http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Google's revamping of its search formula last year has failed so far to live up to its promise of discouraging consumers from visiting illegal music websites, an industry group says. http://phys.org/news280677402.html Technology Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:56:51 EST news280677402 A survey of endangered porpoises in China's longest river has yielded fewer sightings as intense ship traffic threatens their existence, scientists said Monday. http://phys.org/news275558628.html Biology Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:03:55 EST news275558628 (Phys.org)— Initial results of clay samples from western North Dakota show varying percentages of alumina content, a finding of interest to the North Dakota Geological Survey that commissioned the study. Scientists in a lab at North Dakota State University's Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) are completing analysis of the clay, often referred to as kaolin, which could eventually play a role in proppants used for hydraulic fracturing in North Dakota oil exploration. http://phys.org/news270286190.html Space & Earth Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:40:06 EST news270286190 Mammalian cells pack their genome into a highly organized three-dimensional structure, in which the thread-like DNA is wrapped tightly around spool-like proteins. This structure, known as chromatin, plays an important role in the regulation of gene activity. An international team of researchers led by Yijun Ruan at the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore have now revealed a key mechanism by which the chromatin regulates gene activity. http://phys.org/news261818216.html Biology Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:17:15 EST news261818216 A field team from the University of Houston and the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) has mapped a remote region of Honduras that may contain the legendary lost city of Ciudad Blanca. http://phys.org/news258198421.html Space & Earth Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:47:13 EST news258198421 For the first time, researchers have been able to combine different climate models using spatial statistics - to project future seasonal temperature changes in regions across North America. http://phys.org/news256299288.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 May 2012 11:15:49 EST news256299288 When New York-based Professor Leslie Citrome sets off for his latest conference or speaking engagement, he isn't just armed with a stack of medical journals and his passport. He makes sure he packs a calculator and notebook as well! http://phys.org/news189317232.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:07:44 EST news189317232