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Mystery of monarch migration takes new turn

During the fall, hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies living in eastern North America fly up to 1,500 miles to the volcanic forests of Mexico to spend the winter, while monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains fly to the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Best websites balance self-expression and functionality: study

Giving people the freedom -- but not too much freedom -- to express themselves may help designers build more interactive web portals and online communities, according to Penn State researchers.

Technology / Other

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eye size determined by maximum running speed in mammals

Maximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers establish link between Nanog, FAK proteins

Vita Golubovskaya, PhD, and five colleagues from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have published basic research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) about two proteins that are overexpressed, or produced in e ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bark beetle management and ecology in southern pine forests

Periodic outbreaks of bark beetles can cause annual losses of millions of dollars and pose serious challenges for forest managers, and the suppression of outbreaks is particularly difficult and expensive.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows soy protein alleviates symptoms of fatty liver disease

University of Illinois researchers report this week that new research shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Avocado oil: The 'olive oil of the Americas'?

Atmospheric oxygen facilitated the evolution and complexity of terrestrial organisms, including human beings, because it allowed nutrients to be used more efficiently by those organisms, which in turn were able to generate ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Design, ergonomics students to present infographics study

In a culture awash in data, infographics -- visual representations of facts and figures -- are vital to communicating complicated information on websites, in books and newspapers and elsewhere.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Determining a stem cell's fate: Biologists scour mouse genome for genes and markers that lead to T cells

What happens to a stem cell at the molecular level that causes it to become one type of cell rather than another? At what point is it committed to that cell fate, and how does it become committed? The answers ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

143 is largest number yet to be factored by a quantum algorithm

(Phys.org) -- While factoring an integer is a simple problem when the integer is small, the complexity of factorization greatly increases as the integer increases. When the integer grows to more than 100,000 ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 10 | with audio podcast feature

Transcription factors don't act like an 'on-off' switch, exhibit more complex binding behavior: study

Anyone who's tried a weekend home improvement project knows that to do a job right, you've got to have the right tools. For cells, these "tools" are proteins encoded by genes. The right genes for the job are turned on only ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TDK intros ultra high-Q multilayer inductors

TDK Corporation presented the new MHQ1005P series of multilayer ceramic inductors with a Q factor that, depending on the type, is as good or much better than comparable, but more expensive, wirewound inductors. ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in life expectancy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in factors such as income, education and marital status could contribute overwhelmingly to the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, according ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research shows that weakness can be an advantage in surviving deadly parasites

When battling an epidemic of a deadly parasite, less resistance can sometimes be better than more, a new study suggests.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

SpaceX’s Dragon, now with seating for seven

So much for the idea that space capsules are cramped and can only carry a limited crew. SpaceX revealed a prototype for their new crew cabin design, as they conducted a joint daylong review with NASA of the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5