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What Planets Are Made Of: Findings Establish Counterintuitive Potential Planet-Forming Materials
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have made a startling prediction that challenges existing chemical models and current understanding of planetary interiors -- magnesium oxide, a major material in the formation of planets, ... > full story -
Ice Tubes in Polar Seas -- 'Brinicles' or 'Sea Stalactites' -- Provide Clues to Origin of Life
April 24, 2013 — Life on Earth may have originated not in warm tropical seas, but with weird tubes of ice -- sometimes called "sea stalactites" -- that grow downward into cold seawater near the Earth's poles, ... > full story -
Fighting Bacteria With New Genre of Antibodies
April 24, 2013 — In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods, scientists are reporting development of a new family of selective antimicrobial agents that do ... > full story -
First Vaccine to Help Control Some Autism Symptoms
April 24, 2013 — A first-ever vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some autism ... > full story -
Sunlit Snow Triggers Atmospheric Cleaning, Ozone Depletion in the Arctic
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that sunlit snow is the major source of atmospheric bromine in the Arctic, the key to unique chemical reactions that purge pollutants and destroy ... > full story -
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have described details of a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst that could replace costly platinum in the production of hydrogen. The catalyst, made from renewable soybeans and abundant ... > full story -
Battling With Bugs to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
April 23, 2013 — Bacteria can evolve resistance more quickly when stronger antibiotics are used, new research ... > full story -
Strengthening Legumes to Tackle Fertilizer Pollution
April 23, 2013 — Scientists create the first model of legume iron transportation aimed at maximizing nitrogen fixation, even in poor ... > full story -
Big Ecosystem Changes Viewed Through the Lens of Tiny Carnivorous Plants
April 23, 2013 — The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body. Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, ... > full story -
Nanowires Grown on Graphene Have Surprising Structure
April 23, 2013 — When engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to discover a new paradigm of epitaxy. The self-assembled wires have a core of ... > full story
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