Scientists have figured out how cells do the improbable: pick the charged calcium ions out…
Month: November 2013
New genomic study provides a glimpse of how whales could adapt to ocean
Researchers have completed the first in-depth minke whale genome sequence and their new findings shed…
X-rays reveal another feature of high-temperature superconductivity
Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in their critical temperature when they lose electrical resistance….
Scientists develop novel X-ray device: New way to generate synchrotron X-rays
A new laser-driven device could do for research-quality X-rays what the smart phone did for…
Unusual greenhouse gases may have raised ancient Martian temperature
Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid…
Study identifies protein essential for immune recognition, response to viral infection
A research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off…
Even if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries
Research suggests that even if carbon-dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide…
Scientists find brain region that helps you make up your mind
One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new…
A new, flying jellyfish-like machine
Up, up in the sky: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a . ….
The physics of beer tapping
An old, hilarious if somewhat juvenile party trick involves covertly tapping the top of someone’s…