New immigration research suggests that the United States should re-evaluate its definition of skilled workers…
Month: June 2014
Team develops a geothermometer for methane formation
A team of scientists has developed a new technique that can, for the first time,…
Animals built reefs 550 million years ago, fossil study finds
It is a remarkable survivor of an ancient aquatic world — now a new study…
Ancient ocean currents may have changed pacing and intensity of ice ages: Slowing of currents may have flipped switch
Researchers have found that the deep ocean currents that move heat around the globe stalled…
The shocking truth about electric fish: Genomic basis for the convergent evolution of electric organs
Scientists have found how the electric fish’s jolt evolved. Biologists identified the regulatory molecules involved…
A simple solution for big data: New algorithm simplifies the categorization of data
Categorizing and representing huge amounts of data — we’re talking about peta- or even exabytes…
Little progress made in reducing health disparities for people with disabilities
Mental distress in people with disabilities is associated with increased prevalence of chronic illness and…
Fighting parasitic infection inadvertently unleashes dormant virus
Signals from the immune system that help repel a common parasite inadvertently can cause a…
Foul exhaust fumes derail dinner for hungry moths
In new research on how pollinators find flowers when background odors are strong, researchers have…
The social psychology of nerve cells
Cholinergic amacrine cells create a ‘personal space’ in much the same way that people distance…