Ocean scientists have, for the first time successfully balanced the supply of food to midwater…
Month: March 2014
Nanoparticle-based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption
Researchers have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from…
Size, personality matter in how Kalahari social spiders perform tasks
At first glance, colonies of thousands of social spiders all look the same and are…
Animals losing migratory routes? Devasting consequences of scarcity of ‘knowledgeable elders’
Small changes in a population may lead to dramatic consequences, like the disappearance of the…
Obesity: Not just what you eat
To understand how obesity develops, researchers used state-of-the-art technology to analyze the accumulation of fat…
Future generations could inherit drug and alcohol use
Parents who use alcohol, marijuana, and drugs have higher frequencies of children who pick up…
Moon of Saturn: Surface of Titan sea is mirror smooth
The surface of Ligeia Mare, Titan’s second largest sea, has a mirror-like smoothness, possibly due…
Oldest fossil evidence of modern African venomous snakes found in Tanzania
Scientists have found the oldest definitive fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa. The…
Improved pavement markings can save lives
As spring finally emerges after a ferocious winter, our battered roads will soon be re-exposed….
Cognitive function and oral perception in independently-living octogenarians
Researchers hypothesized that the decline of cognitive impairment is involved in oral perceptions since its…