A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to the injection of wastewater deep underground. Researchers now say that the ma ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 26, 2013 4.2 / 5 (17) 14 |

Madagascar needs over $41 million (32 million euros) to battle a locust plague as swarms of insects blot out the sky in the south of the island nation, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

The welfare of poultry could be improved by a discovery about how chickens regulate their appetites.

Biology - Other

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(Phys.org) —As public health officials sound the alarm about the global spread of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers are working to develop more effective antibiotics to counter this dangerous trend. Now, results from ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

As escalating corn prices have encouraged many farmers to switch to growing corn continuously, they wonder why they have been seeing unusually high yield reductions over the past several years. The University of Illinois ...

Biology - Ecology

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The biological sources of methane are wide-ranging; however, the conditions have to be always oxygen-free. Archaebacteria release the potent greenhouse gas in rice fields, mires and cows' stomachs, for example. ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Global warming's effects can be seen worldwide, and many experts believe it's only going to get worse as CO2 emissions continue to rise. Global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. 72% of ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 21, 2013 2.8 / 5 (6) 1

At its first glance, the mannequin 'i.Dummy' developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) looks no different from an ordinary dummy but it is no plain stuff - this sophisticated ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

French workers spend nearly one hour a day at the office surfing the Internet for non-professional uses, with Facebook and YouTube their favourite sites, according to a study published Wednesday.

Technology - Internet

Mar 20, 2013 not rated yet 1

University of Oregon chemists say that ultra-thin films of nickel and iron oxides made through a solution synthesis process are promising catalysts to combine with semiconductors to make devices that capture sunlight and ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 20, 2013 4.9 / 5 (7) 1 |

(Phys.org) —Every available cancer drug is susceptible to resistance, according to Mansoor Amiji, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Tumors grow more quickly ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Mar 19, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) at the University of Waterloo and a biomaterials company started by two Waterloo chemistry graduates are teaming together to make the next generation of biolatex binders for ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

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Fujitsu Semiconductor today announced the development of two new FRAM products, MB85RS1MT and MB85RS2MT, which feature 1 Mbit and 2 Mbit of memory, respectively, making them the largest density serial-interface ...

Technology - Semiconductors

Mar 18, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Decisions concerning innovations in the early stages of product development arise mostly from intuition. Olli Hyppänen has studied development work in strongly innovative ICT companies in his doctoral dissertation for the ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Mar 18, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Plant cells communicate information about the time of day to their chloroplasts, the part of their cells that underpins all agricultural productivity on Earth, researchers at the University ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

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