Scientists have long suspected that a vast ocean of liquid water lies under the crusty…
Month: December 2012
Pacific Northwest and Himalayas could experience major earthquakes, geophysicists say
Recent research by scientists focused on geologic features and activity in the Himalayas and Pacific…
Dance of quantum tornadoes: Quantum fluid trapped on top of semiconductor chip
Tornado-like vortexes can be produced in bizarre fluids which are controlled by quantum mechanics, completely…
Planet rings could be behind the formation of solar system satellites
Two researchers have recently proposed the first ever model explaining how the great majority of…
Census of the invisible universe reveals extraordinary high star-formation rates across history of the universe
By combining the observing powers of ESA’s Herschel space observatory and the ground-based Keck telescopes,…
Fox invasion threatens wave of extinction in Tasmania
The effort to stop the irreversible spread of foxes in Tasmania is at a critical…
Working towards happiness: Retiring later is unlikely to affect men’s quality of life
Raising the retirement age to increase financial stability does not make men worse off psychologically…
Tool used in animal breeding programs also predicts skin cancer risk
Techniques used in breeding programs meant to yield the perfect dairy cow may soon more…
The next 100 years bring new challenges to rangeland science
When severe droughts and overgrazing in the late 19th century brought livestock mortality, soil erosion,…
Webcams offer a low-cost way to tune lasers for serious science
Using a handful of inexpensive components — including an off-the-shelf computer webcam and a small…