The 2012 Marine Climate Change in Australia Report Card shows climate change is having significant…
Month: August 2012
High-altitude drop tests Rocket U. engineers
An experimental payload went 25,000 feet higher than planned during a recent test flight but…
Common parasite may trigger suicide attempts: Inflammation from T. gondii produces brain-damaging metabolites
A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing…
Pan-fried meat increases risk of prostate cancer, new study finds
New research indicates that how red meat and chicken are cooked may influence risk of…
Triage for plants: Scientists develop and test rapid species conservation assessment technique
Faced with a host of environmental threats, many of the world’s plant species are believed…
Researchers improve soil carbon cycling models
A new carbon cycling model better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in…
Researchers develop DNA sequencing tests for hereditary diseases
Researchers have developed new DNA sequencing tests for hereditary diseases. The new work reduces costs…
Interest in arts predicts social responsibility
If you sing, dance, draw, or act — and especially if you watch others do…
2,4-D resistance found in weeds could limit the herbicide’s future usefulness
Even as crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide are being developed, populations of weeds are also…
Combination peptide therapies might offer more effective, less toxic cancer treatment
Two studies suggest that an experimental peptide vaccine and a peptide therapeutic used either together…