http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Even for Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), which support commercial fisheries worldwide, timing is everything in life. The tiny creatures, eaten in shrimp rolls and shrimp salad, occupy a pivotal role in the oceanic food chain and may serve as early indicators of changing climate due to their sensitivity to temperature. Northern shrimp also seem to have an uncanny sense of reproductive timing, releasing their larvae to match the arrival of food and thus maximizing larval survival. http://www.physorg.com/news160926980.html Biology Thu, 07 May 2009 14:57:03 EST news160926980 Online auction giant eBay announced plans to close a customer service facility in Vancouver which employs some 700 people. http://www.physorg.com/news160805592.html Technology Wed, 06 May 2009 05:13:54 EST news160805592 South Korea and the United States have agreed to cooperate in fighting cyber attacks against their defence networks from countries including China and North Korea, officials said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news160643714.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 08:15:48 EST news160643714 (PhysOrg.com) -- We know that average sea levels have risen over the past century, and that global warming is to blame. But what is climate change doing to the saltiness, or salinity, of our oceans? http://www.physorg.com/news160410249.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 May 2009 15:24:41 EST news160410249 North Korea's rocket launch is a partial technological success on the way to building a long-range missile, even if Pyongyang failed to put a satellite in orbit, the former director of the US missile defense agency said Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news158151995.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:07:23 EST news158151995 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the April 3rd edition of Science a collaborative group of scientists from Switzerland, California and the UK report that medieval climate over Europe was heated by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). This oscillation pattern, defined as the pressure difference between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High, also influences modern-day weather conditions and has contributed to the recent droughts in North Africa and floods in North-Central Europe. http://www.physorg.com/news157963913.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:52:27 EST news157963913 It's been a long wait, but it was worth it. The Black Brant XII sounding rocket with the CASCADES II experiment launched and flew through an active aurora display March 20 at 3:04 a.m. Alaska Daylight Time. The successful launch occurred after 20 nights of preparing and then waiting to launch the NASA rocket. The CASCADES II team needed very specific conditions and clear weather for an optimal launch. http://www.physorg.com/news157114040.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:47:42 EST news157114040 Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said. http://www.physorg.com/news156784293.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:12:06 EST news156784293 A plane set off Wednesday during a break in bad weather to re-supply three stranded British researchers, who are trapped and fighting to survive in the North Pole, organizers of the aid effort said. http://www.physorg.com/news156611094.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:05:30 EST news156611094 (AP) -- Google is promoting a top advertising executive in Europe to oversee the Internet search leader's sales in North America and South America. http://www.physorg.com/news156540431.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:27:35 EST news156540431 (AP) -- Monitoring for endangered right whales off New York harbor is ending because the project has lost financing in the current budget crunch. http://www.physorg.com/news156352453.html Biology Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:14:46 EST news156352453 (AP) -- In the blue-green surf, 11 endangered North Atlantic right whales surface, jump and shoot mist high into the air through their blow holes. http://www.physorg.com/news156162732.html Space & Earth Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:33:00 EST news156162732 (PhysOrg.com) -- Online media and social networking Web sites - Web 2.0 standards like Facebook and YouTube - are the new tools for communication and entertainment among K-12 students. Safety and inappropriate content issues, however, mean that teachers are unable to use these online tools for learning in the classroom. North Carolina State University researchers are providing tools that advance 21st century learning, while at the same time encouraging proper instruction on the use of new media in a productive and appropriate manner. http://www.physorg.com/news156102419.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:47:45 EST news156102419 (AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said Wednesday it is laying off workers around the world but would not say how many or where. http://www.physorg.com/news156001267.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:25:08 EST news156001267 On Friday, March 6, 2009, for the first time ever, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, was administered a sedation mixture that made it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent of the entanglement. http://www.physorg.com/news156001023.html Biology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:37:54 EST news156001023 (PhysOrg.com) -- Is wood the new coal? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so, and they are part of a team working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that is greener, cleaner and more efficient than traditional coal burning. http://www.physorg.com/news156000919.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:35:56 EST news156000919 (AP) -- Did NASA's Phoenix Mars lander find evidence of liquid water before it froze to death? http://www.physorg.com/news155990881.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:59:16 EST news155990881 A new study from North Carolina State University shows that painted road markings, such as the lines separating traffic lanes, are significantly better at reflecting headlights in the direction that the paint was applied. This finding will help determine how states comply with new federal safety regulations and save money on painting their roadways. http://www.physorg.com/news155908465.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:55:09 EST news155908465 The guys were all stressed out. There were new infants in the community, and the guys knew from experience that that's when invaders were likely to come and kill the babies, particularly the male infants. This annual threat was a defining moment in their lives -- it had more impact on everyone than the daily social struggle to be on top, or than any other community crisis, like defending the group against hostile neighbors. Nothing was more stress-inducing than having helpless infants around to protect from marauders. http://www.physorg.com/news155384143.html Biology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:16:30 EST news155384143 People are always looking for ways to make something less expensive and more environmentally friendly - and a team of researchers from North Carolina State University has figured out how to do both of those things at once when raising the large-scale buildings, such as parking garages, of the future. http://www.physorg.com/news155282307.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:00:27 EST news155282307 (PhysOrg.com) -- A biochemical analysis of a rare Clovis-era stone tool cache recently unearthed in the city limits of Boulder, Colo., indicates some of the implements were used to butcher ice-age camels and horses that roamed North America until their extinction about 13,000 years ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study. http://www.physorg.com/news154784759.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:46:40 EST news154784759 A new risk management tool can help software developers identify security vulnerabilities in their programs early in the planning process, effectively solving problems before they exist, simply by having the developers lay their cards on the table. The system, called "Protection Poker," was developed by computer security experts at North Carolina State University and is already being used in a pilot project to identify security problems. http://www.physorg.com/news154694556.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:43:13 EST news154694556 Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a software tool that will make it faster and easier to translate video games and other software into different languages for use in various international markets - addressing a hurdle to internationalization that has traditionally been time-consuming and subject to error. http://www.physorg.com/news154686218.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:24:08 EST news154686218 A new study co-authored by a researcher from North Carolina State University says the relationship between fathers and daughters is leading to an increase in the number of daughters who are pursuing careers in the same field as their dads. http://www.physorg.com/news154610198.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:17:46 EST news154610198 For many animals, sleep is a risk: foraging for food, mingling with mates and guarding against predators just aren't possible while snoozing. http://www.physorg.com/news154540566.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:43 EST news154540566 Researchers at North Carolina State University are determining ways to speed the return of residents to their homes in the wake of natural disasters. http://www.physorg.com/news154262533.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:42:52 EST news154262533 Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully modified a common plant virus to deliver drugs only to specific cells inside the human body, without affecting surrounding tissue. These tiny "smart bombs" - each one thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair - could lead to more effective chemotherapy treatments with greatly reduced, or even eliminated, side effects. http://www.physorg.com/news153668415.html Nanotechnology Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:56:30 EST news153668415 The proportion of people suffering from long term, impairing low back pain has more than doubled in North Carolina since the early 1990s, according to a new study. What's more, researchers believe the increase may be indicative of a similar trend across the country. http://www.physorg.com/news153420436.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:47:42 EST news153420436 Federal fishery regulators Thursday approved an unprecedented plan to ban U.S. commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean. http://www.physorg.com/news153147884.html Space & Earth Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:05:10 EST news153147884 Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body's ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected. http://www.physorg.com/news152985131.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:52:49 EST news152985131