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Mercury Contamination in Fish: Global Warning Issued

Developed at the Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant last August in Madison, Wis., the declaration is a synopsis of the latest…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers find suntan's 'master regulator'

The team discovered in studies of mice and human skin that p53, a gene best known for keeping tumors at bay, is ultimately responsible for activating the…

Interdisciplinary Research

Salamander Robot: A Breakthrough in Bio-Inspired Innovation

In a paper appearing in the March 9, 2007 issue of the journal Science, scientists from the EPFL in Switzerland and the INSERM research center/University of…

Earth Sciences

Prototype Space Probe Prepares To Explore Earth’s Deepest Sinkhole

If all goes well with this second round of testing and exploration, the team will return in May for a full-scale exploration of the Zacatón system.Sinking more…

Earth Sciences

Carbon Dioxide’s Impact on Ocean Hurricane Intensity

Hurricanes can gain or lose intensity with startling quickness, a phenomenon never more obvious than during the historic 2005 hurricane season that spawned the…

Studies and Analyses

Study takes next step — Why women suffer more knee injuries

A recent study of 10 female and 10 male NCAA athletes completed within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland Clinic found that female…

Earth Sciences

NASA and USGS Unveil Detailed Satellite Images of Antarctica

“These images give us incredibly detailed views of the Antarctic ice sheet surface and serve as maps for many locations that have never been mapped before,”…

Life & Chemistry

Transport interrupted — Texas A&M biologists trace cause of early blindness to tissue defect

The findings, funded by Fight for Sight and the National Institutes of Health, are published in the March 5-9 online Early Edition (EE) of the Proceedings of…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists uncover link between ocean's chemical processes and microscopic floating plants

Scientists have discovered that increased levels of ocean acidity and carbon dioxide concentrations have resulted in unexpected changes in oceanic chemical…

Life & Chemistry

New Antifungal Drug Shows Promise Against TB Infection

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a highly contagious disease of the lungs that was thought to have been virtually eliminated by the 1960s, but is now resurgent and…

Earth Sciences

CryoSat-2 Satellite: Key Steps Toward Polar Recovery

The CryoSat-2 satellite replaces CryoSat, which was lost as a result of launch failure in October 2005. With the threat of receding ice cover in the polar…

Health & Medicine

Kidney Stone Risks: Urgent Guidelines Needed for Travel Workers

Urologists have called for UK transport companies to put stringent staff guidelines in place to tackle the condition, which can cause sudden, severe and…

Health & Medicine

Superchilled Food Extends Freshness of Salmon and Pork

Tests have shown that superchilled salmon fillets stay fresh four or five days longer, while the shelf life of pork chops treated in this way is extended by as…

Life & Chemistry

Research reveals watching dogs walk can teach humans new tricks

New research by scientists at the Royal Veterinary College, published in this month’s Journal of Experimental Biology, has found that dogs walk in very much…

Physics & Astronomy

NEXT exploration mission – call for ideas

Proposals and suggestions are sought from Industry, Technical Centres and the Scientific Community for mission concepts that would combine, in the spirit of…

Physics & Astronomy

XMM-Newton Uncovers Mystery of Magnificent Seven Celestial Object

The discovery casts some doubt on the recent interpretation that this object is a highly exotic celestial object known as a quark star. The magnificent seven…

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