New research has revealed that more ice leaves Antarctica by melting from the underside of…
Month: September 2013
Tropical forest carbon absorption may hinge on an odd couple
A new study found that a unique housing arrangement between trees in the legume family…
Evidence to support controversial theory of ‘buckyball’ formation
Researchers report the first experimental evidence that supports the theory that a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle…
Tropical forests ‘fix’ themselves: Nitrogen fixation in tropics has far-reaching implications for global warming
Tropical forests speed their own recovery, capturing nitrogen and carbon faster after being logged or…
Approved cancer drug potentially could help treat diabetes
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway — a series of interaction among proteins — involved…
‘Wildly heterogeneous genes: New approach subtypes cancers by shared genetic effects; a step toward personalized medicine
Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded…
Quantum entanglement only dependent upon area
Physicists have developed a new method for determining the amount of entanglement – a quantum…
Concepts for Houston, Texas flood barrier
This month it will be exactly five years ago that Hurricane Ike caused enormous damage…
Study establishes human model of influenza pathogenesis
A clinical study of healthy adult volunteers who consented to be infected with the 2009…
Diets low in polyunsaturated fatty acids may be a problem for youngsters
In the first study to closely examine the polyunsaturated fatty acid intake among US children…