The combined supercomputing power of the UK and US ‘national grids’ has enabled scientists to…
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People Had More Intense Dreams After Sept. 11, 2001, Sleep Research Shows
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed our lives in a number of different…
Secret Of The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant’s Slurp — Solved At Last
Splash! Ooch! Yum! And so another unsuspecting insect victim of Nepenthes alata (N. alata), commonly…
Smoking Can Double Risk Of Colorectal Polyps
Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps, the suspected underlying cause of…
Building Safety Into Robots, Cars, Planes And Medical Equipment
Revolutionary technology aims to ‘make safety a sure thing.’ Aircraft, cars, medical equipment and industrial…
Anemia Treatment May Improve or Worsen Disease, Based on Timing
A treatment commonly given for anemia, promotes blood-vessel growth in the eye, an effect that…
New Method For Creating Self-Assembling, Nanoscale Materials
While biomedical, electronics, and other branches of research are marching steadily into the realm of…
Chronic Insomnia Can Predict Future Functioning Of Adolescents
Youths with insomnia, particularly chronic insomnia, are at greater risk of future somatic and especially…
‘The Spider’ On Mercury: MESSENGER Spacecraft Streams Back Surprises
The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new…
Lab-on-Chip Technology: Scientists Bring MRI/NMR To Microreactors
In a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially…