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Researchers find new form of Mars lava flow

High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars. The ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Computer simulations suggest graphynes may be even more useful than graphene

(PhysOrg.com) -- The past several years have seen a virtual explosion in the amount of research dedicated to graphene and as a result there has been a nearly constant stream of news pertaining to new discoveries ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 26 | with audio podcast report

Epic volcanic activity flooded Mercury's north polar region

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the Mariner 10 mission in 1974 snapped the first pictures of Mercury, planetary scientists have been intrigued by smooth plains covering parts of the surface. Some suspected past ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

First rainforests arose when plants solved plumbing problem

A team of scientists, including several from the Smithsonian Institution, discovered that leaves of flowering plants in the world's first rainforests had more veins per unit area than leaves ever had before. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Another universe tugging on ours? Maybe not, researchers say

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the University at Buffalo contradicts the dark flow theory, showing that exploding stars in different parts of the universe do not appear to be moving in sync. Working with ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Deep-sea volcanoes don't just produce lava flows, they also explode

Most deep-sea volcanoes produce effusive lava flows rather than explosive eruptions, both because the levels of magmatic gas tend to be low, and because the volcanoes are under a lot of pressure from the surrounding ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Biochip-based device for cell analysis

(Phys.org) -- Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mining for heat

Underground mining is a sweaty job, and not just because of the hard work it takes to haul ore: Mining tunnels fill with heat naturally emitted from the surrounding rock. A group of researchers from McGill University in Canada ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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

Controlling heat flow with atomic-level precision

Through a combination of atomic-scale materials design and ultrafast measurements, researchers at the University of Illinois have revealed new insights about how heat flows across an interface between two ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Networks in motion

A new article by a Northwestern University complex networks expert discusses how networks governing processes in nature and society are becoming increasingly amenable to modeling, forecast and control.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How the Pacific Ocean leaks (w /Video)

A state-of-the-art ocean model has been used in a new study to conduct the first detailed investigation of oceanic water flow between the Pacific and Indian Oceans via the south of Australia. 

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shifting sands: New model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow

Sand in an hourglass might seem simple and straightforward, but such granular materials are actually tricky to model. From far away, flowing sand resembles a liquid, streaming down the center of an hourglass ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic study unravels ancient links between African and European populations

Large numbers of people moved between Africa and Europe during recent and well-documented time periods such as the Roman Empire, the Arab conquest, and the slave trade, and genetic evidence of these migrations lives on in ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Geologic map of Jupiter's moon Io details an otherworldly volcanic surface

More than 400 years after Galileo's discovery of Io, the innermost of Jupiter's largest moons, a team of scientists led by Arizona State University (ASU) has produced the first complete global geologic map ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Mathematical methods help predict movement of oil and ash following environmental disasters

When oil started gushing into the Gulf of Mexico in late April 2010, friends asked George Haller whether he was tracking its movement. That's because the McGill engineering professor has been working for years ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast