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'Missing' Polar Weather Systems Could Impact Climate Predictions
December 16, 2012 — Intense but small-scale polar storms could make a big difference to climate predictions, according to new research. Difficult-to-forecast polar mesoscale storms occur frequently over the polar seas; ... > full story -
NASA Progressing Toward First Launch of Orion Spacecraft
December 13, 2012 — Recent engineering advances by NASA and its industry partners across the country show important progress toward Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), the next step to launching humans to deep space. The ... > full story -
Antioxidant Cookies Made Possible by Grape Seeds
December 13, 2012 — A new study found that it is possible to create cookies enriched with antioxidants from grape seeds that taste good and have an antioxidant level about 10 times higher than a regular ... > full story -
Light Used to Remotely Trigger Biochemical Reactions
December 13, 2012 — Since Edison's first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers are turning light into heat at the point of need, on the nanoscale, to trigger biochemical reactions ... > full story -
Was the Sauropod Dinosaurs' Large Size Due to Plant Food? Scientists Argue Old Idea Still Has Legs
December 11, 2012 — The long-necked sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth -- but why were they so large? A decade ago, a team of plant ecologists from South Africa suggested that this ... > full story -
What Causes Hot Flushes During Menopause? Researchers Identify Brain Region That May Trigger the Uncomfortable Surges of Heat
December 11, 2012 — Medical researchers have identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat most women experience in the first few years of menopause. Although the results are not yet ... > full story -
Quantifying Corn Rootworm Damage
December 10, 2012 — Every year farmers spend a lot of money trying to control corn rootworm larvae, which are a significant threat to maize production in the United States and, more recently, in Europe. Researchers have ... > full story -
Space-Age Ceramics Get Their Toughest Test
December 10, 2012 — Space-age ceramics at their best promise advanced jet and gas turbine engines that burn with greater fuel efficiencies and less pollution. Scientists have developed the first mechanical test rig for ... > full story -
Point of Light: Light-Focusing Device May Lead to Applications in Computing, Communications, and Imaging
December 7, 2012 — Engineers have created a device that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers (billionths of a meter) across -- an achievement they say may lead to next-generation applications in ... > full story -
Valuable Tool for Predicting Pain Genes in People: 'Network Map' of Genes Involved in Pain Perception
December 6, 2012 — Scientists in Australia and Austria have described a "network map" of genes involved in pain perception. The work should help identify new analgesic ... > full story
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