The European Space Agency’s SMART-1 team has released an image of the future impact site…
Month: September 2009
Prolonged Stress Sparks Endoplasmic Reticulum To Release Calcium Stores And Induce Cell Death In Aging-related Diseases
Scientists can now explain how prolonged stress sparks the endoplasmic reticulum to release its calcium…
Great Tits Eat Bats In Times Of Need
Necessity is the mother of invention: Great Tits eat hibernating common pipistrelle bats under harsh…
Certain Colors More Likely To Cause Epileptic Fits, Researchers Find
Researchers have discovered that epileptic brains are more ordered than non-epileptic ones and also that…
Heavier Rainstorms Ahead Due To Global Climate Change, Study Predicts
Heavier rainstorms lie in our future. That’s the clear conclusion of a new study on…
Climate talks resume in Bangkok with deal in doubt
Associated Press: Two years ago, governments from around the world came together on the island…
E.P.A. Ordered to Reconsider New Mexico Power Plant Permit
Associated Press: A federal appeals board has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an…
Xinjiang authorities ban online separatist talk: state media (AFP)
AFP – Authorities in China’s restive northwestern Xinjiang region on Sunday approved a bill making…
Tired Doctors Make More Mistakes
A study of clinical errors made by resident physicians in a teaching hospital reveals that…
Silk-based Optical Waveguides Meet Biomedical Needs
Researchers demonstrate a new way to make silk-based optical waveguides that are biocompatible, biodegradable and…