Evolutionary and developmental biologists have discovered that sea anemones display a genomic landscape with a…
Month: March 2014
New lens design drastically improves kidney stone treatment
Engineers have reversed a decades-long trend of decreasing efficiency in lithotripsy machines by designing simple…
Children exposed to methamphetamine before birth have increased cognitive problems
Youngsters exposed to methamphetamine before birth had increased cognitive problems at age 7.5 years, highlighting…
Nineteen new speedy praying mantis species discovered that hide and play dead to avoid capture
A scientist has discovered 19 new species of praying mantis from Central and South America….
Study of complete RNA collection of fruit fly uncovers unprecedented complexity
New research has revealed the transcriptome of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in unprecedented detail,…
New view of supernova death throes in 3-D
A powerful, new three-dimensional model provides fresh insight into the turbulent death throes of supernovas,…
Geographers create ‘easy button’ to calculate river flows from space
The frustrated attempts of a graduate student to quantify the amount of water draining from…
Archaeologists discover earliest complete example of a human with cancer, from 3,000 years ago
Archaeologists have found the oldest complete example in the world of a human with metastatic…
Coercivity of material changed by patterning surface
Researchers have found a way to reduce the coercivity of nickel ferrite (NFO) thin films…
Follow the ant trail for drug design: Ant behavior inspires software design
New drugs often fail because they cause undesirable side effects. Researchers have now developed simulation…