Changes in solar activity have contributed no more than 10 per cent to global warming…
Month: November 2013
Bacterial toxin sets the course for infection
Every year gastro-intestinal diseases have lethal consequences for more than five million individuals. Scientists have…
Novel genetic patterns may make us rethink biology and individuality
Scientists have made two novel discoveries: 1) a person can have several DNA mutations in…
Creating accountable anonymity online: Systems that currently allow users complete anonymity are being abused
Researchers are working to add some accountability to online anonymity. They’ve developed a technology that…
New species of shark: Carolina hammerhead
A research team has recently described a new species of hammerhead shark. This discovery is…
How body clock affects inflammation: Discovery could accelerate body’s response to infection, autoimmune disorders
Researchers report that disrupting the light-dark cycle of mice increased their susceptibility to inflammatory disease,…
White-lipped peccary trails lead to archeological discovery in Brazil: 4,000- to 10,000-year-old cave drawings
While tracking white-lipped peccaries and gathering environmental data in forests that link Brazil’s Pantanal and…
Exploring public perceptions of future wearable computing
As scientists develop the next wave of smartwatches and other wearable computing, they might want…
Wireless device converts ‘lost’ energy into electric power: Metamaterial cells provide electric power as efficiently as solar panels
Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers have designed a power-harvesting…
Plan to address hypoxia in Gulf of Mexico urged by experts
Despite a 12-year action plan calling for reducing the hypoxia zone in the Gulf of…