
Largest Neuronal Network Simulation to Date Achieved Using Japanese Supercomputer
Scientists have carried out
the largest general neuronal
network simulation to date. ... > full story

Monster Galaxies Lose Their Appetite With Age
Our universe is filled with
gobs of galaxies, bound
together by gravity into
larger families called
clusters. Lying at the heart
of most clusters is a
... > full story

Existing Cropland Could Feed Four Billion More by Dropping Biofuels and Animal Feed
The world's croplands could
feed 4 billion more people
than they do now just by
shifting from producing
animal feed and biofuels to
... > full story

'Evolution Will Punish You If You're Selfish and Mean'
Evolutionary biologists
offer new evidence that
evolution doesn't favor the
selfish, disproving a theory
popularized in 2012. ... > full story
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Catching Cancer Early by Chasing It: Portable Diagnostic Device That Can Travel to the Patient
August 1, 2013 Reaching a clinic in time to receive an early diagnosis for cancer -- when the disease is most treatable -- is a global problem. Now a team of researchers proposes a global solution: have a ... > full story -
NASA Technologist Makes Traveling to Hard-to-Reach Destinations Easier
July 31, 2013 Traveling to remote locations sometimes involves navigating through stop-and-go traffic, traversing long stretches of highway and maneuvering sharp turns and steep hills. The same can be said for ... > full story -
Citizen Scientists Rival Experts in Analyzing Land-Cover Data
July 31, 2013 Data gathered and analyzed by non-experts can rival the quality of data from experts, shows a new study of crowdsourced data from the Geo-Wiki ... > full story -
Chanel, UCSB's Corpse Flower, Blooms and Causes a Big Stink
July 31, 2013 Chanel, UC Santa Barbara's corpse flower, has finally spread her odiferous wings, broadcasting a stench that smells like a cross between rotting flesh and Limburger cheese. "It's disgusting," said ... > full story -
Spitzer Discovers Young Stars With a 'Hula Hoop'
July 31, 2013 Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a young stellar system that "blinks" every 93 days. Called YLW 16A, the system likely consists of three developing stars, two of which ... > full story -
NASA's Cassini Sees Forces Controlling Enceladus Jets
July 31, 2013 The intensity of the jets of water ice and organic particles that shoot out from Saturn's moon Enceladus depends on the moon's proximity to the ringed planet, according to data obtained by NASA's ... > full story -
New 3-D Colonoscopy Eases Detection of Precancerous Lesions
July 31, 2013 New technology offers three-dimensional images, making it easier to detect precancerous ... > full story -
Key Factors for Wireless Power Transfer
July 31, 2013 What happens to a resonant wireless power transfer system in complex electromagnetic environments? Researchers explored the influences at play in this type of situation and describe how efficient ... > full story -
Computational Biology: Cells Reprogrammed on the Computer
July 31, 2013 Scientists have developed a model that makes predictions from which differentiated cells -- for instance skin cells -- can be very efficiently changed into completely different cell types -- such as ... > full story -
Could Planting Trees in the Desert Mitigate Climate Change?
July 31, 2013 As the world starts feeling the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and consequent global temperature rise, researchers are looking for a Plan B to mitigate climate change. A group of ... > full story
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