Climatologists have reconciled their measurements of ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland over the past…
Month: November 2012
Body language, not facial expressions, broadcasts what’s happening to us
If you think that you can judge by examining someone’s facial expressions if he has…
Nanobiotechnology: Versatile 3-D nanostructures using DNA ‘bricks’
Researchers have created more than 100 three-dimensional nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function like…
Can life emerge on planets around cooling stars?
New research hints that planets orbiting white and brown dwarfs, even in the habitable zone,…
New approach allows past data to be used to improve future climate projections
Climate scientists are still grappling with one of the main questions of modern times: how…
Too much dark matter in galaxy cluster? ‘Dark core’ may not be so dark after all
Astronomers were puzzled earlier this year when NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spotted an overabundance of…
Mild vibrations may provide exercise-like benefits for obese
If you’re looking to get some of the benefits of exercise without doing the work,…
Sources of E. coli are not always what they seem
Scientists have identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that could help restore the reputation of…
Oceanic crust breakthrough: Solving a magma mystery
Oceanic crust covers two-thirds of Earth’s solid surface, but scientists still don’t entirely understand the…
Roadmap to metabolic reprogramming for aging
To survey previously uncharted territory, a team of researchers have created an “atlas” that maps…