An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.
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Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and air
Engineers at Rice University’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water.
Weighing Massive Stars in Nearby Galaxy Reveals Excess of Heavyweights
An international team of astronomers has revealed an 'astonishing' overabundance of massive stars in a neighbouring galaxy.
Finding the Tipping Point for Sleep
Sleep is essential for many aspects of normal life, but how we actually fall asleep remains a mystery.
The window for saving the world's coral reefs is rapidly closing
The world’s reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published today in the prestigious journal Science.
Inattentional Blindness: Why Drivers May Fail to See Motorcycles in Plain Sight
The disproportionately high number of motorcycle-related traffic accidents may be linked to the way the human brain processes—or fails to process—information, according to new research published in Human Factors, “Allocating Attention to Detect Motorcycles: The Role of Inattentional Blindness.” The study examines how the phenomenon of inattentional blindness, or a person’s failure to notice an unexpected object located in plain sight, might explain the prevalence of looked-but-failed-to-see (LBFTS) crashes, the most common type of collision involving motorcycles.