NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has transitioned from precautionary “safe mode” to active status on the…
Month: March 2013
Synthetic fuels from natural gas and biomass? New Fischer-Tropsch catalyst invented
Inspired by patents from the 1960s audio cassette recording industry, chemists now developed a new…
New gene variant may explain psychotic features in bipolar disorder
Researchers have found an explanation for why the level of kynurenic acid (KYNA) is higher…
Single gene might explain dramatic differences among people with schizophrenia
Some of the dramatic differences seen among patients with schizophrenia may be explained by a…
Viruses: More survival tricks than previously thought
Among eukaryotes with modified nuclear genetic codes, viruses are unknown. Until now it had been…
‘True grit’ erodes assumptions about evolution
New work in Argentina where scientists had previously thought Earth’s first grasslands emerged 38 million…
Artificial leaf: Solar-to-fuel roadmap developed for crystalline silicon
A new analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting…
How the brain loses and regains consciousness: Brain patterns produced by general anesthesia revealed
Researchers have identified distinctive brain patterns associated with different stages of general anesthesia.
Extinction looms for forest elephants: 60 percent of Africa’s forest elephants killed for their ivory over past decade
Across their range in central Africa, a staggering 62 percent of all forest elephants have…
In-Depth Look: APT Attack Tools of the Trade
Recently, we shed some light on APT attack tools and how to identify them. Part…