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Key Component of China's Pollution Problem: Scale of Nitrogen's Effect on People and Ecosystems Revealed
February 26, 2013 — It's no secret that China is faced with some of the world's worst pollution. Until now, however, information on the magnitude, scope and impacts of a major contributor to that pollution -- ... > full story -
Superbugs May Have a Soft Spot, After All
February 26, 2013 — The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly. But now a research team has identified a ... > full story -
Fungal Cleaning Crew: Chemists Determine the Structure of an Enzyme That Breaks Down Dyes
February 26, 2013 — Fungi serve as a kind of natural cleaning crew for the ecosystem. They form enzymes that can degrade hazardous substances, converting natural as well as human-made toxins into harmless compounds. For ... > full story -
Two New Species of Mushroom Found in the Iberian Peninsula, Spain
February 26, 2013 — Biologists have documented two new species of Hydnum, commonly known as ox tongue mushrooms, as part of a new study. The two mushroom species belong to the Hydnum genus, a type of fungus commonly ... > full story -
Sweet News for Stem Cell's 'Holy Grail'
February 26, 2013 — Scientists have used sugar-coated scaffolding to move a step closer to the routine use of stem cells in the clinic and unlock their huge potential to cure diseases from Alzheimer’s to ... > full story -
Lab Instruments Inside Curiosity Eat Mars Rock Powder
February 25, 2013 — Two compact laboratories inside NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have ingested portions of the first sample of rock powder ever collected from the interior of a rock on Mars. Curiosity science team ... > full story -
Clues to Climate Cycles Dug from South Pole Snow Pit
February 25, 2013 — Particles from the upper atmosphere trapped in a deep pile of Antarctic snow hold clear chemical traces of global meteorological events, climate scientists from France have found. Anomalies in oxygen ... > full story -
BPA May Affect the Developing Brain by Disrupting Gene Regulation
February 25, 2013 — Environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a widespread chemical found in plastics and resins, may suppress a gene vital to nerve cell function and to the development of the central nervous system, ... > full story -
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Much Needed Test for River Blindness Infection Developed
February 25, 2013 — Scientists have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or “river blindness,” a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in Africa, Latin America and other ... > full story -
Extremely High Estrogen Levels May Underlie Complications of Single-Birth IVF Pregnancies
February 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through IVF. Their findings support the hypothesis that extremely ... > full story
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