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Switching It Up: How Memory Deals With A Change In Plans
August 18, 2008 — How do our brains switch so elegantly and quickly from one well-entrenched plan to a newer one in reaction to a sudden change in ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data
August 5, 2008 — Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended
August 1, 2008 — Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by ... > full story -
No Gender Differences In Math Performance
July 24, 2008 — We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 ... > full story -
Baseball: 2008 All-Star Game Was Mathematical Marvel
July 17, 2008 — The 2008 All-Star Game was the game of a lifetime, and a math professor can prove it. "What happened Tuesday night was definitely a rare occurrence and one we should not expect to see again in our ... > full story -
Over 100 Species Of Bats Found Within Several Acres Of Rainforest In Ecuador
July 12, 2008 — Bats are a remarkable evolutionary success story representing the second largest group of mammals, outnumbered only by rodents in number of species. Now, researchers have discovered the place that ... > full story -
Pigs Prefer Three Square Meals A Day
June 24, 2008 — Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions. New research shows that while pigs in the wild spend much time searching for ... > full story -
Math Could Help Cure Leukemia
June 19, 2008 — In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia may be cured of the disease with an optimally timed cancer vaccine, where the ... > full story -
Some Bird Flu Strains Have Acquired Properties That Might Enhance Potential To Infect Humans
June 12, 2008 — A new study suggests that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to ... > full story -
Report On Journal Citation Statistics Raises Several Issues
June 11, 2008 — Citation-based statistics, such as the impact factor, are often used to assess scientific research, but are they the best measures of research quality? Three international mathematics organizations ... > full story
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