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Earth Sciences

Glacier Movements: Linking Climate Changes Across Hemispheres

Results of a new study add evidence that climate swings in the northern hemisphere over the past 12,000 years have been tightly linked to changes in the…

Physics & Astronomy

Twin Keck Telescopes Uncover Secrets of Dual Dust Disks

The centerpiece of the study is the Keck Interferometer Nuller (KIN), a device that combines light captured by both of the giant telescopes in a way that…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

MSU Scientist Maps Potato Genome to Boost Crop Yields

“The potato is the most important vegetable worldwide,” said Robin Buell, an MSU associate professor of plant biology. She was part of the consortium that…

Studies and Analyses

Rough day at work? You won't feel like exercising

Have you ever sat down to work on a crossword puzzle only to find that afterwards you haven't the energy to exercise? Or have you come home from a rough day at…

Health & Medicine

Diabetes Drug Slows Muscle Wasting in Cancer Complications

And in an animal study, a diabetes drug that promotes insulin sensitivity slowed the progression of muscle wasting and fat loss, the main consequences of a…

Studies and Analyses

Use It or Lose It? Study Suggests the Brain Can Remember a “Forgotten” Language

Our subjective impression is often that the neglected language completely fades away from our memory. But does “use it or lose it” apply to foreign languages?…

Studies and Analyses

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease Rising in the U.S.

A research team led by epidemiologists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, analyzed…

Materials Sciences

Engineers Produce ‘How-To’ Guide for Controlling the Structure of Nanoparticles

Now researchers from North Carolina State University have learned how to consistently create hollow, solid and amorphous nanoparticles of nickel phosphide,…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme MMP-8 Linked to Clogged Arteries and High Blood Pressure

They have discovered that an enzyme called matrix metalloproteinase-8 plays a crucial role in raising blood pressure and causing abnormal build-up of cells in…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover Method to Confuse Insects’ Crop Scent

Lead researcher Dr Antony Hooper of Rothamsted Research, an institute of BBSRC said: “One way in which insects find each other and their hosts is by smell, or…

Health & Medicine

Viagra Relatives Show Promise in Treating Enlarged Hearts

In heart failure, which affects about 5.7 million Americans, the heart gradually loses the ability to pump with enough force to supply the body with blood. One…

Physics & Astronomy

Miniature X-Ray Source: Wiggling Electrons Break New Ground

The potential of laser technology seems inexhaustible. Fresh proof has now been presented by an international team at Munich's Cluster of Excellence “Munich…

Event News

Babson Entrepreneurship Forum – “Action Drives Results”

This year’s Forum features the Ideas Into Action Business Plan Competition at 2:30 p.m. The top three winning plans will receive a $20,000+ prize including…

Medical Engineering

Jefferson and Delaware Research Team to Create 3D Touch-and-Feel Genetic Images of Cancer

The investigators will also design novel radiopharmaceuticals that will scan for gene activity of the disease and present the results in a realistic…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agronomy Society Welcomes USDA Initiative on Mississippi River Basin

“Clean water and profitable crop production are possible with deployment of crop production practices that have been developed by ASA members. The initiative…

Information Technology

Ants Vs. Worms: New Computer Security Mimics Nature

Unlike traditional security devices, which are static, these “digital ants” wander through computer networks looking for threats, such as “computer worms” —…

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