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Study reveals blueberry secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Blueberries are one of our favourite fruits and no wonder—they’re tasty and they’re good for us. They’re rich in antioxidants, substances that can help reduce the natural cell damage in ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Native bees often better pollinators than honey bee

In 2007, the world was introduced to a plague so disturbing it seemed almost biblical. Out of the blue, honey bees were dropping dead or worse, vanishing into the air by the millions. In the four years since, colony ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Behind Apple's products is longtime designer Ive

Steve Jobs has been Apple's most recognizable personality, but much of its cachet comes from its clean, inviting designs. For that, Apple can credit its head designer, Jonathan Ive.

Technology / Business

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Molecules made by IUPUI students may have potential to cure diseases

Not many college students can say their efforts in the laboratory may lead to therapies for diseases that devastate millions of people worldwide, but chemistry students in the School of Science at Indiana ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The benefits of being bitter: How the cranberry's evolution made it a Thanksgiving staple

In the early days of the American Republic, one tiny, red fruit would become a fixture of the fall harvest and a mainstay of holiday meals. The cranberry -- one of only a few commercial fruits native to North ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Nanoscopic particles resist full encapsulation, simulations show

(PhysOrg.com) -- It may seem obvious that dunking relatively spherical objects in a sauce — blueberries in melted chocolate, say — will result in an array of completely encapsulated berries.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Publishing in Internet age: OpenSky puts writers face-to-face with buyers

About a year ago, Mary Ann Naples had a holy-cow moment. If she'd been a cartoon character, she would have smacked her forehead until stars came out.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Air-pollution expert explains how to take care of your lungs during ozone season

(PhysOrg.com) -- April's warm, sunny days mark the beginning of ozone season. UNC Health Care expert David Peden, MD, the director of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology at the UNC School of Medicine, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Organic weed control options for highbush blueberry

Research scientists at Nova Scotia Agricultural College have been working steadily to find effective organic methods to control weeds in cultivated blueberry crops. One resulting study, published in a recent ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Replacing coal with cattle

As Larry Clay tends cattle at D&D Ranch, massive dump trucks growl nearby, hauling off rock stripped away to uncover coal. The Perry County ranch site was a hillside covered in trees before Pine Branch Coal Sales mined it, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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