Medications are the leading cause of allergy-related sudden deaths in the U.S., according to an…
Month: September 2014
Revisiting Stokes drift: Waves of the future
The 19th-century ‘Stokes drift’ concept that a tiny sphere on a small wave would trace…
Investigating Twitter Abuse, Part 1
Twitter is an important means of communication for many people, so it shouldn’t be a…
Investigating Twitter Abuse, Part 1
Twitter is an important means of communication for many people, so it shouldn’t be a…
NASA support key to glacier mapping efforts
Thanks in part to support from NASA and the National Science Foundation, scientists have produced…
A heartbeat away? Hybrid ‘patch’ could replace transplants
Because heart cells cannot multiply and cardiac muscles contain few stem cells, heart tissue is…
Potential biomarker to detect SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency)
A genetic disease called SCID — short for severe combined immunodeficiency — forces patients to…
Pollution linked to lethal sea turtle tumors
Polluted urban and farm runoff in Hawaii has been linked to lethal tumors in endangered…
How to make a ‘perfect’ solar absorber
Researchers have developed a solar cell that can tap the sun’s full radiation spectrum. The…
How to beat monk parakeets at their own game: Scientists prevent nests on utility poles
Researchers have announced they have found a way to prevent Monk Parakeets from building huge…