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Warmer Means Windier on Lake Superior, World's Biggest Freshwater Lake
Rising water temperatures
are kicking up more powerful
winds on Lake Superior, with
consequences for currents,
biological cycles, pollution
... > full story
Ants Use Bacteria to Make Their Gardens Grow
Leaf-cutter ants, which
cultivate fungus for food,
have many remarkable
qualities. Here's a new one
to add to the list: the ant
farmers, like their human
... > full story
Navy Researchers Apply Science To Fire Fighting
Navy scientists are
conducting research to
insure that sailors and
their ships can be protected
from the deadly effects of
fire. ... > full story
Smartphone App Illuminates Power Consumption
A new application for the
Android smartphone shows
users and software
developers how much power
their applications are
consuming. ... > full story
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Link Between Influenza Virus and Fever: Scientists Solve Riddle of New Mechanism in Immune System
November 24, 2009 — One feature of the "new influenza" is a sudden rise in temperature. Up to now it was not exactly understood how this reaction occurs. Scientists in Germany have been able to shed light into the dark. ... > full story -
Racial Disparity in Colon Cancer Survival Not Easily Explained, Researchers Say
November 24, 2009 — For colon and other cancers, African-Americans have lower survival rates than whites. There has been a belief that racial disparity in survival following surgery for colon cancer was related to a ... > full story -
Medical 'Pay for Performance' Programs Help Improve Care, but Not Always, Study Finds
November 24, 2009 — Everybody likes a raise in pay. Even health care professionals, it appears. Now a new study reports that the performance ratings of patient care from 25 medical groups throughout California ... > full story -
To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model
November 24, 2009 — Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers have studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae" ... > full story -
Gene Implicated in Stress-Induced High Blood Pressure
November 24, 2009 — Do stressful situations make your blood pressure rise? If so, your phosducin gene could be to blame according to new research that indicates a role for the protein generated by the phosducin gene in ... > full story -
Cassini's Big Sky: View from the Center of Our Solar System
November 24, 2009 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft is helping to rewrite our understanding of the shape of our solar system as it moves through the local Milky Way galaxy. Previous models pictured our solar system as having ... > full story -
Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
November 24, 2009 — One out of five type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight -- a new study has ... > full story -
Using New Technique, Scientists Find Eleven Times More Aftershocks for 2004 Quake
November 24, 2009 — Using a technique normally used for detecting weak tremor, scientists have discovered that the 2004 magnitude 6 earthquake along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault exhibited almost 11 ... > full story -
Genome-Wide Association Studies in Developing Countries Raise Important New Ethical Issues
November 24, 2009 — Typically conducted in richer, developed countries but now increasingly done in the developing world, genome wide association studies raise a host of ethical issues that must be addressed, experts ... > full story -
Dramatic Decline Found in Siberian Tigers
November 24, 2009 — The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat loss, according to a new ... > full story
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