With expanded production of nanomaterials fast approaching, scientists are reporting indications that dust generated during…
Month: February 2012
Extreme summer temperatures occur more frequently in U.S. now, analysis shows
Extreme summer temperatures are already occurring more frequently in the United States, and will become…
Traumatic brain injury linked to post-traumatic stress disorder, study suggests
Scientists have provided the first evidence of a link between a traumatic brain injury and…
Out of Africa? Data fail to support language origin in Africa
Last year, a report claiming to support the idea that the origin of language can…
Climate change may increase risk of water shortages in hundreds of US counties by 2050
More than one in three counties in the US could face a “high” or “extreme”…
Plasmas torn apart: Discovery hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares
Using high-speed cameras to look at jets of plasma in the lab, researchers have made…
Astronomers watch delayed broadcast of a rare celestial eruption
Eta Carinae, one of the most massive stars in our Milky Way galaxy, unexpectedly increased…
Psychiatric diagnoses: Why no one is satisfied
As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is revised for the first time…
Lava formations in Western U.S. linked to rip in giant slab of Earth
Scientists have proposed mass melting as a new force behind volcanic activity in the Columbia…
Prions play powerful role in the survival and evolution of wild yeast strains
Scientists have tested nearly 700 wild yeast strains isolated from diverse environments for the presence…