Trying to spot differences in the sun

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 28, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (13) | 11

The sun is the focus of a deepening mystery. Solar scientists want to know: Why is the sun so quiet?

Wind + water = untapped energy: An abundance of power exists above Earth's oceans, study finds

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jun 30, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (56) | 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wind energy over the planet's oceans is a vastly underutilized renewable resource, according to UC Irvine researchers.

Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Jul 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (15) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.

Geological landforms indicate 'recent' warm weather on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 29, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (13) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research led by a UK scientist indicates that Mars had significantly warmer weather in its recent past than previously thought. The research, funded by the UK’s Science and Technology ...

New insights, and a new angle, on high-temperature superconductivity

Physics / Superconductivity

Jun 29, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (13) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Princeton-led research team has revealed surprising information about how electron behavior influences the conduction of electricity in a class of high-temperature superconductors. An increased ...

Global warming tactic cools climate but won’t help corals, say researchers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 03, 2009 | 3 / 5 (6) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Geoengineering” experiments proposed to reduce global warming by blocking sunlight with atmosphere-injected particles may cool the world but still leave carbon dioxide levels dangerously high, Stanford scientists ...

The art of invisibility and the perfect cat's eye

Physics / Optics & Photonics

Jun 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (8) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years scientists have explored the impossible by developing invisibility or 'cloaking' devices, but can the same technology also help make things more visible?

FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol

Medicine & Health / Medications

Jun 30, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 6

(AP) -- Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin ...

Plants Save the Earth from an Icy Doom (w/ Podcast)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 01, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (9) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifty million years ago, the North and South Poles were ice-free and crocodiles roamed the Arctic. Since then, a long-term decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has cooled the Earth. ...

OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

Jun 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 5

With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...

Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology

Biology / Biotechnology

Jun 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 5

The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude ...

Both good/bad movie characters who smoke influence teens to do the same

Medicine & Health / Health

Jul 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 5

Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics, is tit ...

EU satnav project ill-conceived: auditors court

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 5

The EU's much delayed satellite navigation network project Galileo has been ill-prepared and badly managed, the European Court of Auditors charged Monday.

Printable batteries

Technology / Engineering

Jul 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (12) | 4

For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through ...

Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety

Technology / Engineering

Jul 03, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (5) | 4

Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

Not space junk yet: Mars rovers carry on despite age, ailments

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (13) | 4

In one of the most remarkable engineering feats of our time, the aging Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still taking orders and sending home pictures more than five years after they were supposed to ...