Largely diverse and economically important group, the scale insects of Iran require further investigation and…
Month: October 2013
Discovery of charged droplets could lead to more efficient power plants
In a completely unexpected finding, researchers have discovered that tiny water droplets that form on…
Measuring height by connecting clocks
How far above sea level is a place located? And where exactly is “sea level”?…
Proper diet, exercise to limit diabetes epidemic
The number of diabetics worldwide is exploding. In response, the largest study of its kind…
Early mammal varieties declined as evolution of flowering plants radiated
The dramatic explosion of flowering plant species that occurred about 100 million years ago was…
Operating system weakness: Security weaknesses in iOS 7 rectified
Computer scientists have discovered three security weaknesses in iOS 7, which Apple Inc. has now…
Streams below fracking wastewater treatment show elevated salts, metals, radioactivity
Elevated levels of radioactivity, salts and metals have been found in river water and sediments…
Eye contact may make people more resistant to persuasion
Making eye contact has long been considered an effective way of drawing a listener in…
Did you have a good time? We know where you’ll store the memory of it
Where do you go for a tasty bite and where is the food not so…
Spinach and nanodiamonds? nanodiamond biosensor for detection of iron-level in blood
Popeye, the comic book hero, swears by it as do generations of parents who delight…