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Wiping out the world's mass migrations

Densely packed wildebeests flowing over the Serengeti, bison teeming across the Northern Plains—these iconic images extend from Hollywood epics to the popular…

Earth Sciences

Meteorite Bombardment: Boosting Earth’s Habitability

When a meteorite enters a planet's atmosphere, extreme heat causes some of the minerals and organic matter on its outer crust to be released as water and…

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Testing for Cancer: Predicting Metastasis Risk

If you had cancer and a genetic test could predict the risk of the tumor spreading aggressively, would you want to know – even if no treatments existed to help…

Studies and Analyses

Enhancing EU-USA Transport Research Cooperation

The study of the EU and USA transport research coordinating bodies, ECTRI (European Conference of Transport Research Institutes) and TRB (Transportation…

Life & Chemistry

Cute Facial Features Activate Reward Center in the Brain

The baby schema felt to be cute contains a series of child-like physical features, e.g. a large head with a high forehead, round cheeks and big eyes. Numerous…

Life & Chemistry

Aluminum-Oxide Nanopore Enhances DNA Analysis Methods

The nanopore sensor, made by drilling a tiny hole through a thin film of aluminum oxide, could ultimately prove capable of performing DNA analysis with a…

Life & Chemistry

Philippines’ quest for diesel from microalgae starts at UPLB

With this boost, Professor Emeritus Milagros R. Martinez-Goss of the University of the Philippines Los Baños has got the approval of the Department of Science…

Business and Finance

Franchise Index Drops 11.6% Amid Financial Market Decline

“By March 9, 2009, financial markets, as proxied by the S&P 500 Index, had dropped a shocking 25.1 percent from the beginning of the year, wiping out almost 15…

Environmental Conservation

Cornell Turns Half Its Waste Into High-Quality Compost

Cornell’s composting operation does more than turn food scraps and animal bedding into nutrient-rich compost: It reduces the university’s total waste stream by…

Earth Sciences

Unique Arctic Climate Data Uncovered in Drilled Cores

A team of scientists from the United States, Germany, Russia and Austria returned recently from a six-month sediment drilling expedition at a frozen lake in…

Environmental Conservation

Coral Reefs Show Unexpected Resilience Against Seaweed Threats

But reefs appear to be more resistant to one potential menace – seaweed – than previously thought, according to new research by a team of marine scientists…

Medical Engineering

New Diagnostic Method for Gout: Dual Energy CT Insights

However, a current study at the Vancouver General Hospital in Canada gives rise to speculation that dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) could radically…

Technology Offerings

New Method Accelerates Gas Detection and Identification

Prof. Schütze of Saarland University and his employees developed a method for fast detection and identification of gases and gas mixtures after the power-up of…

Physics & Astronomy

SCP 06F6: Stellar Explosion Reveals Unexpected Carbon Footprint

The strange object known as SCP 06F6 was first noted in 2006 by supernovae researchers in the US taking images with the Hubble Space Telescope, seeing it…

Health & Medicine

New Tools Enhance Colorectal Cancer Detection and Risk Assessment

The latest advances in polyp detection, assessment of colorectal cancer risk, and patient sedation during colonoscopy will be presented today at Digestive…

Corporate News

Siemens Invests EUR40M to Boost Steam Turbine Production in India

The company is to expand its steam turbine production in the state of Gujarat for approximately EUR40 million. A new production facility with a surface area of…

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