The DNA in the human genome is organized into irregularly folded fibers during cell division, according to a recent study by a team of researchers led by Kazuhiro Maeshima of the RIKEN SPring-8 Center and RIKEN Advanced Science ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Protected ocean areas known as marine reserves jumpstart the recovery of nearby commercial fishing areas after an environmental event, concludes a study of abalone by researchers from Stanford and the Monterey ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2012
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NASA's TRMM satellite noticed that Fabio's remnants have "chilled out" in very cool waters of the Eastern Pacific, while only dropping light to moderate rains.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers in the United Kingdom have taken another step towards proving that so named lithium-air (Li-O2) batteries might one day become practical. Up to now the problem has been using the technology to build ...
Animal rights group PETA on Friday called on India's snake charmers to use fake reptiles during an upcoming serpent festival and spare the animals their annual torture.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2012
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Researchers in Italy suggest that one of the main limits of spatially explicit forms of marine conservation, such as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), is that they cannot protect areas from major threats, including coastal modifications ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Most any chemistry student when asked, will say that there are just two ways atoms bond to make molecules: covalent and ionic. In the former, atoms are bonded together by sharing electrons, in the latter it’s ...
A University of Florida researcher and colleagues in Australia and Germany have discovered what might be a deadly new snake virus.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Five-month-old female alligators exposed during development to toxins found in a polluted Florida lake show changes in ovarian gene function and decreased body weight at hatching, but paradoxically showed accelerated ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- TNT’s promotion of a crime-solving show Perception is turning out to be a Manhattan pedestrian show-stopper with its electromagnetic-dot display. The recently introduced sidewalk display raises eyebrows ...
