Hawaiian green sea turtle populations have increased in recent years, but their numbers still fall…
Month: May 2013
Weightlessness of space used to design better materials for Earth
Scientists are using the weightlessness of space to design stronger materials here on Earth.
Wit, grit and a supercomputer yield chemical structure of HIV capsid
Researchers report that they have determined the precise chemical structure of the HIV capsid, a…
Arctic current flowed under deep freeze of last ice age, study says
During the last ice age, when thick ice covered the Arctic, many scientists assumed that…
Big brothers and sisters pay off for nature’s social spiders
The behavior of social spiders may settle debates over the benefits of older siblings. Researchers…
‘Low sodium diet’ key to old age for stars: New observations challenge current stellar theories
Astronomers expect that stars like the Sun will blow off much of their atmospheres into…
Cholesterol sets off chaotic blood vessel growth
A new study has identified a protein that is responsible for regulating blood vessel growth…
Genetic engineering alters mosquitoes’ sense of smell
In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, researchers have altered the…
Cosmic glitch: Astronomers discover new phenomenon in neutron star
The physics behind some of the most extraordinary stellar objects in the universe just became…
NASA’s HS3 mission aircraft to double team 2013 hurricane season
During this year’s hurricane season NASA will “double-team” on research with two unmanned Global Hawk…