The clues that parents give toddlers about words can make a big difference in how…
Month: June 2013
Migrating animals add new depth to how the ocean ‘breathes’
Animals ranging from plankton to small fish consume vast amounts of what little oxygen is…
Helping RNA escape from cells’ recycling process could make it easier to shut off disease-causing genes
Helping RNA escape from cells’ recycling process could make it easier to shut off disease-causing…
Turtles have fingerprints? New genetic technique reveals paternity and more
For 220 million years they have roamed the seas, denizens of the bustling coral reef…
NOAA study finds fishing tops U.S. lightning death activities
NOAA’s National Weather Service has discovered that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred…
Vegetation on Earth: Stunning satellite imagery depicting vegetation around the world
Although 75 percent of the planet is an ocean of blue, the remaining 25 percent…
Five years of stereo imaging for NASA’s TWINS
Surrounding Earth is a dynamic region called the magnetosphere. The region is governed by magnetic…
Reading DNA, backward and forward: Biologists reveal how cells control the direction in which the genome is read
Biologists have discovered a mechanism that allows cells to read their own DNA in the…
‘Nerdy’ mold needs breaking to recruit women into computer science
The ‘computer nerd’ is a well-known stereotype. While this stereotype is inaccurate, it still has…
‘Singing’ rats show hope for older humans with age-related voice problems
New research from speech and hearing science professors shows training rats to “sing” could provide…