Structure analysis of the trypanosomal protein Cathepsin B is among the scientific breakthroughs of 2012.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Dec 21, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

A court will deliver a verdict Monday in the trial of six Italian scientists and a government official charged with manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in 2009.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 22, 2012 not rated yet 2

For most of us it's just dirt, but for ecologists soil is the key to meeting some of the most daunting challenges facing our planet.

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 25, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

For anyone who's ever been tired of listening to someone drone on and on and on, two Japanese researchers have the answer.

Other Sciences - Other

Sep 21, 2012 4.1 / 5 (8) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 23, 2009 3.7 / 5 (6) 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have produced the world's first Map of Science—a high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind when they retrieve ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 11, 2009 3.9 / 5 (10) 0