The nearby star system Fomalhaut — of special interest for its unusual exoplanet and dusty…
Month: October 2013
Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health
Unlike in normal-weight mice with kidney disease, a degradation process called autophagy is suppressed in…
Data-driven machine learning effectively flags risk for post-stroke dangers
A team of experts in neurocritical care, engineering, and informatics have devised a new way…
Naked jets of water make a better pollutant detector
When you shine UV through water polluted with certain organic chemicals and bacteria, the contaminants…
Native tribes’ traditional knowledge can help US adapt to climate change
New England’s Native tribes, whose sustainable ways of farming, forestry, hunting and land and water…
Scientists use climate model to better understand electricity in the air
Scientists have developed a global electric circuit model by adding an additional layer to a…
Aggressive fungal pathogen causes mold in fruits, vegetables
A research team has discovered the mechanism by which an aggressive fungal pathogen infects almost…
Warmer oceans could raise mercury levels in fish
Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing…
Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
Neuroeconomists have identified a specific brain region that controls compliance with social norms. They discovered…
Chemistry with sorted molecules: Reaction rate of many molecules depends on their shape
Most molecules occur in several shapes, which may behave very differently. Using a sorting machine…