Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 16, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (11) |
0
The origin and movement of waves reaching up to 11 metres that devastated France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Saturday evening have been detected with ESA's Envisat satellite.
Herpes infection may be symbiotic, help beat back some bacteria
May 16, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (11) |
0
Mice with chronic herpes virus infections can better resist the bacterium that causes plague and a bacterium that causes one kind of food poisoning, researchers report in this week's Nature.
Frictional heating explains plumes on Enceladus
May 16, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (10) |
0
Rubbing your hands together on a cold day generates a bit of heat, and the same process of frictional heating may be what powers the geysers jetting out from the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
US soldiers in Iraq fighting drug-resistant bacteria after injuries
May 16, 2007 |
4.4 / 5 (10) |
0
US soldiers in Iraq do not carry the bacteria responsible for difficult-to-treat wound infections found in military hospitals treating soldiers wounded in Iraq, according to an article to be published electronically on Wednesday, ...
First demonstration of new hair follicle generation in an animal model
May 16, 2007 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
0
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that hair follicles in adult mice regenerate by re-awakening genes once active only in developing embryos. These findings provide ...
New Study Examines 'Brain's Own Marijuana'
May 16, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (8) |
0
A researcher at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) is investigating the "brain's own marijuana" -- called endocannabinoid -- in the regulation of stress, stress-related behavior and anxiety. ...
Large blooms of toxic algae in Monterey Bay are affecting marine animals
May 16, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
0
Researchers have detected large blooms of toxin-producing algae in Monterey Bay that appear to be poisoning marine mammals and seabirds. Blooms of the algae, which produce a neurotoxin called domoic acid, ...
Software Guru: Clean Technology Bigger than Internet
May 16, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
0
A global response to climate change will spur a business revolution bigger than the Internet, says co-founder of Sun Microsystems Bill Joy.
Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
Biology /
May 16, 2007 |
3.8 / 5 (6) |
0
Watching the ebb and flow of populations of fisheries around the world can provide some insight into understanding the effects of global warming on our planet, according to a group of researchers writing in the summer 2007 ...
Smoking and sleep top the list of lifestyle factors impacting oral health
May 16, 2007 |
3.7 / 5 (6) |
0
There are many lifestyle factors that can impact a person's health, such as nutrition, amount of sleep, mental stress, tobacco use, and exercise. A study in the May issue of the Journal of Periodontology identifies lifest ...
Reproductive speed protects large animals from being hunted to extinction
Biology /
May 16, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
The slower their reproductive cycle, the higher the risk of extinction for large grazing animals such as deer and antelope that are hunted by humans.
Female auto crash rates increase alarmingly; airbags can be dangerous for tall and small people
May 16, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
Automobile crashes remain the leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults, compounded by the effects of alcohol and failure to use seatbelts. Although males have tended to be associated with alcohol-related crashes, ...
Panasonic Unveils Slick Blu-ray Player
May 16, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
Panasonic's latest Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD10A, comes with big sound and bang-up movies
Dolphin population at risk in Britain
Biology /
May 16, 2007 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
A report from the Wildlife Trusts and an animal charity has found that commercial fishing in Britain is placing the regional dolphin population at risk.
Mechanism of microRNAs deciphered
May 16, 2007 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
Over 30% of our genes are under the control of small molecules called microRNAs. They prevent specific genes from being turned into protein and regulate many crucial processes like cell division and development, but how they ...
