Scientists have found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic ‘dead’ zone, but not…
Month: July 2013
Of bears and berries: Return of wolves aids grizzly bears in Yellowstone
A new study suggests that the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park is beginning…
Early exposure to insecticides gives amphibians higher tolerance later
Amphibians exposed to insecticides early in life — even those not yet hatched — have…
Global warming endangers South American water supply
Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues due to rain-bearing westerly winds over…
Novel material for cooling of electronic devices discovered
As microelectronic devices become smaller, faster and more powerful, thermal management becomes a critical challenge….
Therapeutic fecal transplant: Hope for cure of childhood diarrhea comes straight from the gut
Call it therapeutic poop, if you will, but the best hope yet for an effective…
X chromosomes: Undoing a hairpin doubles gene activity
Male fruit flies have one X chromosome per cell, females have two. So genes on…
Cells move as concentration shifts
Sheets of biological cells move along the organs they cover by altering the external concentrations…
Statins suppress Rett syndrome symptoms in mice
Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs found in millions of medicine cabinets, may help treat…
Experimental quest to test Einstein’s speed limit
Special relativity states that the speed of light is the same in all frames of…