A layer of partially molten rock about 22 to 75 miles underground can’t be the…
Month: March 2012
Scientists wrest partial control of a memory
Scientists have successfully harnessed neurons in mouse brains, allowing them to at least partially control…
Cylinder hides contents and makes them invisible to magnetic fields
Researchers have created a cylinder which hides contents and makes them invisible to magnetic fields….
Blood-pressure drug may slow diabetes progression
Researchers surprised by second effect of established drug. A common high-blood-pressure medication appears to reverse…
National study ranks city governments’ use of social media
Six times as many big-city governments reached citizens via Facebook in 2011 compared to 2009….
Seismic survey at the Mariana trench will follow water dragged down into the Earth’s mantle
Seismologists have just returned from a cruise in the Western Pacific to lay the instruments…
New understanding of Earth’s mantle beneath the Pacific Ocean
Scientists have long speculated about why there is a large change in the strength of…
Privacy in the Digital Age: Whose Data Is It, Anyway?
Concerns about privacy on the Internet have always been out there, but news events of…
Privacy in the Digital Age: Whose Data Is It, Anyway?
Concerns about privacy on the Internet have always been out there, but news events of…
Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells; pluripotency ‘detour’ skipped
Breaking new ground, scientists have succeeded in obtaining somatic stem cells from fully differentiated somatic…