Rare lightshow seen in deep ocean
Nov 17, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (75) |
0
Rare footage of marine creatures putting on deep sea 'lightshows' on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean has been captured by scientists using the latest technology. So many animals were squirting luminescence into the water ...
Learning the magnetic ropes
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (42) |
0
At the Sun's edge, in a region called the heliosphere, magnetic fields and electrical currents align and twist themselves in massive three-dimensional structures called "magnetic flux ropes." As these ropes kink, they become ...
Chemists create, grow nanotube seeds
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (33) |
0
Rice University chemists today revealed the first method for cutting carbon nanotubes into "seeds" and using those seeds to sprout new nanotubes. The findings offer hope that seeded growth may one day produce the large quantities ...
DNA code breaker tested theory on Jane Austen text
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (29) |
0
A researcher at the University of Bradford has perfected a computer programme that could unlock the secrets of the human genome and pave the way towards new treatments and drugs sooner than had been expected.
Origin of life: the search for the first genetic material
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (31) |
0
How did life originate on Earth? Until now, there have only been theories to answer this question. One of the fundamental steps leading to living organisms is the development of molecules that can replicate and multiply themselves—the ...
New Technology Harnesses Ocean Energy from Florida's Gulf Stream
Nov 17, 2006 |
3.9 / 5 (31) |
0
Florida Atlantic University has been selected by the Florida Technology, Research and Scholarship Board to receive $5 million to establish The Florida Center of Excellence in Ocean Energy Technology. Ranked ...
X-ray Transit of Mercury
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (16) |
0
To appreciate the majesty and power of a typical G-type star, you need only glance at this photo... The tiny black speck is Mercury. The star looming in the background is our own sun.
Scrap tires can be used to filter wastewater
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (13) |
0
Every year, the United State produces millions of scrap tires that clog landfills and become breeding areas for pests. Finding adequate uses for castoff tires is a continuing challenge and illegal dumping has become a serious ...
Ulysses embarks on third set of polar passes
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (7) |
0
On 17 November, the joint ESA-NASA Ulysses mission will reach another important milestone on its epic out-of-ecliptic journey: the start of the third passage over the Sun's south pole.
New approach helps expand study of living fossils
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
0
The origin of life lies in unique ocean reefs, and scientists from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have developed an approach to help investigate them better.
Dendritic cells stimulate cancer-cell growth
Nov 17, 2006 |
3.9 / 5 (7) |
0
Since their discovery at Rockefeller University some 30 years ago, dendritic cells have been recognized as key players on the immune-system team, presenting antigens to other immune cells to help them respond to novel insults. ...
Red wine component revs endurance in mice
Nov 17, 2006 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
A red wine component shown to extend the lives of mice and protect them from obesity also has been shown to boost endurance, French researchers said.
Fore! ISS crew to shag a golf ball
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2006 |
2.3 / 5 (7) |
0
A Russian cosmonaut and his U.S counterpart won't worry about someone playing through when they tee up a golf ball at the International Space Station.
Setting the stage to find drugs against SARS
Nov 17, 2006 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have set the stage for the rapid identification of compounds to fight against severe acquired respiratory syndrome (SARS), the atypical ...
Tots separate fact, fiction early
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2006 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Children may be savvier at a younger age when separating fact from fiction than their parents think, a University of Texas study said.
