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Earth Sciences

Mars Gullies Origins Revealed: Insights from New Research

Research professor Vincent F. Chevrier and graduate student Travis S. Altheide of the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences report their findings in…

Studies and Analyses

Antarctic Predators’ Foraging Habits Unaffected by Storms

Entitled, “Submesoscale distribution of Antarctic krill and its avian and pinniped predators before and after a near gale,” the team’s research shows that the…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Uncover Key Protein in Lyme Disease Research

The findings suggest that the bacterial protein, which aids in transporting the metal manganese, is essential for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy

In conjunction with Galileo's birthday on Feb. 15, NASA is releasing images from its Great Observatories — the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space…

Environmental Conservation

NSF Funds Water and Environment Technology Center Innovations

These new technologies include improved monitoring of large-scale water distribution systems to sensors at individual households capable of detecting dangerous…

Life & Chemistry

Plants Shift Upward: New Insights on Climate Change Impact

The flowering ranges of 93 plant species moved uphill during 1994 to 2003, compared to where the same species flowered the previous ten years. During the…

Life & Chemistry

Connecting Molecular Wires: Nature’s Solar Energy Innovators

Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are masters of everything to do with solar energy because they are able to almost completely transform…

Automotive Engineering

Accidental Wireless: Innovating Emergency Calls After Crashes

Following a rollover automobile accident, driver and passengers are usually unable to call for help. So, unless the accident occurs on a busy road, rescue is…

Environmental Conservation

Salamander Populations Plummet in Central America: Study Insights

The decline of amphibian populations worldwide has been documented primarily in frogs, but salamander populations also appear to have plummeted, according to a…

Physics & Astronomy

First Lab Experiment Models Stellar Jets and Their Knots

“The predominant theory says that jets are essentially fire hoses that shoot out matter in a steady stream, and the stream breaks up as it collides with gas…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Disparities in Minority Health-Care Clinics

A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine may shed new light on why minority Americans have poorer health outcomes from chronic conditions…

Environmental Conservation

New ORNL Tool Measures Cropland CO2 Emissions Effectively

This information is vital for examining changes in cropland production and management techniques and could play an even bigger role as more land is devoted to…

Medical Engineering

3-D Innovations in Cancer Diagnosis by UW Engineers

Eric Seibel, a UW mechanical engineering associate professor, and his colleagues have worked in collaboration with VisionGate, Inc., a privately held company…

Health & Medicine

Body’s Defenses May Worsen Chronic Lung Diseases in Smokers

In a preclinical research study, UC environmental health scientists have identified a link between cigarette smoke and activation of a specific cellular…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Batteries Boosted: Rice University’s Hybrid Energy Innovation

Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars. That's essentially the finding of a team of Rice University researchers who have created hybrid…

Health & Medicine

New Research Extends Stroke Therapy Window Beyond Nine Hours

“Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.,” said the study's lead author, William A. Copen, M.D., Director of Advanced Magnetic Resonance…

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