In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe’s portraits of the planet were “notoriously…
Month: October 2012
Keck observations reveal complex face of Uranus
The planet Uranus, known since Voyager’s 1986 flyby as a bland, featureless blue-green orb, is…
Jupiter: Turmoil from below, battering from above
Jupiter, the mythical god of sky and thunder, would certainly be pleased at all the…
Epigenetic analysis of stomach cancer finds new disease subtypes
Researchers have identified numerous new subtypes of gastric cancer that are triggered by environmental factors.
New malaria drug requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen
Scientists are reporting development of a new malaria drug that, in laboratory tests, has been…
Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight food-poisoning bacteria
Leaves of the plant that yields carob — the substitute for chocolate that some consider…
Mathematics and the ocean: Movement, mixing and climate modeling
Mathematicians have described mathematical ideas from dynamical systems along with numerical modeling and experimental observations…
Why are U.S. Eastern seaboard salt marshes falling apart?
Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S….
New fruit fly model of epilepsy reveals mechanisms behind fever-induced seizures
Researchers have created a new fruit fly model of inherited epilepsy that’s providing insights into…
European-wide network for systematic GMO impact assessment
Researchers have proposed a framework for a European-wide network for systematic GMO impact assessment. The…