ScienceDaily: Food waste contributes to excess consumption of freshwater and fossil fuels which, along with…
Month: November 2009
United Kingdom: Researchers must stay on the moral high ground
New Scientist: The disclosure of personal emails can be embarrassing. And so it proved this…
Norway: Power of osmosis used to deliver eco-friendly energy
Guardian: The world’s first test plant to harness osmotic power, a new emission-free source of…
Mass. moves to streamline renewable energy efforts
Associated Press: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill designed to streamline the state’s…
Obama To Outline U.S. Goals At Climate Summit
National Public Radio: Obama will speak at the Copenhagen conference on Dec. 9, one day…
U.S. to propose 17 percent emissions cut in Copenhagen
Reuters: The United States will pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent…
Yoga boosts heart health, new research finds
Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher…
Origin of life: Generating RNA molecules in water
A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how…
Sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics
Scientists have crystallized a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract….
Meiosis: Chromosomes Dance And Pair Up On The Nuclear Membrane
Meiosis — the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each…