Researchers have improved plasma performance by applying lithium coatings to the walls of fusion facilities. But a complete understanding of the mechanism…
Each second, the sun hurls millions of tons of hot, charged plasma gas into space. This volatile “solar wind” buffets the magnetosphere, the magnetic field…
Wind warnings along some coastal sections of British Columbia continued today as the storm moved through the region.
On Oct. 27 at 16:00 UTC (12 p.m. EDT) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Hanna straddling the border…
In a new study, biologists at the University of Vermont have discovered some queen ants that make sexual bondage into a life and death fight.
On Oct. 28 at 06:50 UTC (2:50 a.m. EDT) the MODIS instrument aboard Terra captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Nilofar after it developed an eye while…
Nitrogen is an essential component of all living systems, playing important roles in everything from proteins and nucleic acids to vitamins. It is the most…
They also have identified a plant defensive compound that might mimic DEET, a discovery that could pave the way for better and more affordable insect…
In this study published in Geology on 24 Oct. 2014, David S. Heeszel and colleagues use seismic recordings collected near Lake Gornersee in the Swiss Alps to…
In addition to their song, songbirds also have an extensive repertoire of calls. While the species-specific song must be learned as a young bird, most calls…
Some individuals are highly competitive and eager to get access to high-quality resources, while others seem to avoid competition, instead making prudent use…
With their new software the SnT researchers are able to forego the use of considerable amounts of computing capacity, enabling what they call micro mining….
A meta-analysis combining the results of several pharmacogenomic studies and involving over 40,000 research subjects now makes it possible to demonstrate a…
New research by physicists from Brown University puts the profound strangeness of quantum mechanics in a nutshell — or, more accurately, in a helium bubble.
“The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team recently developed a new computer tool to search Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) before and after image pairs…
The findings could lead to more definitive diagnoses of the syndrome and may also point to an underlying mechanism in the disease process.
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