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. (AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head. http://www.physorg.com/news178530519.html Space & Earth Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:30:01 EST news178530519 (PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have collected 46 new populations of switchgrass in Florida, adding valuable new accessions to the germplasm collection of this potential bioenergy crop. http://www.physorg.com/news178454806.html Biology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:10:03 EST news178454806 Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University has developed an innovative water management framework that would take advantage of these forecasts to plan for droughts or excess rain in order to make the most efficient use of an area's water resources. http://www.physorg.com/news177247476.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:25:58 EST news177247476 Like savvy Wall Street money managers, bacteria hedge their bets to increase their chances of survival in uncertain times, strategically investing their biological resources to weather unpredictable environments. http://www.physorg.com/news176402945.html Biology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:01 EST news176402945 Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity? http://www.physorg.com/news176352833.html Biology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:54:37 EST news176352833 North American car manufacturers have come bottom of the league in the largest ever international study of the global automobile sector's sustainability performance. http://www.physorg.com/news176100931.html Other Sciences Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:20:03 EST news176100931 (PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed. http://www.physorg.com/news174826577.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:56:48 EST news174826577 (PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered why Holsteins -bred to produce more milk -are less fertile than before breeding efforts were stepped up to increase dairy production: It's in their DNA. http://www.physorg.com/news173955686.html Biology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:30:01 EST news173955686 Racial segregation of schools, and thereby segregated neighborhoods, appears to be a leading source of academic achievement disparities between young black and white children, according to research by sociologist Dennis J. Condron of Emory University. http://www.physorg.com/news173609645.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:54:34 EST news173609645 The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego is part of a team chosen by the National Science Foundation to build and run an experimental high-performance grid test-bed, allowing researchers to collaboratively develop and test new approaches to parallel, grid and cloud computing. http://www.physorg.com/news173453514.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:50:03 EST news173453514 (PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative new knowledge management concept has the potential to revolutionise the way government administrators work. http://www.physorg.com/news172422516.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:20:02 EST news172422516 NOAA, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the International City/County Management Association and Rhode Island Sea Grant, has released a guide to bring smart growth to coastal and waterfront communities. http://www.physorg.com/news171802223.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:01 EST news171802223 (AP) -- A Chinese official tried to calm unease about curbs on exports of rare earths used in clean energy products and superconductors, saying Thursday that sales will continue but must be limited to reduce damage to China's environment. http://www.physorg.com/news171178307.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:02 EST news171178307 A $30 million National Science Foundation grant will enable the University of Chicago to expand and extend until 2011 the operation of TeraGrid, a national system of interconnected supercomputers devoted to leading-edge scientific discovery and science and technology education. http://www.physorg.com/news170945731.html Technology Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:56:07 EST news170945731 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created a platform for trading computing resources that allows the selling and buying of standardised computing resources. In the process, they could make computing a utility like electricity. http://www.physorg.com/news170346655.html Technology Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:32:21 EST news170346655 Nurses and clinical officers (non-physician clinicians, NPCs) are capable of determining when a person should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Human Resources for Health suggest that this should ease the strain on overstretched doctors in sub-Saharan Africa and thereby help increase access to antiretroviral therapy, particularly in rural areas. http://www.physorg.com/news169928922.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:30:01 EST news169928922 A tiny island of fishermen is light years ahead of the rest of Pakistan, powering homes and businesses with wind turbines -- protecting the environment and improving the quality of life. http://www.physorg.com/news168152025.html Technology Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:30:01 EST news168152025 (AP) -- Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class action lawsuit brought by former employees for $9.1 million. http://www.physorg.com/news167720444.html Technology Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:20:02 EST news167720444 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will determine if their innovative approach can safely and economically extract and convert heat from vast untapped geothermal resources. http://www.physorg.com/news166969295.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:21:55 EST news166969295 A new NOAA report on the health of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair to good, but identifies several emerging threats to sanctuary resources. http://www.physorg.com/news164631624.html Biology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:01:05 EST news164631624 (AP) -- Nearly one-third of the natural gas yet to be discovered in the world is north of the Arctic Circle and most of it is in Russian territory, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey. http://www.physorg.com/news162812345.html Space & Earth Fri, 29 May 2009 10:47:22 EST news162812345 Settling the growing debate over ownership of Arctic Ocean resources is complicated by the fact that the various countries involved have different understandings of the geography of the place. http://www.physorg.com/news162735677.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 May 2009 13:22:00 EST news162735677 (PhysOrg.com) -- "For certain tasks, quantum computers are more powerful than their classical counterparts. The task to be performed is the same for quantum or classical systems. However, the former ones can do it in a more efficient way," David Gross tells PhysOrg.com. "But we can`t pinpoint the exact reason why a quantum computer is more powerful. Until now, it has been accepted that the reason is entanglement. But entanglement is the easy answer, and we have discovered that it is not so simple." http://www.physorg.com/news162468404.html Physics Mon, 25 May 2009 11:07:15 EST news162468404 Using a new technique for cDNA preparation combined with the latest sequencing methods, researchers have uncovered the larval transcriptome of a reef-building coral (Acropora millepora). Their study, described in the open access journal BMC Genomics, features the most extensive database of genes and genetic markers currently available for any coral. http://www.physorg.com/news161315733.html Biology Tue, 12 May 2009 02:56:01 EST news161315733 Cloud computing is a hot topic in the technology world these days. Even if you're not a tech-phile, chances are if you've watched a lot of television or skimmed a business magazine, you've heard someone talking about cloud computing as the way of the future. While it's difficult to predict the future, a cloud computing infrastructure project developed at Argonne National Lab, called Nimbus, is demonstrating that cloud computing's potential is being realized now. http://www.physorg.com/news161026777.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 18:40:12 EST news161026777 The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave long-awaited final approval to a massive public lands package designed to protect wilderness, restore rivers and expand national parks. http://www.physorg.com/news157302209.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:04:02 EST news157302209 A new study provides intriguing insights into mechanisms of cognitive flexibility at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the March 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain how we can change our point of view when faced with conflict. http://www.physorg.com/news157211339.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:49:32 EST news157211339 As health care costs soar past $2.5 trillion and more than 47 million people remain uninsured, Americans must be willing to give up certain medical options to ensure health care reform is successful, argues a Michigan State University medical ethicist. http://www.physorg.com/news155938964.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:22:58 EST news155938964 I have no idea what I'm doing on LinkedIn. I log into the professional networking site maybe once a month, I accept connection requests from people whose names I don't recognize, and I never contact anyone. http://www.physorg.com/news155496453.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:28:19 EST news155496453 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Detroit finds that the food environment of a neighborhood - the presence or absence of grocery stores, food markets and convenience stores and whether they sell fresh produce - influences how many fruits and vegetables are eaten daily. http://www.physorg.com/news155488561.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:16:40 EST news155488561