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Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
Jan. 27, 2015 — A collaborative study suggests that the island's native culture reacted to natural environmental barriers to producing sufficient ... full story -
'Yellowballs' Are Part of the Development of Massive Star
Jan. 27, 2015 — Citizen scientists wanted to know: What are the yellow objects on these infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope? Astronomers now report that the "yellowballs" are part of the ... full story -
New Pathway to Valleytronics: Femtosecond Laser Used to Manipulate Valley Excitons
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have uncovered a promising new pathway to valleytronics, a potential quantum computing technology in which information is coded based on the wavelike motion of electrons moving through ... full story -
The World's Oldest Known Snake Fossils: Rolling Back the Clock by Nearly 70 Million Years
Jan. 27, 2015 — Fossilized remains of four ancient snakes have been dated between 140 and 167 million years old -- nearly 70 million years older than the previous record of ancient snake fossils -- and are changing ... full story -
Bubbles from the Galactic Center: A Key to Understanding Dark Matter and Our Galaxy's Past?
Jan. 27, 2015 — The astrophysicists who discovered two enormous radiation bubbles in the center of our galaxy discuss what they may tell us about the Milky Way and how they could help in the search for dark ... full story -
Ancient Star System Reveals Earth-Sized Planets Forming Near Start of Universe
Jan. 27, 2015 — A Sun-like star with orbiting planets, dating back to the dawn of the Galaxy, has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. At 11.2 billion years old, it is the oldest star with ... full story -
The Origin of Life: Labyrinths as Crucibles of Life
Jan. 27, 2015 — Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. A team has now shown that temperature gradients in pore systems promote the cyclical replication and ... full story -
The Laser Pulse That Gets Shorter All by Itself
Jan. 27, 2015 — A new method of creating ultra short laser pulses has been created: Just by sending a pulse through a cleverly designed fiber, it can be compressed by a factor of ... full story -
Economic Trade-Offs of Owning Versus Leasing a Solar Photovoltaic System
Jan. 27, 2015 — Two new reports examine the economic options customers face when deciding how to finance commercial or residential solar energy systems. Analysts found that businesses that use low-cost financing to ... full story -
New Search Engine Lets Users Look for Relevant Results Faster
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have developed a new search engine that outperforms current ones, and helps people to do searches more ... full story -
New Tattoos Discovered on Iceman Oetzi: All of the Skin Marks on the Mummy Mapped
Jan. 27, 2015 — With the aid of a non-invasive photographic technique, researchers at the EURAC-Institute for Mummies and the Iceman have been able to show up all the tattoos on the man who was found preserved in a ... full story -
Carbon Nanoballs Can Greatly Contribute to Sustainable Energy Supply
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This could result in enormous ... full story -
Unique Aortic Aneurysm Repair Shows Promise
Jan. 27, 2015 — A novel, minimally invasive approach appears safe for treating life-threatening aneurysms that occur in the deepest part of the aorta, making it easier for surgeons to repair the aorta without ... full story -
Researchers Pinpoint Two Genes That Trigger Severest Form of Ovarian Cancer
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers create first mouse model of ovarian clear cell carcinoma using data from human cancer genome atlas. They show how when the genes ARID1A and PIK2CA are mutated in specific ways, the result ... full story -
Using Stem Cells to Grow New Hair
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have used human pluripotent stem cells to generate new hair. The study represents the first step toward the development of a cell-based treatment for people with hair loss. In the United ... full story -
Protein-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Resistant Leukemia
Jan. 26, 2015 — The efficacy and safety of the new fusion protein has been demonstrated in mouse models of aggressive human leukemia using leukemia cells taken directly from patients with ALL. Resistance of leukemia ... full story -
Lung Cancer Predicted to Overtake Breast Cancer as Leading Cause of Cancer Death Among European Women in 2015
Jan. 26, 2015 — Death rates from lung cancer will exceed those for breast cancer for the first time among European women in 2015, according to the latest predictions. The study by researchers in Italy and ... full story -
Sagebrush Ecosystem Recovery Hobbled by Loss of Soil Complexity at Development Sites
Jan. 26, 2015 — In big sagebrush country, re-establishing the ecosystem’s namesake shrub may jump-start the recovery process more successfully after oil and gas development than sowing grass-dominated reclamation ... full story -
Ads Effective Even in the Midst of Multitasking, Studies Find
Jan. 26, 2015 — Those video ads playing in the corner of your computer screen, in the midst of multitasking, may have more impact than you realize. They may be as effective as ads you're really watching, says ... full story -
NOAA's DSCOVR Going to a 'Far Out' Orbit
Jan. 26, 2015 — Many satellites that monitor the Earth orbit relatively close to the planet, while some satellites that monitor the sun orbit our star. DSCOVR will keep an eye on both, with a focus on the sun. To ... full story
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- 'Yellowballs' are part of the development of massive star
- New pathway to valleytronics: Femtosecond laser used to manipulate valley excitons
- The world's oldest known snake fossils: Rolling back the clock by nearly 70 million years
- Bubbles from the galactic center: A key to understanding dark matter and our galaxy's past?
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- The origin of life: Labyrinths as crucibles of life
- The laser pulse that gets shorter all by itself
- Economic trade-offs of owning versus leasing a solar photovoltaic system
- New search engine lets users look for relevant results faster
- New tattoos discovered on iceman Oetzi: All of the skin marks on the mummy mapped
- Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply
- Unique aortic aneurysm repair shows promise
- Researchers pinpoint two genes that trigger severest form of ovarian cancer
- Using stem cells to grow new hair
- Protein-based therapy shows promise against resistant leukemia
- Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
- Sagebrush ecosystem recovery hobbled by loss of soil complexity at development sites
- Ads effective even in the midst of multitasking, studies find
- NOAA's DSCOVR going to a 'far out' orbit
- New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American women
- Care eliminates racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates, study finds
- Pilotless aircraft will play critical roles in precision agriculture
- Relationship critical for how cells ingest matter
- Hospitals helping violence victims could save millions
- Researchers use oxides to flip graphene conductivity
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- Genetic safety switches could help curb potential bioterror risks
- Cooperation between cancer cells makes therapies ineffective, suggests new treatment
- Risk for younger adults with isolated systolic hypertension
- Antiangiogenesis drugs could make major improvement in tuberculosis treatment
- How a cancer-causing virus blocks human immune response
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Chronic insomniacs may face increased risk of hypertension
- New breast cancer risk prediction model more accurate than current model
- High cholesterol in 30s, 40s, increases later risk of heart disease
- Researchers image, measure tubulin transport in cilia
- Engineering self-assembling amyloid fibers
- More than half of ICU patients on ventilators have the ability to communicate
- Phase 1 clinical trial of CUDC-101 'throws kitchen sink' at head and neck cancer
- Students master math through movement using Kinect for Windows
- Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn's
- Study of former NFL players reveals specifics of concussive brain damage
- Bad middle managers are just a reflection of their bosses, study says
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally
- Collagen: Powerful workout with water
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Heart surgeons explore changing patterns in care of patients with aortic dissection
- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
- Are medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
- Winters in Siberian permafrost regions have warmed since millenia
- Support cells in brain offer new strategy to boost memory
- Even with copayments for nonurgent care, Medicaid patients still rely on ERs
- Scientists discover a new blood platelet formation mechanism
- Global warming doubles risk of extreme La Niña event, research shows
- Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
- Possible therapeutic target for common, but mysterious brain blood vessel disorder
- Brain white matter changes seen in children who experience neglect
- Initial diagnostic test in ED for chest pain did not affect low rate of heart attack
- Largest-ever autism genome study finds most siblings have different autism-risk genes
- New strategy to combat 'undruggable' cancer molecule
- New Canadian guideline to help prevent, manage adult obesity
- Nocturnal leg cramps more common in summer
- Geothermal microbial reservoirs: Staircase fractures in microbialites and travertines
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Lung cancer: Study finds potential new drug target
- Metabolic mystery solved, lending insight into Lafora disease
- Dental experts show why wound healing is impaired in diabetics
- Is head CT overused in emergency departments?
- Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
- Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
- Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
- Partly wrong with a chance of being right: Weather forecast
- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Sounds of silence: Brain activity analysis informs researchers on how vocalization works
- Swarm of microprobes to head for Jupiter
- Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
- Would you tell your manager you had a mental health problem?
- Meteosat-7 becomes EUMETSAT's longest-serving operational satellite
- How tropical parasite hijacks cells
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- New mechanism to aid cells under stress identified
- Nanoshuttle wear and tear: It’s the mileage, not the age
- Brain circuit that regulates thirst identified
- Hilltop panorama marks Mars rover's 11th anniversary
- Helicopter could be 'scout' for Mars rovers
- Researchers make magnetic graphene
- Cause for decline of Missouri River pallid sturgeon identified
- Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact, study shows
- Chemists control structure to unlock magnetization and polarization simultaneously
- Towards a scientific process freed from systemic bias
- Mother's stress hormone levels may affect fetal growth and long term health of child
- How cancer turns good cells to the dark side
- Hemin improves adipocyte morphology, function by enhancing proteins of regeneration
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- A simulation model to find out the effect of electromagnetic waves on the human body is developed
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