Increasingly humanitarian organizations will find themselves responding to health emergencies provoked by the adverse effects…
Month: August 2012
Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles?
Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles? The answer may…
NASA sees Hurricane Isaac affecting the Northern Gulf Coast
NASA and NOAA satellites continue to provide detailed information on Hurricane Isaac as the storm…
Aspirin may help men with prostate cancer live longer, study suggests
Men who have been treated for prostate cancer, either with surgery or radiation, could benefit…
There are reasons – but not good ones – to avoid a flu vaccine this year
It can fly through the air or hitch a ride on a handshake, hug or…
Protein found to regulate red blood cell size and number
By examining the results of genome-wide association studies in conjunction with experiments on mouse and…
Beliefs drive investors more than preferences
New research casts doubt on the widely held theory that individual investors’ decisions are driven…
Magnetic vortex reveals key to spintronic speed limit
Spintronics use electron spin to write and read information. To mobilize this emerging technology, scientists…
Male snails babysit for other dads: Family secrets of marine whelk Solenosteira macrospira
Pity the male of the marine whelk, Solenosteira macrospira. He does all the work of…
Tracking shuttle exhaust reveals more information about atmospheric winds
As a shuttle plume spread and floated on air currents high in Earth’s atmosphere, it…