All News

Physics & Astronomy

CALIFA Survey Reveals Insights From 100 Galaxies

The new data represent the first large-scale effort at “two plus one” mapping of galaxies: for every pixel within each two-dimensional image, a detailed…

Studies and Analyses

Delaying Radiation Therapy Raises Uterine Cancer Recurrence Risk

The study shows that for patients with uterine cancer not receiving chemotherapy, tumors were more likely to return if radiation therapy was delayed nine weeks…

Earth Sciences

NASA Observes Rapid Development of Tropical Storm Rosa

When NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Depression 17E at 5:41 a.m. EDT (0951 UTC) on Tuesday, October 30, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)…

Studies and Analyses

SSRI Use in Pregnancy: Risks of Miscarriage and Neonatal Issues

Elevated risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal health complications and possible longer term neurobehavioral abnormalities, including autism, suggest…

Health & Medicine

Standards for Advancing Rett Syndrome Research Efforts

Key researchers in this field now tackle this issue, proposing standards and guidelines for Rett syndrome research, in an Open Access review article published…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s AIRS Captures Tropical Cyclone Nilam Over Sri Lanka

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Cyclone Nilam on Oct. 29 at 2029 4:29…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Hurricane Sandy's Massive

NASA's CloudSat spacecraft overpassed Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012 at approximately 11:25 a.m. PDT (2:25 p.m. EDT) just as Sandy was approaching the…

Awards Funding

EU Grants €2.75 Million to Research Cloud Chemistry

Professor Dr. Stephan Borrmann receives a grant of EUR 2.75 million from the European Research Council (ERC) for research into the chemical composition of…

Environmental Conservation

U-M Launches $9 Million Effort to Strengthen Great Lakes Restoration While Advancing Research and Education

With a $4.5 million, three-year grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, the new University of Michigan Water Center will provide a solid…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hunt for Superbugs in Australian Animals

The University's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, based at the Roseworthy Campus, has received $110,000 in funding from Pfizer Animal Health Australia…

Information Technology

ORNL Debuts Titan Supercomputer

Titan will be 10 times more powerful than ORNL’s last world-leading system, Jaguar, while overcoming power and space limitations inherent in the previous…

Transportation and Logistics

Engineers Study How to Improve High-Speed Rail Ties Against Freezing, Thawing Conditions

The university's Kyle Riding, assistant professor of civil engineering, is leading a three-year study that looks at the freeze-thaw durability of concrete…

Physics & Astronomy

Additional Kepler Data Now Available to All Planet Hunters

As of Oct. 28, 2012, every observation from the extrasolar planet survey made by Kepler since its launch in 2009 through June 27, 2012, is available to…

Physics & Astronomy

New Technique Connects Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Based on electron beam-induced deposition (EBID), the work is believed to be the first to connect multiple shells of a multi-walled carbon nanotube to metal…

Health & Medicine

Study Suggests New Way to Prevent Recurrent Ear Infections

The bacterium nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) causes a wide range of diseases of both the lower and upper airways, including middle ear infection….

Environmental Conservation

Diversity and Abundance of Some Insect Fauna in Krau Wildlife Reserve Forest, Malaysia.

This study was initiated due to the changes taking place to the natural habitat of insects due to logging and development. These activities pose a great threat…

Feedback