(Phys.org) -- In 1928, chemists Otto Diels and Kurt Alder first documented diene synthesis, a chemical reaction important for synthesizing many polymers, alkaloids and steroids. Their work on this mechanism, which came to ...
Materials Science
Jul 9, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Two Kansas State University geologists are part of a comprehensive statewide study on using rocks for long-term storage of carbon dioxide.
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2012
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(AP) — Japanese seeking information on radiation levels in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster are turning to a volunteer group founded in the U.S. that has created a detailed and constantly updated visual database ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2012
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(AP) — Oceans' rising acid levels have emerged as one of the biggest threats to coral reefs, acting as the "osteoporosis of the sea" and threatening everything from food security to tourism to livelihoods, the head of ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2012
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Fisherman Alexandre Anderson vows that despite six attempts on his life he will keep fighting against the oil project he believes is threatening fishing in Rio's polluted Guanabara Bay.
Environment
Jul 9, 2012
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Two new scientific papers have disproved a controversial claim made by NASA-funded scientists in 2010 that a new form of bacterial life had been discovered that could thrive on arsenic.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 9, 2012
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(AP) — Having trouble connecting to the Internet? You may be one of thousands whose Internet shut down just after midnight because of malware that took over computers around the world more than a year ago.
Internet
Jul 9, 2012
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A team of scientists has created an "MRI" of the Sun's interior plasma motions, shedding light on how it transfers heat from its deep interior to its surface. The result, which appears in the journal the Proceedings of the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2012
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