A professor has converted the seismic waves from last year’s historic Japanese earthquake into audio…
Month: March 2012
With the right photo, your Facebook text profile hardly matters
In most cases, your profile photo on Facebook tells viewers what they need to know…
New advances in science of carbon accounting
Determining with precision the carbon balance of North America is complicated, but researchers have devised…
Using a gun in bear encounters doesn’t make you safer
Carrying a gun in bear country doesn’t mean you’re more protected in the event of…
Scientists pinpoint how vitamin D may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer’s
Researchers have identified the intracellular mechanisms regulated by vitamin D3 that may help the body…
Looking at the man in the moon: Astronomers explain why the man in the moon faces Earth
Many of us see a man in the moon — a human face smiling down…
Vegetarian cutlet: New method to prepare a meat substitute
It looks like a cutlet, it’s juicy and fibrous like a cutlet, and it even…
Galaxy cluster hidden in plain view
A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant cluster of red galaxies ever observed…
Scientists revolutionize electron microscope: New method could create highest resolution images ever
Researchers have revolutionized the electron microscope by developing a new method which could create the…
Ancient ‘graffiti’ unlock the life of the common man
A professor of classics is translating and analyzing ancient inscriptions from columns, stones, tombs, floors,…