Nov.13,2008 — In an unprecedented discovery, a team of Canadian, U.S. and British astronomers have used telescopes atop the summit of a dormant Hawaiian volcano to capture images of three giant planets orbiting a star known as HR 8799.
Bovine aortic endothelial cells are treated with a drug thatdoes not permit acidity to increase enough to dissolve thenanoparticles. Dark circles are the cell nuclei. Image isapprox. 1/10 millimeter across. 11NOV08 — Medical researchers are looking at any number of new methods to get drugs t...
Dalhousie Professor Steve Shaw...and spittlebug friend. November 11, 2008 — Before now, the spittlebug’s main claim to fame has been its ability to blow bubbles out of its backside. But now the lowly spittlebug (so named because it can whip up a frothy covering that looks like human spi...
February 9 2009 - Newswise — Memory loss, cognitive impairment, brain cell degeneration and cell death were prevented or reversed in several animal models after treatment with a naturally occurring protein...
February 6 2009 - Newswise — For sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a new study shows that losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce OSA symptoms and associated disorders,...
Qi-Long Ying, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cell and Neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, researcher at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative...
December 26, 2008 - Newswise — Researchers have discovered two enzymes that, when combined, could be involved in the earliest stages of cancer. Manipulating these enzymes genetically might lead to targeted...
A succesful coral transplant site in Aceh, Indonesia, some four years after the tsunami. December 26, 2008 - Newswise — A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society...
LEO stands for low Earth orbit and is the region of space within 2,000 km of the Earth's surface. It is the most concentrated area for orbital debris. Outer space security has become an increasingly...
Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project, funded by the U.S. Air Force Multi University...
A U.S.-operated Iridium satellite -- one of a 66-member commercial constellation of communications satellites -- and a Russian satellite designated Cosmos 2251 collided on February 10. February 13...
Credit: H. Van Winckel, M. Cohen, H. Bond, T. Gull, ESA, and NASA A Hubble Space Telescope image of the Red Rectangle, approximately 2,300 light years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros. What appears...
NASA Mission Specialist Richard Arnold II. February 4 2009 - Newswise — Teacher, scientist, world traveler, aquanaut, astronaut, Terp. NASA Mission Specialist Richard Arnold II has just about done...
An El Nino Pacific Ocean warming event that caused the second warmest tropical October in 31 years didn't stop the continental U.S. from seeing its second coldest October in that same time, according to...
Smaller regional airports may pose a bigger air pollution threat than previously thought. Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major...
Andy Hong, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Utah, used a chemical reactor similar to the one shown here to develop and test a new method for removing pollutants,...
March 30, 2009 - Newswise — The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study. Since...
Geoscientist Francisco Cruz of the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, on the floor of a cave where the team collected stalagmites for radiometric dating and chemical analysis. The red clay floor is...
Scientists in Ohio and France have explained some strange atomic behavior, and made a discovery that could ultimately make MRI images sharper. This graphic depicts the quantum mechanical principle...
by Jill Sakai November 27, 2008 Polycarbonate, a type of polymer glass, can be bent (sheet), mashed (cylinder), or twisted (rod) without breaking Photo: Hau-Nan Lee Plastics are everywhere in our...
Artist's conception of male Maiacetus inuus with opaque skeleton overlay. February 4 2009 - Newswise — Two newly described fossil whales---a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal...
January 11, 2009 - Newswise — When Charles Darwin published his landmark book On the Evolution of Species in 1859, his theories on evolution were quickly accepted by the vast majority of scientists....
Gregory M.Erickson, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleobiology, The Florida State University December 18, 2008 - Newswise — Sure, they’re polygamous, but male emus...
December 10, 2008 - Newswise — In 1859, the United States was still two years from the beginning of the Civil War, yet there were signs that things were about to change. John Brown led a raid on the...
December 9, 2008 - Newswise — “In many ways, the Somali pirates bear a striking resemblance to those of the so-called ‘Golden Age’ of pirates in the late 17th and early 18th centuries,” says...
A gene in the brain that was not previously linked to mood disorders could have a role in biopolar, depression, and schizophrenic conditions. Pharmacy scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore...
The Rotating Snakes optical illusion: The concentric circles on this static image appear to rotate. New research shows this isn't our imaginations February 3 2009 - Newswise — Ever get a little motion...
The University of Alabama in Huntsville has established the Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory. February 3 2009 - Newswise — A unique laboratory has been established at The University of Alabama...
Consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow, PhD Yarrow, a consumer psychologist, says people can alter their spending habits this holiday, feel empowered and fight the doom and gloom feeling that...
December 10, 2008 - Newswise — What would the holidays be without those familiar scents — the fresh spruce tree, peppermint candy canes, mulled cider? The absence of those particular odors in the...
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