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Natural Selection Has Altered the Appearance of Europeans Over the Past 5,000 Years
Mar. 10, 2014 — There has been much research into the factors that have influenced the human genome since the end of the last Ice Age. Anthropologists, geneticists and archaeologists have analyzed ancient DNA from ... full story -
Small Biomass Power Plants Could Help Rural Economies, Stabilize National Power Grid
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have found that creating a bioenergy grid with these small plants could benefit people in rural areas of the country as well as provide relief to an overworked national power ... full story -
National U.S. Study Reveals How Urban Lawn Care Habits Vary
Mar. 10, 2014 — What do people living in Boston, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, and Los Angeles have in common? From coast to coast, prairie to desert -- residential lawns reign. But, according to ... full story -
Turing's Theory of Chemical Morphogenesis Validated 60 Years After His Death
Mar. 10, 2014 — Sixty years after Alan Turing's death, researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that validates Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis in cell-like structures. This ... full story -
Mongol Empire Rode Wave of Mild Climate, but Warming Now May Be Tipping Region Into Unparalleled Drought
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers studying the rings of ancient trees in mountainous central Mongolia think they may have gotten at the mystery of how small bands of nomadic Mongol horsemen united to conquer much of the ... full story -
Volcanoes Helped Species Survive Ice Ages
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have found evidence that the steam and heat from volcanoes and heated rocks allowed many species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, helping scientists understand how species ... full story -
Serious Side Effect: Several FDA-Approved Anti-Cancer Drugs Induce Stem Cell Tumors
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a surprise finding, researchers discovered that several chemotherapeutics that do stop fast growing tumors have the opposite effect on stem cells in the same animal, causing them to divide too ... full story -
Outside the Body Our Memories Fail Us
Mar. 10, 2014 — New research demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember. For us to be able to store new memories from our lives, we need to ... full story -
How Light Affects Our Brain's Performance: Photic Memory for Executive Brain Responses
Mar. 10, 2014 — It has long been known that light exerts powerful effects on the brain and on our well-being. Light is not only required for vision but is also essential for a wide range of “non-visual” ... full story -
A Shocking Diet: Researchers Describe Microbe That 'Eats' Electricity
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have shown that the commonly found bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located remotely in soil and sediment while remaining ... full story -
West Virginia Spill Activates Engineers to Determine Effects of Chemicals
Mar. 10, 2014 — Engineers sprung into action when more than 10,000 gallons of a chemical mixture leaked from a storage tank near Charleston, W.Va., and entered a river upstream of a water-treatment plant in ... full story -
Predation on Invertebrates by Woodland Salamanders Increases Carbon Capture
Mar. 10, 2014 — Woodland salamanders perform a vital ecological service in American forests by helping to mitigate the impacts of global warming. Woodland salamander predation on invertebrates indirectly affects the ... full story -
U.S. Cocaine Use Cut by Half, While Marijuana Consumption Jumps
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new study shows that the use of cocaine dropped by half across the United States from 2006 to 2010, while use of marijuana jumped by more than 30 percent during the period. Studying illegal drug ... full story -
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to Be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
Mar. 10, 2014 — Scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack ... full story -
Two-Dimensional Material Shows Promise for Optoelectronics: LEDs, Photovoltaic Cells, and Light Detectors
Mar. 10, 2014 — Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material. Researchers have used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that ... full story -
Synthetic Biologists Shine Light on Genetic Circuit Analysis
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a significant advance for the growing field of synthetic biology, bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes and hardware that uses colored lights and engineered bacteria to bring both ... full story -
Emotional Expressions in Ancient Funerary Art Served as Therapy for the Bereaved
Mar. 10, 2014 — Emotional expressions on Greek tombstones from the Hellenistic period -- 323-31 B.C. -- help increase our understanding of social communication and cultural values. Despite the potential of the ... full story -
Computer System Simulates the Behavior of Tax Evaders
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have developed a computer model which, in different situations, simulates the behavior of taxpayers when faced with the possibility of committing tax evasion. The simulator analyzes the ... full story -
Scents and Sustainability: Renewable Sources for Artificial Scents and Flavors
Mar. 10, 2014 — Fresh banana, a waft of flowers, blueberry: the scents in some labs are a little sweeter than most. Researchers are engineering bacteria to make esters -- molecules widely used as scents and ... full story -
Alaska the Last Frontier ... Not for Long
Mar. 10, 2014 — Alaska, the last great frontier, is being threatened by many proposals to mine an estimated 5.5 trillion tons of coal. Scientists comment on the struggle to keep Alaska ... full story -
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a new study, participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The results show that the group of women with the ... full story
- Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
- Small biomass power plants could help rural economies, stabilize national power grid
- National U.S. study reveals how urban lawn care habits vary
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- Mongol Empire rode wave of mild climate, but warming now may be tipping region into unparalleled drought
- Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages
- Serious side effect: Several FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs induce stem cell tumors
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- How light affects our brain's performance: Photic memory for executive brain responses
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicals
- Predation on invertebrates by woodland salamanders increases carbon capture
- U.S. cocaine use cut by half, while marijuana consumption jumps
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Emotional expressions in ancient funerary art served as therapy for the bereaved
- Computer system simulates the behavior of tax evaders
- Scents and sustainability: Renewable sources for artificial scents and flavors
- Alaska the Last Frontier ... not for long
- Healthy eating may reduce the risk of preterm delivery
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Microwave radar monitors sliding slopes: Geodesists research in the Alps
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
- Aerosols from human activities tend to weaken hurricanes and cyclones
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- 'Death stars' in Orion blast planets before they even form
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- Weirdness in cosmic web of the universe: Faint strings of galaxies in 'empty' space arranged in way never before seen
- Combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
- 'Tree of life' distances are no shortcut to conservation
- Atomically thin, flexible, semi-transparent solar cells created
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- Mutations in leukemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
- First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests
- In grasslands remade by humans, animals may protect biodiversity: Grazers let in the light, rescue imperiled plants
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- Blood test identifies those at-risk for cognitive decline, Alzheimer's within three years
- Can the blind 'hear' colors, shapes? Yes, show researchers
- Sun's energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic
- Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
- New tool to unravel mysteries of metastasis created
- Deer proliferation disrupts a forest's natural growth
- Combined use of oxytocin and human chorionic gonadotropin in intractable pain patients
- Stem cell transplant shows 'landmark' promise for treatment of degenerative disc disease
- New NASA Van Allen Probes observations helping to improve space weather models
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- Ever-so-slight delay improves decision-making accuracy
- The dark side of fair play: Why would evolution let spite stick around?
- Personalized treatment prolongs the life of lung cancer patients
- Over demanding market affects fisheries more than climate change
- NASA's WISE survey finds thousands of new stars, but no 'Planet X'
- Anti-psychotic meds offer hope against brain cancer
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- New theory on cause of endometriosis
- That sinking feeling: NASA radar demonstrates ability to foresee sinkholes
- Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism
- Cells appearing normal may actually be harbingers of lung cancer
- Hospital food safety measures reduce risk of contaminated hospital food
- Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- Genome of sesame sheds new light on oil biosynthesis
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns: Before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to conversations
- Epigenetic changes could explain type 2 diabetes
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- Lifesaving sensor for full bladders under development
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Teen elephant mothers die younger but have bigger families
- Europe's largest badger study finds rare long-distance movements
- Urbanization exposes French cities to greater seismic risk
- Activity more than location affects perception of earthquakes
- Software analyzes apps for malicious behavior
- Areas of the brain process read and heard language differently
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- Interactive simulator for vehicle drivers
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Urgent need to study impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia
- Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure, function
- Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
- Molecular subtyping of breast cancer can better identify women at high risk of disease recurrence
- Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- Europe may experience higher warming than global average
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- How river networks move across a landscape
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Crystals ripple in response to light: First propagating surface phonon polaritons in a van der Waals crystal
- Future electronics with super-efficient hard drives: Electricity controls magnetism
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