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. Alessa Moscoso and Mike Seward peered at the mountain lion just a few feet away. The animal didn't peer back, or do anything else. http://phys.org/news286530729.html Biology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:52:17 EST news286530729 AMD today announced the new AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip (SOC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the AMD next-generation "Jaguar" CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 Series graphics. The new AMD Embedded G-Series SOC platform further signifies a strategic push to focus on high-growth markets outside the PC industry, with an emphasis on embedded systems. The announcement was made at this year's DESIGN West expo. http://phys.org/news285928155.html Electronics Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:29:31 EST news285928155 Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists today described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of candidate enzymes in fungi thriving in the feces and intestinal tracts of horses. http://phys.org/news284914073.html Biology Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:48:03 EST news284914073 The 27th edition of South by Southwest kicked off Friday with a bold prediction that desktop 3D printing will unleash a new industrial revolution guided by "creative explorers." http://phys.org/news282023719.html Technology Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:55:30 EST news282023719 When Jim Thomas and his global team of researchers returned to the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea, they discovered a treasure trove of new species unknown to science. http://phys.org/news281294259.html Biology Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:18:49 EST news281294259 A new study of Asia's Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, size matters. http://phys.org/news280677309.html Space & Earth Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:55:18 EST news280677309 European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency (ESA) chief Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday. http://phys.org/news278248874.html Space & Earth Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:40:02 EST news278248874 (Phys.org)—With its 2160 litres of liquid helium about to run out, the Herschel Space Observatory will, by the end of March, become just another piece of space junk. http://phys.org/news276363373.html Space & Earth Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:36:19 EST news276363373 Plucked from a pit of grey clay next to a rubbish dump in southern Poland, fossilised turtle shells resembling the battle-scarred shields of ancient warriors are the world's oldest and most complete. http://phys.org/news270266961.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:09:38 EST news270266961 (Phys.org)—Countless drawers containing hundreds of thousands of bee specimens lie in insect museums and private collections across North America, some dating back to the 1800's. These historical collections are a treasure trove of information for assessing the conservation status of species, according to a new study published in Biodiversity and Conservation. http://phys.org/news269790822.html Biology Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:53:58 EST news269790822 Warming temperatures in Ohio are a key driver behind changes in the state's landscape, and non-native plant species appear to be responding more strongly than native wildflowers to the changing climate, new research suggests. http://phys.org/news268651926.html Biology Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:32:14 EST news268651926 In arid southern Peru, geologists are fighting time and the elements to preserve a precious find: a vast whale cemetery dating back millions of years. http://phys.org/news261285131.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:12:22 EST news261285131 In a search to find better ways to control viral enteric diseases in birds, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of previously known and unknown viruses in poultry by using a powerful new molecular tool called metagenomics. http://phys.org/news256548377.html Biology Fri, 18 May 2012 08:26:30 EST news256548377 (Phys.org) -- Many marine natural products show anticancer activity, but some can reverse multidrug resistance in cancer cells. A new investigation by Robert J. Capon of the University of Queensland correlates the products' structures with their activity. http://phys.org/news253435719.html Chemistry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:48:53 EST news253435719 For more than 30 years, scientists at the Harvard Forest have scaled towers into the forest canopy and measured the trunks of trees to track how much carbon is stored or lost from the woods each year. This treasure trove of data is part of the national Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, which is celebrating more than three decades of research this month. This important milestone is marked by six new papers released today in a special issue of the journal BioScience. http://phys.org/news252860984.html Biology Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:03 EST news252860984 The 600 footprints from the Jurassic period displayed beneath a domed exhibit center at Dinosaur State Park tell only part of their story. http://phys.org/news251655095.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:12:07 EST news251655095 The foot hills of the Western Ghats are a remarkable habitat. Formed of Laterite (a hard rock) outcrops, they are a barren land during summer. Yet, as soon as the monsoon rains start, they sprout vibrant plant carpets in blue, pink and white. This seasonal vegetation is formed mainly by pipeworts and insectivorous plants, such as bladderworts or sundews. The species combinations differ greatly along the Western Ghats and the rich plant growth attracts many birds, butterflies and other insects. http://phys.org/news251457194.html Biology Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:13:26 EST news251457194 (PhysOrg.com) -- Discovering direct animal behavior from the fossil record can only be done in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances exist in the German Posidonia gas shale from the Jurassic period in which organic material from fossils is preserved. A treasure trove of fossils found in the Dotternhausen quarry south of Stuttgart, Germany, has now yielded a world record for fossil lobsters living together, according to Kent State University researcher Adiël Klompmaker. http://phys.org/news250450325.html Other Sciences Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:32:21 EST news250450325 (PhysOrg.com) -- A collection of new fossil finds in Scotland that date back to the 15 million year period between 345 and 360 million years ago are helping to fill the almost blank fossil record during a period that had until recently been considered to be essentially devoid of life except for that which lived in the seas. The discovery of the fossils by a team led by Jennifer Clack of the University Museum of Zoology at Cambridge and paleontologist Stanley P. Wood, is forcing archeologists the world over to do some rewriting of the history books. They have published a paper describing their discoveries in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://phys.org/news250245028.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:50:05 EST news250245028 Disney plans to release 3D versions of four more classic movies, including "Finding Nemo" and "The Little Mermaid," after the success of the revived "The Lion King," the studio announced Tuesday. http://phys.org/news237007949.html Technology Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:32:46 EST news237007949 Secrets from the age of the dinosaurs are usually revealed by fossilized bones, but a University of Alberta research team has turned up a treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin turned to resilient amber, preserving some 80 million-year-old protofeathers, possibly from non-avian dinosaurs, as well as plumage that is very similar to modern birds, including those that can swim under water. http://phys.org/news235307154.html Other Sciences Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:07:42 EST news235307154 Astronomers using the 10-meter Keck II telescope in Hawaii have confirmed in a new paper that a troupe of about 1,000 small, dim stars just outside the Milky Way comprise the darkest known galaxy, as well as something else: a treasure trove of ancient stars. http://phys.org/news231416743.html Space & Earth Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:40:01 EST news231416743 Japan's March 11 Tohoku Earthquake is among the strongest ever recorded, and because it struck one of the world's most heavily instrumented seismic zones, this natural disaster is providing scientists with a treasure trove of data on rare magnitude 9 earthquakes. Among the new information is what is believed to be the first study of how a shock this powerful affects the rock and soil beneath the surface. http://phys.org/news230208280.html Space & Earth Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:45:18 EST news230208280 In a typical year, California gets about 30 percent of its water from groundwater wells. Yet when it comes to managing this precious resource, the state of California relies on a mixed bag of more than 2,000 local water agencies with varying degrees of authority. http://phys.org/news229255884.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:11:35 EST news229255884 NASA has created a new interactive web-based tool that incorporates observations from past and current lunar missions creating one of the most comprehensive lunar research websites to date. http://phys.org/news224573897.html Space & Earth Sat, 14 May 2011 06:38:36 EST news224573897 Excited archeologists in California are rubbing their hands: after three years' back-breaking work they are finally, painstakingly revealing the face of Zed, the ice age mammoth. http://phys.org/news219645837.html Other Sciences Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:30:01 EST news219645837 Scientists hunting for fossils of giant rats in East Timor stumbled on unique rock carvings up to 12,000 years old, Australia's research agency said. http://phys.org/news216625143.html Other Sciences Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:39:24 EST news216625143 A prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a "treasure trove" with the announcement by Indiana University archaeologists of the discovery of stone tools, a small primate skull in remarkable condition, and the claws, jawbone and other bones of several species of sloths. http://phys.org/news169791467.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:40:01 EST news169791467 (AP) -- The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters in London. http://phys.org/news165765844.html Technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:01 EST news165765844 On Nov. 1, 1933, Mrs. Bruce Reid recorded seeing both a male and female ivory-billed woodpecker in Texas. And on May 28, 1938, Oscar McKinley Bryans observed a ruby-throated hummingbird in Michigan, noting that the birds were most common when apple trees were blooming. http://phys.org/news156603740.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:06:57 EST news156603740