The blood-sucking Varroa is the biggest killer of honey bees world-wide, having developed resistance to beekeepers’ medication over the past decade. It particularly thrives in cold winters when colonies are more vulnerable ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2010
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ESA’s 2009 global land cover map has been released and is now available to the public online from the ‘GlobCover’ website. GlobCover 2009 proves the sharpest possible global land cover map can be created within ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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The benefits of using barley for bioenergy production don't stop at the gas pump, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies.
Biotechnology
Dec 22, 2010
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A French company has found business success by blending high-tech fibers used in ESA space mission with old-fashioned denim to create comfortable, stylish protective gear for bikers.
Engineering
Dec 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With Christmas Day looming, why do so many people wait until the last moment to do Christmas shopping? Research has modelled procrastination as a scheduling problem and has found, as the deadline gets ...
Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2010
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A major new fossil site in south-west China has filled in a sizeable gap in our understanding of how life on this planet recovered from the greatest mass extinction of all time, according to a paper co-authored by Professor ...
Archaeology
Dec 22, 2010
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The buildup of ice on surfaces can cause problems in many situations: On airplane wings or on their engine turbine blades, ice can both add weight and interfere with a wing’s lift, which can make it impossible to take ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hugs and kisses exchanged under the mistletoe are among the human interactions which can now be automatically recognized by computers from video footage, thanks to new research.
Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Professor Bill Lionheart and his team, working with security firm Rapiscan, won the Defence and Security prize at The Engineer’s Technology & Innovation Awards.
Engineering
Dec 22, 2010
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More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, who studies the impact of video games on children and teens. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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