It may not be the Yeti, but in a remote region of the Russian mountains…
Month: August 2009
New Treatment Method Reduces Pain In Patients With Vertebral Compression Fractures
Vesselplasty, a new minimally invasive procedure, increases mobility, and reduces pain and the need for…
Nanoparticles Cross Blood-brain Barrier To Enable ‘Brain Tumor Painting’
Fluorescent nanoparticles are able to illuminate brain tumors in mice. The particles can safely cross…
Stem Cell Surprise For Tissue Regeneration
Scientists have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It…
Earth’s Biogeochemical Cycles, Once In Concert, Falling Out Of Sync
What do the Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone,” global climate change and acid rain have…
Cameroon: Fears for Forest as Dam Construction Begins
Inter Press Service: Crouched on a low, wooden stool in front of his mud hut…
75 Million Environmental Refugees to Plague Asia-Pacific
Inter Press Service: Pacific Islanders, aiming to secure their very survival, are calling for immediate…
Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Panel on Climate
New York Times: Two years ago, an international scientific panel seized worldwide attention by reporting…
China: Beijing’s smog is back year after Olympics
Agence France-Presse: One year after staging a mostly pollution-free Olympics, Beijing has seen its skies…
U.S., Canadian forests fall to beetle outbreak
Reuters: From the vantage point of an 80-foot (25 meter) tower rising above the trees,…