15 Hawaii animals, plants added to endangered list
The federal government says an eyeless shrimp and 14 other Hawaii creatures and plants have been added to the endangered species list.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
30/10/2013
Divorced people more likely to die from preventable accidents
Divorced people are more likely to die from preventable accidents than married counterparts, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania. The study also found that single ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2013
1
0
Sun emits fourth X-class flare in a week
The sun emitted a significant solar flare—its fourth X-class flare since Oct. 23, 2013—peaking at 5:54 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through ...
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
Go ahead, dunk your cell phone in salt water: Barrier films by atomic layer deposition
Barrier films, used in everything from food and drug packaging to consumer electronics and solar cells, help prevent your food from spoiling, help to preserve medication, and protect your electronics from damage due to exposure ...
Nanophysics
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
Through a nanopore, ionically: Graphene quantum transistor for next-generation DNA sensing
(Phys.org) —In the ongoing quest to devise faster, lower-cost methods for sequencing the human genome, scientists at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign have developed a novel approach: DNA molecules are sensed ...
Google street view—tool for recording earthquake damage
A scientist from Cologne University has used Google's online street view scans to document the damage caused by the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake and suggests that the database would be a useful tool for surveying damage caused ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
Historic blaze fueled a boom in tire recycling, advances in fire monitoring
An historic tire fire 30 years ago that blazed on for nine months in the northwest Virginia Appalachians, releasing giant plumes of toxic smoke, sparked a recycling revolution and advances in fire-monitoring methods. The ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
Brazil court orders resumption of work on Amazon dam
A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered work to resume on a dam in the Amazon, reversing a ruling that had ordered a stoppage over environmental concerns, the project consortium said.
Environment
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
Baking blueberries changes their polyphenol content—and possibly their health benefits
Blueberries are called a "superfood" for their high polyphenol content, but when served as warm, gooey pie filling or when lending bursts of sweet flavor to a muffin, their "super" health benefits change. Scientists studied ...
Biochemistry
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
A mimic of 'good cholesterol' could someday treat cardiovascular and other diseases
A new type of "good cholesterol," made in the lab, could one day deliver drugs to where they are needed in the body to treat disease or be used in medical imaging, according to scientists. Their report on the high-density ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2013
0
0
