Scientists have used satellite images and ground measurements to identify the threshold at which mid-level…
Month: September 2012
Study reveals extent of type 2 diabetes problem in black and minority ethnic populations
Half of all people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent will develop diabetes…
Metabolic engineer synthesizes key breast milk ingredient: Sugar in human milk may protect babies from pathogens
A microbial engineer has synthesized a sugar in human milk that is thought to protect…
Researchers create short-term memories in vitro
Researchers have discovered how to store diverse forms of artificial short-term memories in isolated brain…
Scientists aim to put a pox on dog cancer
Researchers report that myxoma — a pox virus that afflicts rabbits but not humans, dogs…
Predicting wave power could double marine-based energy
A scientist says that his new computer algorithm improves the functioning of Wave Energy Converters…
Wind power not enough to affect global climate, researchers find
Though there is enough power in the earth’s winds to be a primary source of…
Too soon? Too late? Psychological distance matters when it comes to humor
Joking around can land us in hot water. Even the professionals shoot themselves comedically in…
Martian clays were not all formed by the action of liquid water
Discovered in 2005, the clays of the southern hemisphere of Mars are often considered to…
Surprises in evolution of frog life cycles
All tadpoles grow into frogs, but not all frogs start out as tadpoles, reveals a…