In the submicroscopic world -- the domain of elementary particles and individual atoms -- things behave in the strange, counter-intuitive fashion governed by the principles of quantum mechanics. Nothing (or so it seems) like ...
General Physics
Sep 22, 2006
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Archaeologists have found the remains of an 18th century rectory used by French missionaries in what is now a park in a St. Louis suburb.
Archaeology
Sep 22, 2006
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China had its worst spell of acid rain in August with Beijing among the hardest hit, the China Meteorological Administration said Friday.
Environment
Sep 22, 2006
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Using a kind of molecular ‘hip joint operation,’ researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in replacing a natural amino acid in a protein with an artificial one. This step forward opens the possibility of creating ...
Sep 22, 2006
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Almost every day, the great antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network turn to a blank patch of sky in the constellation Ophiuchus. Pointing at nothing, or so it seems, they invariably pick up a signal, faint but full of intelligence. ...
Astronomy
Sep 22, 2006
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Biologists at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have unveiled a new twist in a metabolic pathway that cells use to defend themselves against toxins made by disease-causing bacteria.
Sep 22, 2006
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Earth Observation Scientists at the University of Leicester have been able to measure from space for the first time signals showing the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by plants, in a project hailed by the Natural Environment ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2006
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University of Nottingham scientists have made a breakthrough which could help in the development of the next generation of environmentally-friendly cars. Their latest findings on hydrogen storage could be crucial in the development ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 22, 2006
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Scientists from the NERC – funded Climate and Land Surface Interactions Centre (CLASSIC) have found that the presence of green vegetation has a major influence on the amount of rain that falls in the Sahel region of Africa, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2006
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A working prototype of an ultra-wideband digital wireless radio, a feat that the electronics industry has struggled to accomplish, has been built by four undergraduates from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The device ...
Engineering
Sep 22, 2006
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