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Hundreds of Threatened Species Not on Official U.S. List, Research Shows
December 12, 2011 Many of the animal species at risk of extinction in the United States have not made it onto the country's official Endangered Species Act list, according to new ... > full story -
MP3 Players 'Shrink' Our Personal Space
October 13, 2011 Researchers wanted to find out whether there is a way to make the intrusion of our personal space on the subway (underground railway) more tolerable. Their results reveal that listening to music ... > full story -
Carbon Sequestration Policy Must Balance Private Property, Public Good, Expert Urges
October 11, 2011 The lack of a settled legal framework that balances private property rights while maximizing the public good ultimately hinders the large-scale commercial deployment of geologic carbon sequestration, ... > full story -
Astronomy and Geophysics Bring Women Into Science, UK Study Shows
October 6, 2011 Women are better represented in astronomy and solid-Earth geophysics research than in other areas of physics, according to a major study. Researchers collected data on more than 2000 research ... > full story -
Fukushima: Reflections Six Months on
September 19, 2011 When the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011, the world witnessed the largest nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl ... > full story -
Uncertain Climate Models Impair Long-Term Climate Strategies: New Calibration Satellite Required to Make Accurate Predictions, Say Scientists
September 19, 2011 A new paper explains weaknesses in our understanding of climate change and how we can fix them. These issues mean predictions vary wildly about how quickly temperatures will rise, resulting in ... > full story -
Cyber Security Report Identifies Key Research Priorities
September 13, 2011 Developing self-learning, self aware cyber security technologies, protecting smart utility grids and enhancing the security of mobile networks are among the top research priorities needed to ... > full story -
Memorial Image Taken on Mars on Sept. 11, 2011
September 13, 2011 A view of a memorial to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center towers was taken on Mars on Sept. 11, 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the ... > full story -
Liquor Store Density Linked to Youth Homicides, U.S. Studies Find
September 7, 2011 Violent crime could be reduced significantly if policymakers at the local level limit the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban the sale of single-serve containers of alcoholic beverages, ... > full story -
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Set to Launch Experimental TacSat-4 Spacecraft
August 22, 2011 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory TacSat-4 spacecraft is scheduled to launch, Tuesday, September 27 from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex. TacSat-4 is a Navy-led joint ... > full story
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