Future simulations of climate in the Amazon suggest a longer dry season leading to more…
Month: April 2014
Plugging an ozone hole: Extreme Antarctic ozone holes have not been replicated in Arctic
Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered…
Ferns borrowed genes to flourish in low light
During the age of the dinosaurs, the arrival of flowering plants as competitors could have…
Air pollution over Asia influences global weather and makes Pacific storms more intense
In the first study of its kind, scientists have compared air pollution rates from 1850…
Lashing out at your spouse? Check your blood sugar
Lower levels of blood sugar may make married people angrier at their spouses and even…
Rare bone diseases and their dental, oral, craniofacial manifestations
Hereditary diseases affecting the skeleton are heterogeneous in etiology and severity. Though many of these…
Dog ownership benefits families of children with autism
Dog ownership decisions in families of children with autism have been studied in a new…
Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
A ‘tidal disruption’ occurs when a star orbits too close to a black hole and…
Cybersecurity researchers roll out a new heartbleed solution: Red Herring creates decoy servers, entraps, monitors hackers
As companies scrambled in recent days to address the latest cybersecurity bug known as Heartbleed,…
Making dams safer for fish around the world
The pressure changes that many fish experience when they travel through the turbulent waters near…