Researchers have discovered that sunlit snow is the major source of atmospheric bromine in the…
Month: April 2013
Supertough, strong nanofibers developed
Materials engineers have developed a structural nanofiber that is both strong and tough, a discovery…
First vaccine to help control some autism symptoms
A first-ever vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some…
Deep, permeable soils buffer impacts of crop fertilizer on Amazon streams
A new study in the fast-changing southern Amazon — a region marked by widespread replacement…
Fighting bacteria with new genre of antibodies
In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods,…
Ice tubes in polar seas — ‘brinicles’ or ‘sea stalactites’ — provide clues to origin of life
Life on Earth may have originated not in warm tropical seas, but with weird tubes…
Looking for life by the light of dying stars
Astronomers have now demonstrated that with the advanced technology available in the next decade we…
Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030
By 2030, you — and every U.S. taxpayer — could be paying $244 a year…
Study links genetic marker to post-concussion neurocognitive function in contact sports
A new study is coming one step closer to finding out whether or not an…
Mild blast injury causes molecular changes in brain akin to Alzheimer
Scientists have shown that mild traumatic brain injury after blast exposure produces inflammation, oxidative stress…