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Earth Sciences

Arctic Sea Ice Loss: Key Changes in 2004 and 2005

Researchers found that the loss of perennial ice in the East Arctic Ocean, above Europe and Asia, neared 50 percent during that time as some of the ice moved…

Life & Chemistry

MIT's molecular sieve advances protein research

Separating proteins from complex biological fluids such as blood is becoming increasingly important for understanding diseases and developing new treatments….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Tiny Fuel Cell May Replace Batteries in Laptops and Gadgets

Chemists at Arizona State University in Tempe have created a tiny hydrogen-gas generator that they say can be developed into a compact fuel cell package that…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sheep Reproduction Linked to Endogenous Retroviruses Discovery

In particular, a class of endogenous retroviruses, known as endogenous retroviruses related to Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus or enJSRVs, are critical during the…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme Discovery: New Pathway for Neurotransmitter Production

The study, which was directed by Scripps Research Professor Benjamin Cravatt, Ph.D., is being published in the September 8 issue of The Journal of Biological…

Physics & Astronomy

Understanding Solar Flares: Nature’s Powerful Explosions

Solar flares are tremendous explosions on the surface of our Sun, releasing as much energy as a billion megatons of TNT in the form of radiation, high energy…

Studies and Analyses

Before dementia's first signs appear, weight-loss rate doubles in elderly

The study is the first to confirm in precise detail a link between weight loss and dementia tentatively identified a decade ago. Researchers report in the…

Physics & Astronomy

Pitt scientists help bring world's smallest test tubes 'From the Lab to the Fab'

Just by picking up the phone, Nobel Laureate and nanotube pioneer Richard Smalley convinced University of Pittsburgh R.K. Mellon Professor of Chemistry and…

Life & Chemistry

Jefferson Researchers Discover GRK2 Biomarker for Heart Failure

“These findings add to the growing evidence that GRK2 is a biomarker for heart failure,” says Walter Koch, Ph.D., director of the Center for Translational…

Life & Chemistry

New Catalyst Cleans Groundwater of Harmful Perchlorate

Found in solid-rocket fuel, roadside flares and fireworks, perchlorate is a dangerous contaminant that can disrupt thyroid function by interfering with the…

Business and Finance

Clearstream introduces the first ‘Collateral Re-use Service’

This new functionality will be introduced mid October. It will remove a key limitation to the growth of the European market share of triparty repo in that it…

Studies and Analyses

South Asian Men Face Urinary Issues More Than White Peers

Men over 40 living in Leicestershire, UK, were selected at random from the lists of family doctors and sent a postal questionnaire asking them about urinary…

Health & Medicine

“How young is your heart” World Heart Day, Sunday 24 September 2006

World Heart Day is run by the World Heart Federation's member organizations in more than 100 countries. Activities on the day include health checks, walks,…

Information Technology

UK e-Science Programme Wins Award for Grid Computing Leadership

The UK e-Science Programme has won a prestigious international award in the inaugural GRIDtoday Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards which are presented at the…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA experiments with spaceflight participant Ansari to ISS

The experiments in which Ansari will participate are in the area of human physiology: from the search of the effects of space radiation on the crew, to the…

Life & Chemistry

Global Initiative Launched to Decode All Genes

European scientists have been pioneers in this initiative, the structure of which is going to be similar to that of the International Human Genome Project…

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