Curiosity bores into Kimberley rock after inspection unveils enticing bumpy textures
Three days ago, the burning question was "To Drill or not to Drill?"
Space Exploration
May 1, 2014
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DNA research confirms recent interaction between Neanderthals and humans
Neanderthals and modern humans, tens of thousands of years ago, had sexual intercourse with each other in Europe and Asia. For this reason, we as modern humans still carry Neanderthal DNA in us. Researchers from Edinburgh ...
Archaeology
May 1, 2014
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Researchers discover citrus greening affects roots before leaves
(Phys.org) —Although citrus greening enters trees through their leaves, University of Florida researchers have discovered that the deadly disease attacks roots long before the leaves show signs of damage – a finding that ...
Ecology
May 1, 2014
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Recycling the next generation
About 70 billion tons of raw materials are extracted world wide annually. That is twice as much as at the end of the 1970s. This trend is continuing – even with finite resources. One way to have enough materials available ...
Engineering
May 1, 2014
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Natural citrus scent may produce renewable solvents, fuel
(Phys.org) —A natural citrus scent called limonene may be the key to sustainability when it comes to making fragrances, solvents and perhaps even jet fuel, according to South Dakota State University doctoral student Charles ...
Materials Science
May 1, 2014
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Reconstructing the tree of life
In 1837, Charles Darwin drew a tree of life, a primitive sketch suggesting that all organisms shared a common ancestry. Today, scientists still are trying to reconstruct these evolutionary branches, but using tools, such ...
Evolution
May 1, 2014
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Small changes could save structures, lives during tornadoes
Surviving a tornado in a wood-frame residential home is enhanced by an intact roof and standing walls, but light-weight garage doors can be the weak link to allowing high winds and pressure changes into a home that can lead ...
Engineering
May 1, 2014
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Breaking new ground on restoring healthy soil
(Phys.org) —Researchers from The University of Western Australia, working with Alcoa of Australia, are breaking new ground on finding ways to transform bauxite residue into healthy soils.
Environment
May 1, 2014
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Mission 31 to study deeply integrated human-ocean systems
Nine miles off the coast of Key Largo, Fla., and 63 feet beneath the waves lies the world's only underwater research lab: Aquarius. "There's no place like it on earth," said Mark Patterson, professor of marine and environmental ...
Environment
May 1, 2014
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NASA carbon-counting satellite arrives at launch site
(Phys.org) —A NASA spacecraft designed to make precise measurements of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final preparations for launch.
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2014
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