salle University, said that he developed the formula since waterways in Mexico City are clogged with this plant. "TheRead more

China's research vessel Kexue moves across the Taiwan Strait,. China's most sophisticated research vessel -- named Kexue, or Science -- left from the eastern city of Xiamen last Saturday on a new expedition to a west Pacific seamount. The second expedition to the Yap Seamount sea area will focus on deep-sea environment and ecology. With 74 people on board, theRead more

Scientists in Australia and Belgium have developed an enhanced method of in-vitro maturation (IVM) that may provide a more affordable and less painless option than IVF to the thousands of couples seeking fertility treatment in the near future. Researchers at University of New South Wales, University of Adelaide and Free University of Brussels said on Wednesday that they had developedRead more

The first study of its kind reveals the temperature of the earth dropped during last year's eclipse of the sun, Britain's official weather agency, the Met Office, revealed Monday. The Met Office said it was the first time that satellites had been used to monitor surface "skin" temperatures during a total solar eclipse. The research showed the eclipse on MarchRead more

Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule that can regenerate tissue, which in the future could make tissue regeneration much easier for many.  The research was led by professor Zhou Dawang and Deng Xianming of the School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, and professor Yun Caihong of Peking University.  The findings were published in the latest edition of Science TranslationalRead more

Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule that can regenerate tissue, which in the future could make tissue regeneration much easier for many. The research was led by professor Zhou Dawang and Deng Xianming of the School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, and professor Yun Caihong of Peking University. The findings were published in the latest edition of Science TranslationalRead more

The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it would establish a national coordination center for research on development of biofuel and other attractive resources in northern Kaduna State. Galadima Aminu, Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development fund (PTDF) announced this in Abuja at the the annual oil and gas research grant peer review on 2014/2015 research cycle. He added thatRead more

A new study by German researchers showed that people benefit more from exercise when they believe exercise brings health. Psychologist Hendrik Mothes from the department of sport science of University of Freiburg in Germany and his team conducted the study. The results were published in the latest issue of "Journal of Behavioral Medicine". The researchers invited 76 men and womenRead more