Towards hydrogen as fuel for cars and electronic devices
Mar 06, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (64) |
0
Chemists at UCLA and the University of Michigan report an advance toward the goal of cars that run on hydrogen rather than gasoline. While the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that practical hydrogen fuel ...
Probing Question: How were the Egyptian pyramids built?
Mar 27, 2008 |
3.8 / 5 (77) |
5
The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids. However, of these three ancient cultures, the Egyptians set the standard for what ...
Subprime problems signal trouble ahead, research shows
Sep 18, 2007 |
3.9 / 5 (75) |
0
If it seems as though sub-prime mortgage loans stirred up trouble in the financial markets, just wait until debt problems spill over onto household spending. According to economists Barry Cynamon and Steven Fazzari, America's ...
DNA contradicts Mormon scripture
Feb 16, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (92) |
1
The Mormon Church teaches American Indians are descended from a lost tribe of Israel, but modern DNA test results contradict that tenet.
Polls may underestimate Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent, researchers say
Oct 10, 2008 |
3.2 / 5 (91) |
34
(PhysOrg.com) -- Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according ...
Dramatic shift from simple to complex marine ecosystems occurred 250M years ago at mass extinction
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 23, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (65) |
0
The earth experienced its biggest mass extinction about 250 million years ago, an event that wiped out an estimated 95% of marine species and 70% of land species. New research shows that this mass extinction did more than ...
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 ...
Ancient flying dragon discovered in China
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 21, 2007 |
3.1 / 5 (94) |
0
Chinese scientists say they've found the remains of a small "flying dragon" that lived around the time of the dinosaurs.
Fissure to Give Birth to New Sea
Dec 13, 2005 |
3.5 / 5 (83) |
0
The Associated Press (AP) has reported the discovery of a fissure that could soon develop into a new ocean basin in the northeast of Ethiopia. The fissure, which has been examined by scientists from Ethiopia, America and ...
Can expert reasoning be taught?
Feb 09, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (63) |
0
In addition to mastering a large body of knowledge, successful researchers must acquire a host of high-level cognitive skills: critical thinking, "framing" a problem, ongoing evaluation of the solution as it ...
Classified MoD report reveals the secrets behind UFOs
May 08, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (83) |
2
Experts have uncovered a secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) report asserting that UFOs exist, explaining the phenomena and assessing the security threat they may pose to the UK. The report was unearthed by academics ...
US culture derails girl math whizzes
Oct 10, 2008 |
4 / 5 (69) |
26
A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study.
Warbling whales speak a language all their own
Mar 21, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (63) |
0
The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that ...
MIT researcher explains how rats think
Feb 12, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (61) |
0
After running a maze, rats mentally replay their actions - but backward, like a film played in reverse, a researcher at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT reports Feb. 12 in the advance online ...
'Snowdrift' game tops 'Prisoner's Dilemma' in explaining cooperation
Oct 09, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (63) |
3
When it comes to explaining the evolution of human cooperation, researchers have traditionally looked to the iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma (IPD) game as the paradigm. However, the observed degree of cooperation ...
