
NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments
that are integral components
of the next in a series of
U.S./European ocean
altimetry satellites have
arrived in France for
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Pinpointing How Nature's Benefits Link to Human Well-Being
What people take from nature
-- water, food, timber,
inspiration, relaxation --
are so abundant, it seems
self-evident. Until you try
to quantitatively understand
... > full story

Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3-D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing
A bioresorbable splint has
been created and used for
first time at the University
of Michigan, where doctors
implanted the device in an
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Top 10 New Species of 2012
An amazing glow-in-the-dark
cockroach, a harp-shaped
carnivorous sponge and the
smallest vertebrate on Earth
are just three of the newly
discovered top 10 species
selected by a global
... > full story
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Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares Explained: The Culprit Is Turbulence
May 22, 2013 When a solar flare erupts from the sun, its magnetic fields sometime break a widely accepted rule of physics. Why? Now we ... > full story -
Overcoming Resistance to Anti-Cancer Drugs by Targeting Cell 'Powerhouses'
May 22, 2013 Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the "power plants" that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer -- ... > full story -
More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
May 22, 2013 The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government ... > full story -
Forecast for Saturn's Moon Titan: Wild Weather Could Be Ahead
May 22, 2013 Saturn's moon Titan might be in for some wild weather as it heads into its spring and summer, if two new models are correct. Scientists think that as the seasons change in Titan's northern ... > full story -
Fast New, One-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
May 22, 2013 A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. The ... > full story -
Making Chaos Visible: As Chaos Celebrates Its 50th Birthday, Biophysicist Christian Herbst Develops a New Method to Visualize It
May 22, 2013 Exactly 50 years after the US-American meteorologist Edward Lorenz discovered chaos (remember the "butterfly effect?") the topic is still as fascinating as ever. A new visualization technique helps ... > full story -
Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
May 22, 2013 The winds of the quasibiennial oscillation in the tropical upper atmosphere have greatly weakened at some altitudes over the last six decades, according to a new study. The finding is consistent with ... > full story -
Slowing the Aging Process -- Only With Antibiotics
May 22, 2013 Scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria -- and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the ... > full story -
Plasmonics: A Wave Without Diffraction
May 22, 2013 Optical computing could benefit from the recent development of a novel electromagnetic ... > full story -
Carbon Capture: Making Use of Minerals
May 22, 2013 Ammonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization, studies ... > full story
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