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NASA Ames Reproduces the Building Blocks of Life in Laboratory
Mar. 4, 2015 — NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, cytosine, and thymine, three key components of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered that an ice sample ... full story -
Grand Tree of Life Study Shows a Clock-Like Trend in New Species Emergence and Diversity
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have assembled the largest and most accurate tree of life calibrated to time, and surprisingly, it reveals that life has been expanding at a constant rate. The study also challenges the ... full story -
Animal Functional Diversity Started out Poor, Became Richer Over Time
Mar. 4, 2015 — The finding refutes a hypothesis by the famed evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould that marine creatures underwent an 'early burst' of functional diversity during the dawn of animal ... full story -
Vampire Bats: Who Bit Whom?
Mar. 4, 2015 — Scientists discovered a new retrovirus “fossil” found in the common vampire bat which is homologous to retroviruses in rodents and primates. The results suggest the recent circulation of an ... full story -
Lightning Plus Volcanic Ash Make Glass
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have proposed a mechanism for the generation of glass spherules in geologic deposits through the occurrence of volcanic lightning. The existence of fulgurites -- glassy products formed in ... full story -
New Tech Could Significantly Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mar. 3, 2015 — A provisionally patented technology could revolutionize carbon dioxide capture and help significantly reduce pollution ... full story -
Air Pollution Linked to Slower Cognitive Development in Children
Mar. 3, 2015 — Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7- to 10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a new ... full story -
Lasting Severe Weather Impact Found in Feathers of Young Birds
Mar. 3, 2015 — While studying a ground-nesting bird population near El Reno, Okla., a research team found that stress during a severe weather outbreak of May 31, 2013, had manifested itself into malformations in ... full story -
A New Level of Earthquake Understanding: Surprise Findings from San Andreas Fault Rock Sample
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers studied quartz from the San Andreas Fault at the microscopic scale, the scale at which earthquake-triggering stresses originate. The results could one day lead to a better understanding ... full story -
Understanding Electric Car 'Range Anxiety' Could Be Key to Wider Acceptance
Mar. 3, 2015 — Drivers have been slow to adopt electric vehicles due to 'range anxiety,' the fear of becoming stranded with an empty battery. This phenomenon was recently addressed in a study that aims to ... full story -
3-D Printed Parts Provide Low-Cost, Custom Alternatives for Lab Equipment
Mar. 3, 2015 — The 3-D printing scene, a growing favorite of do-it-yourselfers, has spread to the study of plasma physics. With a series of experiments, researchers have found that 3-D printers can be an important ... full story -
Step Change for Screening Could Boost Biofuels
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have developed a new way of rapidly screening yeasts that could help produce more sustainable biofuels. The new technique could also be a boon in the search for new ways of deriving ... full story -
Mystery Solved: Why Seashells' Mineral Forms Differently in Seawater
Mar. 3, 2015 — For almost a century, scientists have been puzzled by a process that is crucial to much of the life in Earth's oceans: Why does calcium carbonate, the tough material of seashells and corals, ... full story -
UK Cities Including London Not as 'Smart' as Global Counterparts
Mar. 3, 2015 — Major cities in the UK are falling behind their international counterparts in terms of their use of smart technologies, according to a new study. The research has found that smart cities in the UK, ... full story -
Modeling Chimp Behavior? Try Using Laws That Govern Matter
Mar. 3, 2015 — To simulate chimp behavior, scientists created a computer model based on equations normally used to describe the movement of atoms and molecules in a confined space. An interdisciplinary research ... full story -
Some Tropical Plants Pick the Best Hummingbirds to Pollinate Flowers
Mar. 3, 2015 — Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and 'turn on' to increase ... full story -
In Hot and Cold Water: The Private Lives of 'Hoff' Crabs Revealed
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have shed light on the private life of a new species of deep-sea crab, previously nicknamed the 'Hoff' crab because of its hairy ... full story -
Towards Dust-Free Wood Combustion
Mar. 3, 2015 — About 15 million wood-fired stoves and combustion systems exist in Germany, including central-heating boilers for apartment houses. They are subject to strict clean air regulations. New wood-fired ... full story -
Methane Oxidation Fuelled by Algal Oxygen Production
Mar. 3, 2015 — Methane emissions are strongly reduced in lakes with anoxic bottom waters. But – contrary to what has previously been assumed – methane removal is not always due to archaea or anaerobic bacteria. ... full story -
Family Log of Spring's Arrival Helps Predict Climate-Driven Change
Mar. 2, 2015 — Rare historic records of the changing seasons are helping scientists better understand how woodland trees and flowers are responding to climate change. Scientists used records -- compiled by one ... full story
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Vampire bats: Who bit whom?
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Lasting severe weather impact found in feathers of young birds
- A new level of earthquake understanding: Surprise findings from San Andreas Fault rock sample
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- 3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- Family log of spring's arrival helps predict climate-driven change
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
- Conservation organizations need to keep up with nature, experts say
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Environment may change, but microbiome of queen bees does not
- On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent
- Norwegian mammals and birds have many different methods of surviving long, intense winter nights
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Green light for the world's first intelligent oil pipelines
- Enhancing high-temperature tolerance in plants: Effective on rice and tomatoes
- Introverts prefer mountains
- How were fossil tracks made by Early Triassic swimming reptiles so well preserved?
- Cryptochrome protein helps birds navigate via magnetic field
- Sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Submarine data used to investigate turbulence beneath Arctic ice
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Wind-powered freighters
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Level of pollutants accumulated in the body linked to obesity levels
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Embrace unknowns, opt for flexibility in environmental policies, experts say
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific oscillations caused 'false pause' in warming
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Pollution is driving force behind growth of nuisance algal scums linked to disease
- New NASA space cowboy successfully deploys its 'lasso'
- IPCC sea-level rise scenarios not fit for purpose for high-risk coastal areas
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- Drilling ancient African lakes sheds light on human evolution
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Lake Tahoe research provides new insights on global change
- Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals costs EU billions annually
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
- First direct observation of carbon dioxide's increasing greenhouse effect at Earth's surface
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Cellular communication offers easy fog detection for roads and runways
- Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- Study of atmospheric 'froth' may help GPS communications
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Fitting meters has immediate effect on consumers' water saving habits
- Agricultural insecticides pose a global risk to surface water bodies, researchers find
- Himalayan ice shows chemicals ban is working
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- Yellowstone: Geysers erupt periodically because they have loops in their plumbing
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Ocean circulation change: Sea level spiked for two years along Northeastern North America
- New NASA soil moisture mapper completes key milestone
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global warming
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Environmentally friendly procedure developed for extracting silver
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