Anti-satellite weapons and space debris are increasing threats to the security of outer space. This is a key finding from the newly released Space Security…
“We are simplifying and miniaturizing the analytical processes so we can do this work in the field, away from traditional laboratories, with very fast analysis…
The Talking Points urban orientation system was developed at the University of Michigan. Researchers will present their work at two conferences on Sept. 24.”Blind people can get from point A to point B. They learn to count steps if they have to, but they miss the journey because they don't always know what they're passing. The idea behind Talking Points is to enhance the journey,” said James Knox, adaptive technology coordinator for the University's Information Technology Central Services and one of the system's developers….
The findings published this week in Nature Genetics are expected to help dog breeders gradually reduce the number of Labradors with the trait in future…
The 34-year-old evolutionary biologist will receive 500.000 Dollars over the next five years from the MacArthur Foundation. The extraordinary thing about this…
Plants that grow more slowly stay fresh longer. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tuebingen have shown that certain small…
Pacific iguanas have almost disappeared as the result of human presence. Two species were eaten to extinction after people arrived nearly 3,000 years ago. The…
Walnut trees respond to stress by producing significant amounts of a chemical form of aspirin, scientists have discovered. The finding, by scientists at the…
For years, researchers have known that high blood pressure causes blood vessels to contract and low blood pressure causes blood vessels to relax. Until…
Many companies use CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in their marketing and therefore want to find a simple company-friendly way to use the concept. But…
The only scientific team to successfully brave Hurricane Ike's knock-down winds and swells in Galveston was the DOW, the Doppler on Wheels mobile weather radar…
A new analysis of dust from the comet Wild 2, collected in 2004 by NASA's Stardust mission, has revealed an oxygen isotope signature that suggests an…
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have…
That's because the new fuels are identical at the molecular level to their petroleum-based counterparts. The only difference is where they come from.Funded by…
A study published in the September 19 issue of Science shows that an innovative yet contentious fisheries management strategy called “catch shares” can reverse…
Improved agricultural productivity can help developing countries reduce their reliance on international emergency food relief following natural disasters. This…
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