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NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Observatory
Jan. 31, 2015 — NASA successfully launched its first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden just beneath our feet. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) ... full story -
Hydrogen Production in Extreme Bacterium
Jan. 31, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a bacterium that can produce hydrogen, an element that one day could lessen the world’s dependence on ... full story -
Ancient Deformation of the Lithosphere Revealed in Eastern China
Jan. 30, 2015 — Seismic investigations from the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt in eastern China suggest that this region was affected by extreme mantle perturbation and crust-mantle interaction during the Mesozoic ... full story -
Evidence Mounts for Quantum Criticality Theory
Jan. 30, 2015 — A new study adds to the growing evidence supporting a theory that strange electronic behaviors -- including high-temperature superconductivity and heavy fermion physics -- arise from quantum ... full story -
Latent HIV May Lurk in 'Quiet' Immune Cells, Research Suggests
Jan. 30, 2015 — HIV can lie dormant in infected cells for years, even decades. Scientists think unlocking the secrets of this viral reservoir may make it possible to cure, not just treat, HIV. Researchers have ... full story -
Meteorite May Represent 'Bulk Background' of Mars' Battered Crust
Jan. 30, 2015 — NWA 7034, a meteorite found a few years ago in the Moroccan desert, is like no other rock ever found on Earth. It's been shown to be a 4.4 billion-year-old chunk of the Martian crust, and ... full story -
Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid
Jan. 30, 2015 — A team of astronomers has made the most detailed radar images yet of asteroid 2004 BL86. The images, which were taken early in the morning on Jan. 27, 2014, reveal the asteroid's surface ... full story -
Stress Shared by Same-Sex Couples Can Have Unique Health Impacts
Jan. 30, 2015 — Minority stress -- which results from being stigmatized and disadvantaged in society -- affects same-sex couples' stress levels and overall health, research indicates. Authors of a new study ... full story -
New Method Allows for Greater Variation in Band Gap Tunability
Jan. 30, 2015 — If you can't find the ideal material, then design a new one. By manipulating the ordered arrangement of atoms in layered complex oxide materials, scientists have found a way to control their ... full story -
Renewable Energy Policies Drive Production of Southern Wood Pellets for Bioenergy
Jan. 30, 2015 — Policies in the European Union and elsewhere requiring the use of renewable and low greenhouse gas-emitting energy are driving demand for wood pellets used to generate bioenergy. This demand could ... full story -
Research Uncovers Connection Between Craigslist Personals, HIV Trends
Jan. 30, 2015 — Craigslist's entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research. When mapped at the national level, more than 6,000 HIV cases annually and ... full story -
Study Links Deficiency of Cellular Housekeeping Gene With Aggressive Forms of Breast Cancer
Jan. 30, 2015 — A strong link between the most aggressive type of breast cancer and a gene that regulates the body's natural cellular recycling process, called autophagy, has been uncovered by ... full story -
Computing: Common 'Data Structure' Revamped to Work With Multicore Chips
Jan. 30, 2015 — Every undergraduate computer-science major takes a course on data structures, which describes different ways of organizing data in a computer's memory. Every data structure has its own ... full story -
DNA Nanoswitches Reveal How Life's Molecules Connect
Jan. 30, 2015 — 'Bio-molecular interaction analysis, a cornerstone of biomedical research, is traditionally accomplished using equipment that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars,' said the senior ... full story -
Ethicists Question Impact of Hospital Advertising
Jan. 30, 2015 — Ethicists question the impact of health information that is available online, specifically hospital advertisements, and argue that while the Internet offers patients valuable data and tools -- ... full story -
Population Genomics Unveil Seahorse Domain
Jan. 30, 2015 — In a finding vital to effective species management, a team of biologists has determined that the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) is more a permanent resident of the western mid-Atlantic Ocean ... full story -
Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction
Jan. 30, 2015 — The close of the Permian Period around 250 million years ago saw Earth's biggest extinction ever. At this time large volcanic eruptions were occurring in what is now Siberia. The volcanoes ... full story -
'Vast Majority' of Neurosurgeons Practice Defensive Medicine
Jan. 30, 2015 — More than three-fourths of US neurosurgeons practice some form of defensive medicine--performing additional tests and procedures out of fear of malpractice lawsuits, new research ... full story -
Fluorescent Dyes 'Light Up' Brain Cancer Cells
Jan. 30, 2015 — Two new fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells may help neurosurgeons more accurately localize and completely resect brain tumors, suggests a new study. Removing all visible areas of cancer ... full story -
Older Adults: Double Your Protein to Build More Muscle
Jan. 30, 2015 — Older adults may need to double up on the recommended daily allowance of protein to efficiently maintain and build muscle. Current US recommendations for daily dietary protein intake are 0.8 ... full story
- NASA launches groundbreaking Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory
- Hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
- Ancient deformation of the lithosphere revealed in Eastern China
- Evidence mounts for quantum criticality theory
- Latent HIV may lurk in 'quiet' immune cells, research suggests
- Meteorite may represent 'bulk background' of Mars' battered crust
- Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid
- Stress shared by same-sex couples can have unique health impacts
- New method allows for greater variation in band gap tunability
- Renewable energy policies drive production of Southern wood pellets for bioenergy
- Research uncovers connection between Craigslist personals, HIV trends
- Study links deficiency of cellular housekeeping gene with aggressive forms of breast cancer
- Computing: Common 'data structure' revamped to work with multicore chips
- DNA nanoswitches reveal how life's molecules connect
- Ethicists question impact of hospital advertising
- Population genomics unveil seahorse domain
- Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction
- 'Vast Majority' of Neurosurgeons Practice Defensive Medicine
- Fluorescent dyes 'light up' brain cancer cells
- Older adults: Double your protein to build more muscle
- Mobile and interactive media use by young children: The good, the bad and the unknown
- New software analyzes human genomes faster than other available technologies
- Key discovery to preventing blindness, stroke devastation
- Understanding the reinforcing ability of carbon nanotubes
- Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas, research reveals
- Biomaterial coating raises prospect of more successful medical implants
- Can Lean Management improve hospitals?
- Why do zebras have stripes? Temperature counts
- Altered dopamine signaling a clue to autism
- Blue mussels not yet the bellwether of NE coastal environment
- Scientists home in on reasons behind cancer drug trial disappointment
- Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis
- Skip the dip! Super Bowl team cities see spike in flu deaths
- Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
- Tweeting about sexism could improve a woman's wellbeing
- Totality of trials data confirm Tamiflu reduces length of symptoms, complications, and hospital admissions from influenza
- Updating satellite data on seas could dramatically reduce search and rescue times for lost planes, ships
- HiSIM-SOTB, compact transistor model, selected as international industry standard
- New technologies to help patients with Parkinson's disease
- Water purification: Running fuel cells on bacteria
- Pinholes are pitfalls for high performance solar cells
- Hot on the trail of hepatitis-liver cancer connection
- Building trustworthy big data algorithms
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Crystal light: New family of light-converting materials points to cheaper, more efficient solar power and LEDs
- Is this the year you join the top one percent? Affluence more fluid than once thought
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas
- Structure of world's largest single cell is reflected at the molecular level
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- New technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
- Powerful tool promises to change the way scientists view proteins
- Erectile dysfunction drugs could protect liver from sepsis-induced damage
- In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves
- Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
- CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
- First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
- Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
- Individuals may fail to navigate complex tradeoffs in privacy decision-making
- Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
- New minimally invasive test identifies patients for Barrett's esophagus screening
- Baleen whales hear through their bones
- Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
- Research about unique cardinal revealed
- New clues about a brain protein with high affinity for valium
- Texting may be more suitable than apps in treatment of mental illness
- Global patterns of specialized feeding in insect herbivores revealed
- Bird watchers help federal agencies pinpoint conservation priorities
- Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
- Transgender kids show consistent gender identity across measures
- Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Crucial protective role observed for farnesoid-x receptor in cholestatic liver injury
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer
- Among gut microbes, strains, not just species, matter
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- New deep-brain imaging reveals separate functions for nearly identical neurons
- Blame men for political gridlock, study says
- Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change
- Ancient skull shows modern humans colonized Eurasia 60-70,000 years ago
- Invasive species in the Great Lakes by 2063
- Understanding portable biodetection technology for identifying suspcious substances
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- Satellites can improve regional air quality forecasting
- The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger
- Future of oil and gas development in the Western Amazon
- HIV testing yields diagnoses in Kenya but few seek care
- New potential therapeutic strategy against a very aggressive infant bone cancer
- Hydrogen sulfide could help lower blood pressure
- Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- How poverty may affect memory
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