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Economists Say Economic Crisis Will Cause More Retirements

Wellesley College economists Courtney Coile and Phillip Levine have published a new paper, “The Market Crash and Mass Layoffs: How the Current Economic Crisis…

Health & Medicine

Are Common Pills and Plastics Feminizing Fish, Endangering People?

In fact, a recent report found that one third of small mouth bass were feminized in nine major U.S. river basins, and almost all of the rivers and streams…

Studies and Analyses

Household Robots Do Not Protect Users' Security and Privacy

It's not a question of evil robots, but of robots that can be misused.”A lot of attention has been paid to robots becoming more intelligent and turning evil,”…

Life & Chemistry

Inside the First Bird, Surprising Signs of a Dinosaur

In fact, the landmark study led by paleobiologist Gregory M. Erickson of The Florida State University has upended the iconic first-known-bird image of…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Identify Mechanism that Helps Bacteria Avoid Destruction in Cells

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University, the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and Yale University reported in PLoS ONE, a way in which intracellular pathogens…

Studies and Analyses

Important defence against stomach ulcer bacterium identified

The study was conducted in collaboration with researchers at universities in Brisbane and Melbourne and has been published in the scientific journal Public…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum-limited Measurement Method for Nanosensors

New fabrication techniques have enabled the development of on-chip mechanical elements whose dimensions are on the nanometre (one millionth mm) scale. Their…

Life & Chemistry

Cell death occurs in the same way in plants, animals, and humans

Now an international constellation of research teams, including one at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has shown that parts of the genetic…

Technology Offerings

Alpha-Magnetometer – Robust, reliable and simple laser magnetometer for biological fields

The measurement of biological magnetic fields relies mostly on SQUID technology. However, the high level of running cost (for cooling) and the complex…

Health & Medicine

Breast Cancer and Vitamin D: Why Women Need Higher Levels

Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute…

Life & Chemistry

Better Solar Cells: Chemists Control Light-Harvesting Paths

“This gives us a new way of studying light-matter interactions,” said Valeria Kleiman, a UF associate professor of chemistry. “It enables us to study not just…

Health & Medicine

How Obesity Heightens Risks of Sleep-Disordered Breathing

According to the study, to be published in the October 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, an official publication of…

Life & Chemistry

Bug splatter on your car's windshield is a treasure trove of genomic biodiversity

In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists answered this question, utilizing a novel analysis pipeline that will accelerate future studies of…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Human Genome’s 3-D Structure Unveiled

Scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, paving the way for new insights into genomic function and expanding our…

Architecture & Construction

University of Arizona Unveils New Smart Building Designs

After two years of design, experimentation, fund-raising and building, the University of Arizona's Solar Decathlon team has completed construction of its…

Earth Sciences

Typhoon Melor and Tropical Storm Parma: Double Trouble Hits

There's double-trouble in the Western Pacific with one typhoon and one tropical storm bringing soaking rains, dangerous surf and gusty winds to two different…

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