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Arctic now traps 25 percent of World's carbon -- but that could change
14 Oct 2009
The arctic could potentially alter the Earth's climate by becoming a possible source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide. The arctic now traps or absorbs up to 25 percent of this gas but climate change could alter that amount, according to a...
14 Oct 2009
The arctic could potentially alter the Earth's climate by becoming a possible source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide. The arctic now traps or absorbs up to 25 percent of this gas but climate change could alter that amount, according to a...
Blue highways
16 Oct 2009
Evaluating Middle Stone Age riverine-based foraging, mobility and technology along the trunk tributaries of the Blue Nile WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Oct. 15,2009 - In January, Williams College Professor of Chemistry Anne Skinner, along with six...
16 Oct 2009
Evaluating Middle Stone Age riverine-based foraging, mobility and technology along the trunk tributaries of the Blue Nile WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Oct. 15,2009 - In January, Williams College Professor of Chemistry Anne Skinner, along with six...
New type of flying reptile discovered
13 Oct 2009
Discovered by scientists at the University of Leicester and the Geological Institute, Beijing, Darwin's pterodactyl preyed on flying dinosaurs and shows how a controversial type of evolution may have powered the origin of major new...
13 Oct 2009
Discovered by scientists at the University of Leicester and the Geological Institute, Beijing, Darwin's pterodactyl preyed on flying dinosaurs and shows how a controversial type of evolution may have powered the origin of major new...
Technology brings new insights to one of the oldest Middle Eastern languages still spoken
15 Oct 2009
Modern tools help scholars better understand the development Aramaic IMAGE: Tablets uncovered at Persepolis in Iran are covered with writing in Aramaic. The archive, being studied at the University of Chicago,...
15 Oct 2009
Modern tools help scholars better understand the development Aramaic IMAGE: Tablets uncovered at Persepolis in Iran are covered with writing in Aramaic. The archive, being studied at the University of Chicago,...
UNC study: Children can greatly reduce abdominal pain by using their imagination
12 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Miranda van Tilburg, Ph.D. is a researcher at University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Click here for more information. CHAPEL HILL – Children with...
12 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Miranda van Tilburg, Ph.D. is a researcher at University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Click here for more information. CHAPEL HILL – Children with...
NASA satellite tracking Typhoon Lupit on a march toward the northern Philippines
16 Oct 2009
3 instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite capture Lupit IMAGE: The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Typhoon Lupit heading west toward Luzon, at 12:45 a.m. EDT Oct. 16, 2009. Lupit was...
16 Oct 2009
3 instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite capture Lupit IMAGE: The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Typhoon Lupit heading west toward Luzon, at 12:45 a.m. EDT Oct. 16, 2009. Lupit was...
AGU journal highlights -- Oct. 13, 2009
13 Oct 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL). In this release: Ozone-destroying gas levels spike in Arctic middle atmosphere Lunar subsurface features mapped Climate...
13 Oct 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL). In this release: Ozone-destroying gas levels spike in Arctic middle atmosphere Lunar subsurface features mapped Climate...
Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings
18 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a photograph of a damaged ceiling in tomb KV6 in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. The top portion of the image shows areas damaged by water... Click here for more...
18 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a photograph of a damaged ceiling in tomb KV6 in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. The top portion of the image shows areas damaged by water... Click here for more...
On the road to fusion energy, an accelerator to study warm dense matter
16 Oct 2009
The evolution of NDCX-II IMAGE: Combinations of temperature and density that yield warm dense matter exist throughout the Universe, sometimes briefly, sometime long-term. Laser fusion experiments have briefly...
16 Oct 2009
The evolution of NDCX-II IMAGE: Combinations of temperature and density that yield warm dense matter exist throughout the Universe, sometimes briefly, sometime long-term. Laser fusion experiments have briefly...
Scientists urge EPA to adopt systems thinking
13 Oct 2009
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will celebrate its 40th birthday in 2010, but it may be approaching a mid-life crisis. A group of nationally recognized experts in environmental science, technology, and policy have...
13 Oct 2009
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will celebrate its 40th birthday in 2010, but it may be approaching a mid-life crisis. A group of nationally recognized experts in environmental science, technology, and policy have...
Children's Hospital oncology researcher elected to Institute of Medicine
13 Oct 2009
Thomas Curran, Ph.D., FRS, is expert in childhood brain cancers IMAGE: Thomas Curran, Ph.D., FRS, is a leading researcher in pediatric brain tumors. Click here for more...
13 Oct 2009
Thomas Curran, Ph.D., FRS, is expert in childhood brain cancers IMAGE: Thomas Curran, Ph.D., FRS, is a leading researcher in pediatric brain tumors. Click here for more...
JCI online early table of contents: Oct. 12, 2009
12 Oct 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: A balancing act in Parkinson disease: phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein Both genetic and pathologic data indicate a role for the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson disease. Previous studies have indicated that...
12 Oct 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: A balancing act in Parkinson disease: phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein Both genetic and pathologic data indicate a role for the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson disease. Previous studies have indicated that...
Experts summarize state of the science in autism disorders
14 Oct 2009
Research progresses on many fronts, but much work remains Scientific understanding and medical treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have advanced significantly over the past several years, but much remains to be done, say experts...
14 Oct 2009
Research progresses on many fronts, but much work remains Scientific understanding and medical treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have advanced significantly over the past several years, but much remains to be done, say experts...
Magnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than methods now in clinical use
12 Oct 2009
Improved magnetic-nano sensor chips are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current methods of cancer detection -- can scan any bodily fluid with high accuracy and search for up to 64 different cancer-associated proteins...
12 Oct 2009
Improved magnetic-nano sensor chips are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current methods of cancer detection -- can scan any bodily fluid with high accuracy and search for up to 64 different cancer-associated proteins...
Penn State to collaborate with Cyprus on research project
13 Oct 2009
Thousands of ancient Cyprian artifacts, images and documents will soon be available to view and search online, thanks to a research partnership between Penn State and the Cyprus Institute. Six Penn State researchers received a $250,000 EAGER...
13 Oct 2009
Thousands of ancient Cyprian artifacts, images and documents will soon be available to view and search online, thanks to a research partnership between Penn State and the Cyprus Institute. Six Penn State researchers received a $250,000 EAGER...
ICU patients on ventilators flex and stretch in study at Case Western Reserve University
16 Oct 2009
Few people have thought about providing an exercise workout in the intensive care unit, especially for patients on ventilators - even those who are comatose - but a researcher from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve...
16 Oct 2009
Few people have thought about providing an exercise workout in the intensive care unit, especially for patients on ventilators - even those who are comatose - but a researcher from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve...
Plant fossils give first real picture of earliest Neotropical rainforests
15 Oct 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers including a University of Florida paleontologist has used a rich cache of plant fossils discovered in Colombia to provide the first reliable evidence of how Neotropical rainforests looked 58...
15 Oct 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers including a University of Florida paleontologist has used a rich cache of plant fossils discovered in Colombia to provide the first reliable evidence of how Neotropical rainforests looked 58...
Prediction model superior to traditional criteria in bladder treatment decision
12 Oct 2009
Evidence that 'personalized medicine' leads to better outcomes ATLANTA--A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy. The analysis, to be...
12 Oct 2009
Evidence that 'personalized medicine' leads to better outcomes ATLANTA--A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy. The analysis, to be...
DOE to explore scientific cloud computing at Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
14 Oct 2009
ARGONNE, IL and BERKELEY, CA – Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation's scientific community? A new program funded by the...
14 Oct 2009
ARGONNE, IL and BERKELEY, CA – Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation's scientific community? A new program funded by the...
24-carat gold 'snowflakes' improve graphene's electrical properties
13 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Kansas State University engineers named structures like these snowflake-shaped gold nanostars, or SFGNs. These "snowflakes " are how gold formed on sheets of graphene floating in a solution. Click here...
13 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Kansas State University engineers named structures like these snowflake-shaped gold nanostars, or SFGNs. These "snowflakes " are how gold formed on sheets of graphene floating in a solution. Click here...
Super sticky barnacle glue cures like blood clots
16 Oct 2009
Barnacles are a big problem for boats. Adhering to the undersides of vessels, carpets of the crustaceans can increase fuel consumption by as much as 25%. Ship owners would love to know how to stop these hitchhikers gluing on, but before you...
16 Oct 2009
Barnacles are a big problem for boats. Adhering to the undersides of vessels, carpets of the crustaceans can increase fuel consumption by as much as 25%. Ship owners would love to know how to stop these hitchhikers gluing on, but before you...
Scientists to use artificial photosynthesis and nanotubes to generate hydrogen fuel with sunlight
14 Oct 2009
US Department of Enregy awards $1.7 million to explore new 'green' energy creation A team of four chemists at the University of Rochester have begun work on a new kind of system to derive usable hydrogen fuel from water using only...
14 Oct 2009
US Department of Enregy awards $1.7 million to explore new 'green' energy creation A team of four chemists at the University of Rochester have begun work on a new kind of system to derive usable hydrogen fuel from water using only...
World's oldest submerged town dates back 5,000 years
16 Oct 2009
Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago — at...
16 Oct 2009
Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago — at...
New AIAA book explores space architecture
15 Oct 2009
October 15, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced the publication of a new book, "Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture." Written by A. Scott Howe and...
15 Oct 2009
October 15, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced the publication of a new book, "Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture." Written by A. Scott Howe and...
CSIRO medal winners
14 Oct 2009
IMAGE: CSIRO Awards recognizes individuals and teams that have made an impact to CSIRO's delivery of science. Click here for more information. From the behaviour of invasive ants...
14 Oct 2009
IMAGE: CSIRO Awards recognizes individuals and teams that have made an impact to CSIRO's delivery of science. Click here for more information. From the behaviour of invasive ants...
Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to owners
13 Oct 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Animals shelter officials housing lost pets that had been implanted with a microchip were able to find the owners in almost three out of four cases in a recently published national study. According to the research, the...
13 Oct 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Animals shelter officials housing lost pets that had been implanted with a microchip were able to find the owners in almost three out of four cases in a recently published national study. According to the research, the...
NIMBioS hosts 200 undergraduates at national research conference
15 Oct 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 200 undergraduates and faculty from more than 40 academic institutions in North America will gather Oct. 23-24 in Knoxville for the first annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and...
15 Oct 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 200 undergraduates and faculty from more than 40 academic institutions in North America will gather Oct. 23-24 in Knoxville for the first annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and...
Growing geodesic carbon nanodomes
12 Oct 2009
Tiny carbon islands bubble up at the center to form nanoscopic geodesic domes IMAGE: Carbon atoms form dome structures on iridium substrates, en route to forming larger scale graphene sheets. Click here for...
12 Oct 2009
Tiny carbon islands bubble up at the center to form nanoscopic geodesic domes IMAGE: Carbon atoms form dome structures on iridium substrates, en route to forming larger scale graphene sheets. Click here for...
Performance reviews are raising council standards, say researchers
18 Oct 2009
George Boyne, Professor of Public Sector Management at Cardiff University, who conducted the research along with Oliver James, Peter John and Nicolai Petrovsky said: "This is a good news story for local government. It shows that local...
18 Oct 2009
George Boyne, Professor of Public Sector Management at Cardiff University, who conducted the research along with Oliver James, Peter John and Nicolai Petrovsky said: "This is a good news story for local government. It shows that local...
GOES-P satellite preparing for launch in March 2010
16 Oct 2009
Satellite instruments undergoing testing IMAGE: The GOES-P instrument team is pictured here in the Boeing facility with the GOES-P satellite after completion of the instrument testing. Click here for more...
16 Oct 2009
Satellite instruments undergoing testing IMAGE: The GOES-P instrument team is pictured here in the Boeing facility with the GOES-P satellite after completion of the instrument testing. Click here for more...
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