Oxygenation brings dead sea bottoms to life. This creates the necessary conditions for the establishment…
Month: April 2011
‘Liquefaction’ key to much of Japanese earthquake damage
The massive subduction zone earthquake in Japan caused a significant level of soil “liquefaction” that…
Super-small transistor created: Artificial atom powered by single electrons
A single-electron transistor with a central component — an island only 1.5 nanometers in diameter…
Habitat restoration could help species to cope with climate change
Animals and plants may need extra habitats to survive the challenge of climate change, according…
Professional hockey: Days lost per concussion in NHL increasing
A major study of concussions, conducted over seven National Hockey League seasons indicates that while…
Newer oral contraceptive as safe for gall bladder as older birth-control pills, study suggests
Drospirenone, the top-selling oral contraceptive marketed as Yaz or Yasmin in the US and Canada,…
Overdose deaths down 35 percent after opening of Vancouver’s supervised injection site
Illicit drug overdose deaths in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside dropped by 35 percent after the establishment…
Move over Prozac: New drug offers hope for depression
The brain chemistry that underlies depression is incompletely understood, but research suggests that aberrant signaling…
Zoom-up star photos poke holes in century-old astronomical theory
The hottest stars in the universe spin so fast that they get a bit squished…
Predicting premature birth possible through markers in mother’s blood
Scientists have identified a group of proteins and peptides that signal risk of premature birth….