In a study published in this week’s issue of Nature, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) senior…
Month: July 2011
NASA measures wildfire pollution pour over Niagara Falls
Water isn’t the only thing pouring over Niagara Falls. Pollution from fires in Ontario, Canada…
Using a ‘systems biology’ approach to look under the hood of an aggressive form of breast cancer
Using a “systems biology” approach — which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological…
SOHO watches a comet fading away
On Nov. 4, 2010, NASA’s EPOXI spacecraft came within 450 miles of Comet Hartley 2,…
Emulating nature for better engineering
Researchers in the UK describe a novel approach to making porous materials, solid foams, more…
Scientists map attack tactics of plant pathogens
Every year, plant diseases wipe out millions of tons of crops, lead to the waste…
Fall of the Neanderthals: Volume of modern humans infiltrating Europe cited as critical factor
New research sheds light on why, after 300,000 years of domination, European Neanderthals abruptly disappeared….
World population to surpass 7 billion in 2011; Explosive population growth means challenges for developing nations
Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion…
Scientists take a giant step for people — with plants: Largest-ever map of plant protein interactions
Researchers have mapped and analyzed thousands of protein-to-protein interactions within the cells of Arabidopsis thaliana…
Projections of future population trends that do not explicitly include education in their analysis may be flawed
Future trends in global population growth could be significantly affected by improvements in both the…