Reuters: President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Thursday to break the deadlock at climate…
Month: December 2009
Bacteria engineered to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
ScienceDaily: Global climate change has prompted efforts to drastically reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a…
How much EU countries committing to climate fund
Associated Press: European Union leaders worked at a summit Thursday to come up with money…
Senators outline compromise U.S. climate bill
Reuters: Three U.S. senators outlined a compromise climate bill Thursday that aims to win the…
Are holiday and weekend eating patterns affecting obesity rates?
The holidays can be challenging for even the most diligent dieters. But are weekends just…
Electromagnetic fields as cutting tools
The bodywork on motor vehicles must be sufficiently stable, but processing the high-strength steels involved…
Hops compound may prevent prostate cancer
The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in…
Newly discovered mechanism allows cells to change state
By looking at yeast cells, a biologist has figured out one way in which cells…
‘Mini’ transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
Results of a preliminary study show that “mini” stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe…
Faint star orbiting the Big Dipper’s Alcor discovered
New observations of Alcor, one of the stars that makes the constellation known as the…