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CO2 higher today than last 2.1 million years
18 Jun 2009
Study offers detailed look at past greenhouse gas levels IMAGE: This is Bärbel Hönisch with a mass spectrometer used to measure boron isotopes to reconstruct past CO2. Click here for more...
18 Jun 2009
Study offers detailed look at past greenhouse gas levels IMAGE: This is Bärbel Hönisch with a mass spectrometer used to measure boron isotopes to reconstruct past CO2. Click here for more...
Humans related to orangutans, not chimps, says new Pitt, Buffalo Museum of Science study
18 Jun 2009
Researchers propose new grouping for humans, orangutans and common ancestors and lay out a scenario of the migration and evolution of 'dental hominoids' in the Journal of Biogeography PITTSBURGH—New evidence underscores the theory of...
18 Jun 2009
Researchers propose new grouping for humans, orangutans and common ancestors and lay out a scenario of the migration and evolution of 'dental hominoids' in the Journal of Biogeography PITTSBURGH—New evidence underscores the theory of...
Mate selection: How does she know he'll take care of the kids?
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The male peacock's display attracts mates. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral...
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The male peacock's display attracts mates. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral...
Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
18 Jun 2009
In mice, recovery of microbiota that aid immune system is slow, incomplete IMAGE: In mice, University of Michigan researcher Vincent B. Young found that antibiotics significantly altered the protective colony of...
18 Jun 2009
In mice, recovery of microbiota that aid immune system is slow, incomplete IMAGE: In mice, University of Michigan researcher Vincent B. Young found that antibiotics significantly altered the protective colony of...
Success of Socrates Fellows program shows after 1 year
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Socrates Fellow Lindsay Lewellyn (center) teaches Castle Park High students how to test for diabetes using mock fluid specimens. Click here for more information. For...
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Socrates Fellow Lindsay Lewellyn (center) teaches Castle Park High students how to test for diabetes using mock fluid specimens. Click here for more information. For...
Human eye inspires advance in computer vision from Boston College researchers
18 Jun 2009
Novel linear solution doubles accuracy and is 10 times faster than prior techniques VIDEO: Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, Boston College computer scientists have developed a technique that lets...
18 Jun 2009
Novel linear solution doubles accuracy and is 10 times faster than prior techniques VIDEO: Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, Boston College computer scientists have developed a technique that lets...
NOAA report finds threats to California's Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
18 Jun 2009
A new NOAA report on the health of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair to good, but identifies several emerging threats to sanctuary...
18 Jun 2009
A new NOAA report on the health of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair to good, but identifies several emerging threats to sanctuary...
Newly revised handbook of space technology now available
18 Jun 2009
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is pleased to announce that the third edition of the Handbook of Space Technology is now available through AIAA's Library of Flight series June 18, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The...
18 Jun 2009
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is pleased to announce that the third edition of the Handbook of Space Technology is now available through AIAA's Library of Flight series June 18, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The...
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
18 Jun 2009
Newly Discovered Interferon Response May Offer Early Control of H5N1 Influenza Virus Researchers from Georgia suggest that the cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, reduced H5N1 influenza virus replication in mice and may offer some...
18 Jun 2009
Newly Discovered Interferon Response May Offer Early Control of H5N1 Influenza Virus Researchers from Georgia suggest that the cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, reduced H5N1 influenza virus replication in mice and may offer some...
Another JDRF partner moves research forward with collaboration agreement for diabetes treatment
18 Jun 2009
4th JDRF biotech partner in 18 months to work with bio-pharmaceutical company NEW YORK, June 18, 2009 – The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation said today that for the fourth time in 18 months, one of its biotech partners has signed a...
18 Jun 2009
4th JDRF biotech partner in 18 months to work with bio-pharmaceutical company NEW YORK, June 18, 2009 – The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation said today that for the fourth time in 18 months, one of its biotech partners has signed a...
Online tutorials help elementary school teachers make sense of science
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: David Brown, a professor in the U. of I. College of Education and expert in science education, says that interactive web-based science tutorials can be effective tools for helping elementary... Click...
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: David Brown, a professor in the U. of I. College of Education and expert in science education, says that interactive web-based science tutorials can be effective tools for helping elementary... Click...
Call for primary care reform from AAFP, ACP and AOA
18 Jun 2009
Represent more than 330,000 physicians, members treat majority of Medicare patients WASHINGTON – (June 18, 2009) – Leaders of three national organizations representing nearly a third of a million physicians today visited Capitol...
18 Jun 2009
Represent more than 330,000 physicians, members treat majority of Medicare patients WASHINGTON – (June 18, 2009) – Leaders of three national organizations representing nearly a third of a million physicians today visited Capitol...
Study: Economic value of NOAA's geodetic services at $2.4 billion
18 Jun 2009
Proposed modernization program to net additional $522 million The NOAA-managed National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the official U.S. government source for precise latitude, longitude and elevation measurements, provides more than $2.4...
18 Jun 2009
Proposed modernization program to net additional $522 million The NOAA-managed National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the official U.S. government source for precise latitude, longitude and elevation measurements, provides more than $2.4...
Using math to take the lag out of jet lag
18 Jun 2009
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using timed light exposure. The method is described in an article published June 19 in...
18 Jun 2009
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using timed light exposure. The method is described in an article published June 19 in...
Ancient drought and rapid cooling drastically altered climate
18 Jun 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, are teasing scientists who are now trying to use ancient records to predict future world climate. The events – one, a massive,...
18 Jun 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, are teasing scientists who are now trying to use ancient records to predict future world climate. The events – one, a massive,...
World's fastest and most sensitive astronomical camera
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The CCD220 detector at the core of the OCam camera has 240 x 240 pixels and has a readout noise ten times smaller than detectors in current use, making it... Click here for more...
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The CCD220 detector at the core of the OCam camera has 240 x 240 pixels and has a readout noise ten times smaller than detectors in current use, making it... Click here for more...
IBEX spacecraft detects fast neutral hydrogen coming from the moon
18 Jun 2009
Research also provides insight to particle 'recycling' processes in space IMAGE: NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer has made the first detection of neutral atoms coming from the Moon (background image). The...
18 Jun 2009
Research also provides insight to particle 'recycling' processes in space IMAGE: NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer has made the first detection of neutral atoms coming from the Moon (background image). The...
Magnetospheric Multiscale mission enters implementation phase
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission will use four identical spacecraft, variably spaced in Earth orbit, to make three-dimensional measurements of magnetospheric boundary regions and to examine the...
18 Jun 2009
IMAGE: NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission will use four identical spacecraft, variably spaced in Earth orbit, to make three-dimensional measurements of magnetospheric boundary regions and to examine the...
Could older population have enough exposure to past H1N1 flu strains to avoid infection?
18 Jun 2009
Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases expert proposes the concept in letter to editor PROVIDENCE, RI – A letter to the editor by Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, DO, identifies characteristics of...
18 Jun 2009
Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases expert proposes the concept in letter to editor PROVIDENCE, RI – A letter to the editor by Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, DO, identifies characteristics of...
Elephant-size loopholes sustain Thai ivory trade
18 Jun 2009
Bangkok, Thailand— Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also...
18 Jun 2009
Bangkok, Thailand— Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also...
NOAA forecast predicts large 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico this summer
18 Jun 2009
A team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University, and the University of Michigan is forecasting that the "dead zone" off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico...
18 Jun 2009
A team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University, and the University of Michigan is forecasting that the "dead zone" off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico...
Stevens' Business Process Management Day, June 22, 2009
18 Jun 2009
Full-day executive seminar for managers, business analysts, consultants, process managers HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology will hold its third annual Business Process Management...
18 Jun 2009
Full-day executive seminar for managers, business analysts, consultants, process managers HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology will hold its third annual Business Process Management...
UF astronomy team among first to use massive new telescope
18 Jun 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida astronomers is among the first in the world to make scientific-quality observations of the heavens using the newly completed Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest optical...
18 Jun 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida astronomers is among the first in the world to make scientific-quality observations of the heavens using the newly completed Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest optical...
Light sensor breakthrough could enhance digital cameras
18 Jun 2009
New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras TORONTO, ON – New research by a team of University of...
18 Jun 2009
New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras TORONTO, ON – New research by a team of University of...
Scientists create first comprehensive computer model of sunspots
18 Jun 2009
First model of entire sunspots shows striking, beautiful detail IMAGE: The interface between a sunspot's central and outer regions shows a complex structure. Click here for more...
18 Jun 2009
First model of entire sunspots shows striking, beautiful detail IMAGE: The interface between a sunspot's central and outer regions shows a complex structure. Click here for more...
Proceedings of NIAID workshop on immunity to malaria published
18 Jun 2009
WHAT: Researchers have made progress in developing malaria vaccines over the past few decades, but the goal remains a daunting challenge. Malaria has evolved to thwart almost every aspect of the human immune system. On March 16-17, 2009, the...
18 Jun 2009
WHAT: Researchers have made progress in developing malaria vaccines over the past few decades, but the goal remains a daunting challenge. Malaria has evolved to thwart almost every aspect of the human immune system. On March 16-17, 2009, the...
School program cuts problem behaviors in fifth graders in half
18 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A study by Oregon State University researchers suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviors in students. Fifth graders who previously participated...
18 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A study by Oregon State University researchers suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviors in students. Fifth graders who previously participated...
McGill University receives almost $63 million under CFI program to support 5 research projects
18 Jun 2009
Initiatives in green chemistry, broadband, embryology, cancer and disease therapy funded This release is available in French. Dr. Denis Thérien, Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) of McGill University today welcomed...
18 Jun 2009
Initiatives in green chemistry, broadband, embryology, cancer and disease therapy funded This release is available in French. Dr. Denis Thérien, Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) of McGill University today welcomed...
British Climate Act 'failed before it started'
18 Jun 2009
The British Climate Act is flawed and comprised of unrealistic and unobtainable targets, writes US academic Roger A Pielke Jr, in a journal paper published today, 18 June, 2009, in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters. As Pielke, a...
18 Jun 2009
The British Climate Act is flawed and comprised of unrealistic and unobtainable targets, writes US academic Roger A Pielke Jr, in a journal paper published today, 18 June, 2009, in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters. As Pielke, a...
WPI provost and department head elected American Society for Engineering Education fellows
18 Jun 2009
John A. Orr, provost at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Chemical Engineering Department Head David DiBiasio received the honor at ASEE's annual meeting on June 17; the grade of fellow recognizes of outstanding contributions to engineering...
18 Jun 2009
John A. Orr, provost at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Chemical Engineering Department Head David DiBiasio received the honor at ASEE's annual meeting on June 17; the grade of fellow recognizes of outstanding contributions to engineering...
U-M researcher and colleagues predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'
18 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a...
18 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a...
7th annual [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference 'Molecular Evolution' June 18-19, 2009
18 Jun 2009
The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Biozentrum of the University of Basel's 7th annual [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference "Molecular Evolution", opened today at the Congress Center in Basel. This year, the conference...
18 Jun 2009
The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Biozentrum of the University of Basel's 7th annual [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference "Molecular Evolution", opened today at the Congress Center in Basel. This year, the conference...
Study promotes educational reform based on school self-management
18 Jun 2009
Researchers from the University of Murcia (UM) have investigated the issue of cooperation between families and schools, and are proposing changes be made to the organisational structure of schools to allow families to take an active part in...
18 Jun 2009
Researchers from the University of Murcia (UM) have investigated the issue of cooperation between families and schools, and are proposing changes be made to the organisational structure of schools to allow families to take an active part in...
Antibiotics-resistant gulls worry scientists
18 Jun 2009
The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to antibiotics. The study...
18 Jun 2009
The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to antibiotics. The study...
Sunspots revealed in striking detail by supercomputers
18 Jun 2009
BOULDER--In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created the first-ever comprehensive...
18 Jun 2009
BOULDER--In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created the first-ever comprehensive...
Caltech researchers explore how cells reconcile mixed messages in decisions about growth
18 Jun 2009
Findings have implications for tissue engineering, understanding of tumor development IMAGE: This diagram shows how changes in the levels of both growth factors and contact inhibition affect the likelihood of...
18 Jun 2009
Findings have implications for tissue engineering, understanding of tumor development IMAGE: This diagram shows how changes in the levels of both growth factors and contact inhibition affect the likelihood of...
Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception
18 Jun 2009
Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among certain groups of teens, according to the study...
18 Jun 2009
Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among certain groups of teens, according to the study...
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
18 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what level of a...
18 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what level of a...
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