Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 22, 2009 | 3 / 5 (27) | 33

The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (26) | 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis ...

Pulling the plug on hybrid myths

Technology / Energy

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (15) | 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, ...

Should I buy a PC or Mac?

Technology / Software

Nov 25, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (9) | 13

Q. Our 6-year-old PC computer is dying a slow death and we are considering moving to a new iMac but have a few concerns. First, of all, we have several Word documents on our disk drive now that we want to keep and add to ...

Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

Physics / General Physics

Nov 19, 2009 | 3 / 5 (22) | 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations ...

New hydrogen-storage method discovered

Chemistry / Materials Science

Nov 22, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (42) | 15

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach ...

Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (22) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal ...

Taking the drudgery out of software development

Technology / Software

Nov 24, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (10) | 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software developers will no longer have to reinvent the wheel when writing new programs and applications thanks to a clever new set of tools and a central repository of 'building blocks'.

Design chosen for British 1,000 mph car (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

Nov 25, 2009 | 4 / 5 (8) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- A British team hoping to be the first to get a car to 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h) has made its final design selection. The six-tonne car, known as the Bloodhound, will be powered by a Eurofighter ...

In the Brain, Seven Is A Magic Number

Physics / General Physics

Nov 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (34) | 9

Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from a mental grocery list is not a sign of mental decline; in fact, it's natural.

Extinct goat was cold-blooded

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (37) | 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- An extinct goat that lived on a barren Mediterranean island survived for millions of years by reducing in size and by becoming cold-blooded, which has never before been discovered in mammals.

Monster Waves on the Sun are Real (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (16) | 2

Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft are telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as the "solar ...

Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

Medicine & Health / Medications

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (13) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.

Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform

Other Sciences / Mathematics

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (26) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isčre, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper he submitted ...

Mystery of the Solar Tsunami -- Solved (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Nov 19, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (27) | 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as ...

Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure

Physics / General Physics

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (20) | 9

A recent experiment at the DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's internal structure.