Researchers have succeeded in creating and capturing rogue waves. In their experiments, they have discovered…
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Skin Color Evolution In Fish And Humans Determined By Same Genetic Machinery
Despite the vast evolutionary gulf between humans and the three-spined stickleback fish, the two species…
Fuel Cells Help Make Noisy, Hot Generators A Thing Of The Past
Advances in fuel desulfurization and reforming lead to a successful demonstration of a portable fuel…
Blood Pressure Drug Telmisartan Shows Powerful Activity Against Stroke, Study Suggests
Telmisartan, a drug widely used to help control blood pressure, may have uniquely potent activity…
Reversible Data Transfers From Light To Sound
As a step towards designing tomorrow’s super-fast optical communications networks, scientists have demonstrated a way…
NIH Panel Seeks To Dispel Stigma Associated With Fecal And Urinary Incontinence
An independent panel convened this week by the NIH found that fewer than half of…
UN warns on soaring food prices
Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the…
Ape To Human: Walking Upright May Have Protected Heavy Human Babies
The transition from apes to humans may have been partially triggered by the need to…
New Approach For Attacking Lupus Identified
Investigators have identified two new targets for drugs aimed at controlling lupus. If companies are…
New Imaging System Maps Nanomechanical Properties
NIST has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials —…