A new ratings system could keep bridges safer and help prevent catastrophic collapses. The researchers…
Month: July 2012
‘Caffeinated’ coastal waters: Possible sources include sewer overflows, septic tanks
A new study finds elevated levels of caffeine at several sites in Pacific Ocean waters…
NASA sees sun send out mid-level solar flare
A new image was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on July 19, 2012 of…
High dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to oil spill and other environmental factors, study finds
The largest oil spill on open water to date and other environmental factors led to…
What would Batman eat?
Researches examined whether the priming of a role model’s food choices or the priming of…
Could volcanic eruptions in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef?
Could the pumice that surges into the ocean once a volcano erupts in Tonga or…
Success of pink bacteria in oceans of the world
Researchers have now discovered that, through plasmids, representatives of the Roseobacter group may exchange such…
Fastest-growing cities not the most prosperous
As communities seek new ways to emerge from the recession, many may look to growing…
Progress in search for neutrino-less double-beta decay of Xenon-136
Physicists recently reported results of an experiment conducted in a salt mine one-half mile under…
How to build a middleweight black hole: New model for intermediate black hole formation parallels growth of giant planets
A new model shows how an elusive type of black hole can be formed in…