Every year, storms over West Africa disturb millions of tons of dust and strong winds…
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Learning About Brains From Computers, And Vice Versa
For many years, Tomaso Poggio’s lab at MIT ran two parallel lines of research. Some…
Managing Uncertainty Important In Ecological Balance
The balance of nature looms prominently in the public mind these days. Climate change, genetically…
Wizkid Robot Hones In On Human Faces And Encourages Interaction
There’s a kid waiting to meet you at the Museum of Modern Art in New…
Evolutionary History Of SARS Supports Bats As Virus Source
Scientists who have studied the genome of the virus that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome…
Antarctic Life Hung By A Thread During Ice Ages
The extreme cold and environmental conditions of past Ice Ages have been even more severe…
MRSA: Mathematical Modeling Offers New Approaches To Fight Dual-resistant Hospital Infections
A mathematical model that looks at different strategies for curbing hospital-acquired infections suggests that antimicrobial…
Melting Snow Provides Clues For Acidification
Scientists investigate accumulated sulfate and nitrate in New England snow and follow it after the…
Obesity: Behavioral Changes Needed To Keep The Pounds Off
Ppeople who are most successful in preventing weight gain, and dieters who lose weight and…
Review of biofuels welcome, but RTFO must be put on hold
Friends of the Earth welcomed the DfT?s review of the environmental impact of biofuels, but…