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Environmental Conservation

Decline in Male Births: U.S. and Japan Study Insights

In a review of all births in both countries, the University of Pittsburgh-led study found significantly fewer boys being born relative to girls in the U.S. and…

Materials Sciences

Changeable Conductivity Plastic: A Breakthrough in Wiring

Loo, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, studies the plastic called polyaniline because it could serve as flexible, inexpensive wiring in future…

Life & Chemistry

How Chronic Infections Alter Immune Response Dynamics

After a viral infection, a small percentage of the T cells generated to kill virus-infected cells remain on guard to establish long-term immunity. These…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Can Trees Really Offset Our Carbon Footprint? New Study Insights

But the study concludes that planting new trees in certain parts of the planet may actually warm the Earth.The new study, which combines climate and…

Health & Medicine

Smoking and caffeine may protect against Parkinson's disease

The findings suggest that both genetic and environmental factors may influence the development of Parkinson's, a progressive neurodegenerative disease marked…

Environmental Conservation

Combatting Desertification: Insights from the DESIRE Project

A newly launched research project is working to fight the phenomenon with new conservation strategies. Funded under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6),…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring the Mystery of Spiral Arms in Space Discoveries

The results, obtained by a team from the University of Maryland (USA), took advantage of the unique capabilities of the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton…

Physics & Astronomy

LHC Achieves Coldest Temperatures in Superconducting History

Although just one-eighth of the LHC ring, this sector is the world’s largest superconducting installation. The entire 27-kilometre LHC ring needs to be cooled…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Exploring Human Emotions in Relation to Plants

The dissertation Life, Mood, and Meaning deals with the relationship between humans and things, addressing the feelings of humans in relation to plants in the…

Studies and Analyses

New Internet Questionnaire Accurately Identifies Depression

Chao-Cheng Lin of the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yu-Chuan Li of the National Yang-Ming University, and other colleagues in Taiwan developed the…

Earth Sciences

Dramatic Climate Shifts During the Last Ice Age Revealed

”The climate 60 000 years ago was cooler than today, but the vigorous melting of large ice masses in America and the Antarctic gave a chain reaction all the…

Studies and Analyses

New approach to 'war on terror' revealed in study

Commenting on the release of a major new study from Oxford Research Group (ORG), the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said: “This incisive study is radical in the…

Studies and Analyses

Calorie Restriction’s Impact on Glycemic Load: New Study Insights

The study, part of the multi-center Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Restricting Intake of Energy (CALERIE) trial, funded by the National…

Environmental Conservation

Tropical forests — Earth's air conditioner

But a new study suggests that, as a way to fight global warming, the effectiveness of this strategy depends heavily on where these trees are planted. In…

Earth Sciences

High-Resolution Imaging Transforms Earth Sciences Research

The researchers adapted technology developed for near-surface exploration of reservoirs of oil and gas to image the core-mantle boundary some 2,900 kilometers,…

Medical Engineering

PneuStep — MRI-safe motor makes robotic biopsies possible

Engineers at the Johns Hopkins Urology Robotics Lab report the invention of a motor without metal or electricity that can safely power remote-controlled…

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