The HIV-1 virus cripples the human immune system by targeting white blood cells called T…
Month: February 2008
Greenland’s Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss At Surface And Beyond
A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has…
Microsoft Lets Xbox 360 Users Build And Share Games (TechWeb)
TechWeb – At the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft said it hopes the effort will lead…
No Easy Answers In Evolution Of Human Language
The evolution of human speech was far more complex than is implied by some recent…
Age Of Fish Can Be Determined Through Cold War Era Radiocarbon Traces
Researchers at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center are finding trace radiocarbon (C-14) from Cold War…
Reducing Kids’ Salt Intake May Lower Soft Drink Consumption
Children who eat less salt drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their…
Combined Viruses Cause More Deadly Disease In Pigs, Researchers Discover
A pig virus that exists worldwide has become more dangerous as the virus has mutated…
More Die At Night Or On Weekends With In-hospital Cardiac Arrests Than During Weekdays
Patients who have an in-hospital cardiac arrest at night or on the weekend have a…
Unique Martian Formation Reveals Brief Bursts Of Water
Several formations on Mars indicate incidents of rapid release of water from the planet’s interior….