What causes different eruption styles from one volcano? KÄ«lauea volcano typically has effusive eruptions, wherein…
Month: April 2014
‘Charismatic’ organisms still dominating genomics research
Decades after the genomics revolution, half of known eukaryote lineages still remain unstudied at the…
Diabetes: Possible therapeutic target for control of blood glucose found
A possible therapeutic target for control of blood glucose in the treatment of type 2…
New tool to investigate the chemistry of nature: Laser-based tabletop setup generates ultrashort XUV light pulses
Scientists have built a laser-based tabletop setup which generates ultrashort XUV light pulses and achieves…
Watch out: Children more prone to looking but not seeing
Children looking at a loose thread on a jumper or an advert on the side…
Ocean acidity is dissolving shells of tiny snails off U.S. West Coast
Biologists have found the first evidence that acidity of continental shelf waters off the U.S….
Women leaders perceived as effective as male counterparts, study reports
When it comes to being perceived as effective leaders, women are rated as highly as…
Next green revolution? Converting bacteria from free living to nitrogen-fixing
Scientists are beginning to talk about re-engineering crop plants so that, like legumes, they will…
CT in operating room allows more precise removal of small lung cancers
A new technique that brings CT imaging into the operating room will allow surgeons to…
Direct current, another option to improve the electrical power transmission
Even though today most of the electricity transmission lines are alternating current ones, in some…