An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars’ upper atmosphere has been integrated to…
Month: April 2013
First data released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating…
Quantum tricks drive magnetic switching into the fast lane
Researchers in the U.S. and Greece have found a new way to switch magnetism that…
Assessing disease surveillance and notification systems after a pandemic
Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have…
Dementia costs top those for heart disease or cancer, study finds
The most-detailed examination of the costs of dementia in the United States finds the disease…
For Wikipedia users, being ‘Wikipedian’ may be more important than political loyalties
Wikipedia users who proclaim their political affiliations within the online community consider their identity as…
Language by mouth and by hand
Humans favor speech as the primary means of linguistic communication. Spoken languages are so common…
Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families
New genetic factors predisposing to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected…
Exhaled breath carries a molecular ‘breathprint’ unique to each individual
Researchers have shown that exhaled human breath contains a characteristic molecular “fingerprint”. Stable, specific ‘breathprints’…
Shark tooth weapons reveal missing shark species in Central Pacific islands
The Gilbert Island reefs in the Central Pacific were once home to two species of…