Researchers have applied methods inspired by ecosystem stability and contagion models to banking meltdowns and…
Month: November 2012
Tropical Indo-Pacific climate shifts to a more El Niño-like state
Climate models predict a slowdown of the Walker circulation with global warming. Atmospheric models, however,…
Pig genome offers insights into the feistiest of farm animals
The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They…
Pig genomes provide massive amount of genomic data for human health
Researchers provide a whole-genome sequence and analysis of number of pig breeds, including a miniature…
Could poor sleep contribute to symptoms of schizophrenia?
Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns…
Sisyphean task for polar molecules
A new cooling method for polyatomic molecules paves the way for the investigation of molecular…
Rare parasitic fungi could have anti-flammatory benefits
Caterpillar fungi are rare parasites found on hibernating caterpillars in the mountains of Tibet. For…
Tolerance to malaria by means of iron control
Malaria is a life-threatening condition that exposes approximately half of the world’s population to the…
New dating of sea-level records reveals rapid response between ice volume and polar temperature
A new study has revealed a rapid response between global temperature and ice volume/sea-level, which…
Exposure to light at night may cause depression, learning issues, mouse study suggests
For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter…