Researchers have found a way to create temporary holes in the membranes of live cells…
Month: March 2012
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Highly exposed to phthalates as fetuses, female mice have altered reproductive lives
Many environmental and public health officials are concerned about the potential health effects of phthalates,…
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Increase in Arctic shipping is risk to marine mammals
A rapid increase in shipping in the formerly ice-choked waterways of the Arctic poses a…
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Early spring drives butterfly population declines: ‘Ahead-of-time’ snowmelt triggers chains of events in the Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Early snowmelt caused by climate change in the Colorado Rocky Mountains snowballs into two chains…
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Brain imaging study finds evidence of basis for caregiving impulse
Distinct patterns of activity — which may indicate a predisposition to care for infants —…
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Straintronics: Engineers create piezoelectric graphene
By depositing atoms on one side of a grid of the “miracle material” graphene, researchers…
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Lyme disease surge predicted for Northeastern US: Due to acorns and mice, not mild winter
The northeastern US should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring. And we…
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Nano rescues skin: Shrimp shell nanotech for wound healing and anti-aging face cream
Nanoparticles containing chitosan have been shown to have effective antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus saprophyticus and…
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Glittering Jewels of Messier 9
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the so far most detailed image so far…
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First step taken to image ultra-fast movements in chemical reactions
Researchers have fired ultra-fast shots of light at oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide molecules as…