A new study has found large differences in the criteria that U.S. states use to…
Month: January 2013
Mechanism of hearing is similar to car battery, researcher learns
Biologists have shown that one of the mechanisms involved in hearing is similar to the…
Molecular ‘two-way radio’ directs nerve cell branching and connectivity
Working with fruit flies, scientists have decoded the activity of protein signals that let certain…
NASA’s Kepler discovers 461 new planet candidates
NASA’s Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates. Four of the…
Comprehensive public health approach urged to curb gun violence in U.S.
In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, three experts…
Sudden, massive outburst in neighbor galaxy surprises astronomers
Astronomers making a long-term study of galaxies see sudden, energetic outburst in one of them….
A French nuclear exit?
France has been held up, worldwide, as the forerunner in using nuclear fission to produce…
Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates
New research shows that timely reminders from local and state health departments are more effective…
Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-minded
New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might…
New path to more efficient organic solar cells uncovered
Working at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, an international team of scientists found that for…