Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system, revolves around the sun in…
Month: November 2012
Post-divorce journaling may hinder healing for some
Following a divorce or separation, many people are encouraged by loved ones or health-care professionals…
Adapting fish defenses to block human infections: Antimicrobial peptide of fish gills inspire clean surfaces
Living in an environment teaming with bacteria and fungi, fish have evolved powerful defenses, including…
Human-caused climate change signal emerges from the noise
By comparing simulations from 20 different computer models to satellite observations, climate scientists have found…
Delayed treatment for advanced breast cancer has ‘profound effect’
Results from a recent study show women who wait more than 60 days to begin…
Autism severity may stem from fear
New research on autism shows that children with the diagnosis struggle to let go of…
The beginning of everything: New paradigm shift for the infant universe
A new paradigm for understanding the earliest eras in the history of the universe has…
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
Borrowing from microfabrication techniques used in the semiconductor industry, engineers have developed a simple and…
Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs: Dates for carving of western Grand Canyon pushed back 60 million years
An analysis of mineral grains from the bottom of the western Grand Canyon indicates it…
X-ray laser helps fight sleeping sickness: Exploiting parasite’s weak spot may lead to new treatments
Scientists have mapped a weak spot in the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, pinpointing…