A new study examining the financial viability of solar-heated biomass gasification technologies that produce a…
Month: February 2015
New evidence of global warming: Remote lakes in Ecuador not immune to climate change
A study of three remote lakes in Ecuador has revealed the vulnerability of tropical high…
Electricity from biomass with carbon capture could make western US carbon-negative
Biomass conversion to electricity combined with technologies for capturing and storing carbon, which should become…
Amber fossil links earliest grasses, dinosaurs and fungus used to produce LSD
A perfectly preserved amber fossil from Myanmar has been found that provides evidence of the…
Inherited gene variations tied to treatment-related hearing loss in cancer patients
Investigators have discovered inherited genetic variations that are associated with rapid hearing loss in young…
Origins of colorectal cancer tumor cells traced
For the first time, cancer researchers have traced the origins of colorectal cancer cells, finding…
Sunlight and vitamin D levels higher for coastal populations
People living close to the coast in England have higher vitamin D levels than inland…
World thunderstorm ‘map’ key to assessing climate change
New research will likely be crucial to measuring the impact of climate change on thunderstorms…
Controlling genes with light: Light-activated genes might be precisely controlled and targeted
Researchers have demonstrated a new way to activate genes with light, allowing precisely controlled and…
Earth’s surprise inside: Geologists unlock mysteries of the planet’s inner core
Seismic waves are helping scientists to plumb the world’s deepest mystery: the planet’s inner core….