New research focusing on the Houston area suggests that widespread urban development alters wind patterns in a way that can make it easier for pollutants to build up during warm summer weather instead of being blown out to ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2011
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A new study by Dr. Zoe Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University, and Jonathan Whiteley, a doctoral student in the same department, shows that large, ancient trees may be very important ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2011
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If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subjecting it to a magnetic field.
General Physics
Jun 7, 2011
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The UK research vessel RRS Discovery left Liverpool yesterday on the first research cruise specifically to study ocean acidification in European waters. Twenty four scientists from eight different UK institutes, led by the ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2011
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Dolphins and porpoises use echolocation for hunting and orientation. By sending out high-frequency sound, known as ultrasound, dolphins can use the echoes to determine what type of object the sound beam has hit.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2011
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The European eel is on the way to disappearing for good. The species is critically endangered, and there are strong scientific arguments for suspending all fishing. Despite this situation, Swedish eel fishery is allowed to ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2011
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Protein folding has nothing to do with laundry. It is, in fact, one of the central questions in biochemistry. Protein folding is the continual and universal process whereby the long, coiled strings of amino acids that make ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2011
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As automated traffic monitoring systems such as red light cameras keep a law enforcement "eye" on the streets across the country, many drivers accuse city governments of installing the monitors as a way to generate revenue. ...
Other
Jun 7, 2011
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A new dating technique has given the first detailed picture of life in Stone Age Britain, more than 5000 years ago.
Archaeology
Jun 7, 2011
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If you saw red when visiting the northern Front Range foothills over the past few weekends, you’re not alone.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2011
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