U.N. meteorologist predicts cooler summer
A U.N. meteorologist says the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific will likely mean slightly lower temperatures across the world this year.
Environment
Apr 04, 2008
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Unlocking the Maya Code
Think of Megan O’Neil’s scholarly work as forensic art history. She’s not looking to solve crimes, although she uncovers plenty of murder and mayhem.
Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 04, 2008
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T-REX is monster light source with multiple applications
When it comes to laser-based light sources, there are few brighter than T-REX, an LLNL project developed jointly by the NIF & Photon Science Principle Directorate and the Physical Sciences Directorate.
General Physics
Apr 04, 2008
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Synthetic molecules may be less expensive alternative to therapeutic antibodies, researchers find
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a simple and inexpensive method to screen small synthetic molecules and pull out a handful that might treat cancer and other diseases less expensively than current ...
Apr 04, 2008
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Scientists teach a computer to recognize attractiveness in women
“Beauty,” goes the old saying, “is in the eye of the beholder.” But does the beholder have to be human? Not necessarily, say scientists at Tel Aviv University. Amit Kagian, an M.Sc. graduate from the TAU School of ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 04, 2008
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Lucky Squirrels Born With 'Silver Spoon' Effect
As the saying goes, some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths. The same goes for at least one species of the animal world, according to research done in part by the University of Alberta.
Apr 04, 2008
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Old galaxies stick together in the young universe
UK astronomers have developed the most sensitive infrared map of the distant universe ever produced, revealing the origins of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos.
Astronomy
Apr 04, 2008
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Livestock grazing and predatory birds combined may trouble farmland wading birds
Ecologists have shown that high densities of predatory birds together with high levels of livestock grazing can result in breeding failure among farmland wading birds.
Apr 04, 2008
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Come fly with me -- Bioengineers map a fly's nerves
The nerve cells in a fly’s brain dedicated to analysing visual motion have been characterised in unprecedented detail by scientists.
Apr 04, 2008
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Venus Express reboots the search for active volcanoes on Venus
ESA’s Venus Express has measured a highly variable quantity of the volcanic gas sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus. Scientists must now decide whether this is evidence for active volcanoes on Venus, or linked to ...
Space Exploration
Apr 04, 2008
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