Data collected on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover indicate that water, in the form of…
Month: May 2015
Researchers hope to improve dental health by changing caregiver’s behavior
Studies have long associated low-income areas with poor oral health. But dental researchers have sensed…
Lens turns smartphone into a microscope: Costs only 3 cents
Researchers have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to…
Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?
The main job of pollen is to help seed the next generation of trees and…
The random raman laser: A new light source for the microcosmos
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a newly emerging technique known as random…
Personal cues can have a strong effect on craving in individuals with addiction
Unique person-specific cues — such as the presence of a specific friend or hearing a…
Lab test commonly used to assess water toxicity may not predict effects on field populations
Hyalella azteca are invertebrates that are widely used for sediment and water toxicity studies. Investigators…
Psychological technique helps smokers quite tobacco
Researchers have demonstrated that motivational interviewing can make smokers see tobacco as something disagreeable, thus…
Ocean currents disturb methane-eating bacteria
Bacteria that feed on methane can control its concentration once it is released from the…
Sixth DNA base discovered?
Is there a sixth DNA base? A team of researchers suggests that the methyl-adenine that…