Circadian rhythms spark plants' ability to survive freezing weather
Just as monarch butterflies depend on circadian cues to begin their annual migration, so do plants to survive freezing temperatures.
Biotechnology
Apr 12, 2011
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Researchers discover the cause of irradiation-induced instability in materials surfaces
A new discovery about the dynamic impact of individual energetic particles into a solid surface improves our ability to predict surface stability or instability of materials under irradiation over time.
General Physics
Apr 12, 2011
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Europe may be slowly disappearing under Africa: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting last week, lead researcher Rinus Wortel from the University of Utrecht presented the findings that Europe is slowly moving under Africa, creating a new subduction ...
Europe faces drought and flood burden: climate scientist
A leading climate scientist warned Tuesday that Europe should take action over increasing drought and floods, stressing that some climate change trends were clear despite variations in predictions.
Environment
Apr 12, 2011
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Lesser-known Escherichia coli types targeted in food safety research
Almost everyone knows about Escherichia coli O157:H7, the culprit behind many headline-making outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States. But the lesser-known relatives of this pathogenic microbe are increasingly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 12, 2011
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Negative image of people produces selfish actions
(PhysOrg.com) -- The expectations people have about how others will behave play a large role in determining whether people cooperate with each other or not. And moreover that very first expectation, or impression, is hard ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2011
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Wii key to helping kids balance
By cleverly linking five Wii Balance Boards, a team of Rice University undergraduates has combined the appeal of a video game with the utility of a computerized motion-tracking system that can enhance the progress of patients ...
Engineering
Apr 12, 2011
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Louisiana, Florida residents differ on views of long-term effects of oil spill
One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on the Gulf Coast, new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that despite the roughly equivalent economic compensation, Louisiana ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2011
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Greenhouse gases from forest soils
Reactive nitrogen compounds from agriculture, transport, and industry lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from forests in Europe. Nitrous oxide emission from forest soils is at least twice ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2011
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Real-time search market worth more than $30 million a day
All of those Twitter tweets and Facebook friends may have value after all, according to Penn State researchers.
Business
Apr 12, 2011
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