Scientists have found that motion sickness on tilting trains can be essentially eliminated by adjusting…
Month: August 2011
Neuroscientists identify how the brain remembers what happens and when
Neuroscientists have identified the parts of the brain we use to remember the timing of…
East Africa’s climate under the spell of El Niño since the last Ice Age
The current severe drought in East Africa is being attributed to La Niña conditions that…
Large variations in Arctic sea ice: Polar ice much less stable than previously thought, study finds
For the last 10,000 years, summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has been far…
Screening effort turns up multiple potential anti-malaria compounds; Possible resistance-proof drug pairs found
Numerous potential anti-malarial candidate drugs have been uncovered by researchers. Researchers used robotic, ultra-high-throughput screening…
Elusive gene mutations found for malignant brain tumor
A discovery by scientists at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University could increase…
Scientists map genes for common form of brain cancer; Findings reveal cause of the tumors
Scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form…
Engineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology: Findings help pave way for next generation of computer chips
Stretching for thousands of miles beneath oceans, optical fibers now connect every continent except for…
Better desalination technology key to solving world’s water shortage
Over one-third of the world’s population already lives in areas struggling to keep up with…
La Nina’s distant effects in East Africa: Droughts and floods are remote-controlled climate effects
For 20,000 years, climate variability in East Africa has been following a pattern that is…