A program using the computers of everyday people to process data from signals from distant galaxies has marked its second anniversary and has bigger plans for its future.
Astronomy
Jan 20, 2014
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Two local researchers spent four months watching birds cross a major thoroughfare to discover how many species of birds in Kings Park were able to cross the adjacent Thomas Road to reach nearby urban gardens.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2014
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Biologists have studied the functionality of a poorly understood category of genes, which produce long non-coding RNA molecules rather than proteins. Some of these genes have been conserved throughout evolution, and are present ...
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2014
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A team of researchers at a University of Alberta institute is helping endangered prairie hawks weather the storm of climate change.
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Floating at the center of this new Hubble image is a lidless purple eye, staring back at us through space. This ethereal object, known officially as [SBW2007] 1 but sometimes nicknamed SBW1, is a nebula with ...
Astronomy
Jan 20, 2014
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At the beginning of each year an array of awards are given in numerous industries to the top performers of the prior year. In the arts, Cate Blanchett won a Golden Globe last week for her performance in Blue Jasmine, and ...
Engineering
Jan 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The lead scientist for NASA's Mars rover exploration team (Steve Squyres) has announced that recent images beamed back by the Opportunity rover show a rock sitting in a place nearby where there wasn't one just ...
ACM Biolabs, a spin-off company from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), will market novel plastic cell membranes to be used as low-cost, easily maintained drug targets that help shorten the drug ...
Biochemistry
Jan 20, 2014
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"Tide goes in, tide goes out… you can't explain that." So claimed US talkshow anchor Bill O'Reilly, in a baffling attempt to discredit atheism which became something of a YouTube sensation.
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2014
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Good train brakes are crucial for safe rail journeys. In Germany, they are now checked daily using advanced technology that helps spacecraft return safely to Earth.
Engineering
Jan 20, 2014
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