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Earth Sciences

Parting the Waters: Computer Modeling Applies Physics to Red Sea Escape Route

The computer simulations show that a strong east wind, blowing overnight, could have pushed water back at a bend where an ancient river is believed to have…

Health & Medicine

Hormone Oxytocin Improves Social Cognition But Only in Less Socially Proficient Individuals

Researchers at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Columbia University wanted to determine if oxytocin,…

Earth Sciences

Sudden Ocean Cooling Likely Aided Mid-20th Century Global Warming Hiatus in Northern Hemisphere

David W. J. Thompson, an atmospheric science professor at Colorado State University, is the lead author of the paper in the Sept. 23 Nature. Other authors are…

Life & Chemistry

Space-Tech Innovations Enhance Healthcare on Earth and Beyond

Engineers funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are developing a system that will provide an accurate patient history, assist in…

Trade Fair News

Velaro D High-Speed Train Debuts at InnoTrans 2010

The Velaro D, Germany's new high-speed train, is celebrating its world premiere at the InnoTrans 2010. Peter Löscher, Siemens CEO, presented today the latest…

Earth Sciences

Global Network Accesses Real Earthquake Video Simulations

The videos show waves of ground motion spreading out from an epicenter. In making them widely available, the team of computational seismologists and computer…

Life & Chemistry

Microbiologists find source of fungus’s damaging growth

This finding may eventually lead to targets for antifungal strategies, the scientists said.Patricia Carlisle, a Ph.D. student at the Health Science Center, and…

Studies and Analyses

Sexual Health Challenges for Women Post-Breast Cancer

Mary Panjari, PhD, of the Women's Health Program at Monash University, reported on the sexual well-being nearly two years after diagnosis and initial treatment…

Life & Chemistry

New TB Vaccine AERAS-422 Enters Clinical Testing Phase

Building on more than a decade of global scientific research, Aeras scientists have engineered a new investigational vaccine, called AERAS-422, which will…

Seminars Workshops

New Platform Connects Science and Policy for Sustainable Consumption

An international consortium launched a project aiming to connect scientific evidence on sustainable production and consumption (SCP) with policy makers’ needs…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Low Toxic Agents Target B-Cell Lymphomas and Leishmaniasis

Search for novel natural products from the extracts of various parts of plants is still an important pillar of modern drug research. Plants of the families…

Environmental Conservation

China's environmental challenges have global implications

The country's environmental challenges have worldwide implications, so more developed nations, such as the United States, need to help China adopt integrated…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Rice Growers Use Computers for Crop Insights and Predictions

Figuring out how a rice crop was faring used to be a head-scratching exercise with predictably unpredictable results.But now a few punches on a keyboard can…

Earth Sciences

Explore Titan: The Unique Atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon

Titan, one of Saturn's moons, is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere — ten times denser than the atmosphere of Earth. Five years ago, the…

Physics & Astronomy

UCLA and Caltech Physicists Discover Deep Space Magnetic Fields

Caltech physicist Shin'ichiro Ando and Alexander Kusenko, a professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA, report the discovery in a paper to be published in an…

Health & Medicine

'Synthetic lethality' strategy improves molecularly targeted cancer therapy

One well-validated molecular target for anti-cancer drugs is the epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR. Using a novel screening approach, investigators in…

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