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• Genetics
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Molecular Biology
  Trees
  Animals
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Transistor in the Fly Antenna: Insect Odorant Receptors Regulate Their Own Sensitivity

  March 18, 2013 — Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation. Scientists have now provided experimental proof that the ... > full story
• Fossil Fuels
  Alternative Fuels
  Energy and Resources
  Computer Modeling
  Fuel Cells
  Mathematical Modeling
   
  

  Model Allows Engineers to Test Fuel Systems on Computers

  March 18, 2013 — Engineers will be able to design better fuel systems for everything from motorcycles to rockets faster and more inexpensively because of a new mathematical fuels ... > full story
• Mining
  Energy Policy
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Policy
  Engineering
  Environmental Science
   

  Communications Technology Among Tools Needed to Aid Miner Safety

  March 15, 2013 — A new report identifies tools that would help miners devise their own means of escape when trapped ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Tundra
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
   
  

  Chemicals Pollutants Threaten Health in the Arctic

  March 15, 2013 — People living in Arctic areas can be more sensitive to pollutants due to their genetics. This is unfortunate since the northernmost areas of Europe are receiving more harmful chemicals. Scientists ... > full story
• Jupiter
  Astronomy
  Space Probes
  Space Exploration
  Solar System
  Pluto
   
  

  'Hot Spots' Ride a Merry-Go-Round on Jupiter

  March 14, 2013 — In the swirling canopy of Jupiter's atmosphere, cloudless patches are so exceptional that the big ones get the special name "hot spots." Exactly how these clearings form and why they're only found ... > full story
• Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Physics
  Optics
  Energy and Resources
   
  

  Breakthrough Research Shows Chemical Reaction in Real Time

  March 14, 2013 — The ultrafast, ultrabright X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source have enabled unprecedented views of a catalyst in action, an important step in the effort to develop cleaner and more ... > full story
• Aviation
  Birds
  Vehicles
  Behavioral Science
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Aerospace
   
  

  Hovering Is a Bother for Bees: Fast Flight Is More Stable

  March 14, 2013 — Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research. Scientists used a mathematical model to analyze the way bumblebees fly at different speeds, ... > full story
• Smoking
  Lung Cancer
  Government Regulation
  Public Health
  Health Policy
  Scientific Conduct
   

  Tobacco Industry Appears to Have Evaded FDA Ban on 'Light' Cigarette Descriptors

  March 13, 2013 — New research shows one year after the U.S. government passed a law banning such descriptors as "light," "mild," and "low" on cigarette packages, smokers can identify their brands because of ... > full story
• Leukemia
  Lymphoma
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Prostate Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Breakthrough in Battle Against Leukemia

  March 13, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a critical weakness in leukemic cells, which may pave the way to new ... > full story
• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy and Resources
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Fossil Fuels
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Making Fuel from Bacteria

  March 13, 2013 — In the search for the fuels of tomorrow, Swedish researchers are finding inspiration in the sea. Not in offshore oil wells, but in the water where blue-green algae ... > full story

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