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New Fairyflies or Mymarid Wasp Species Named After University
May 6, 2013 — An entomologist discovered a new wasp species in Russia and named it after the university, commonly abbreviated as UCR. A museum researcher had been sorting wasps from the Russian Far East, when he ... > full story -
Landsat Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcano's Heat
May 6, 2013 — As the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite flew over Indonesia's Flores Sea April 29, it captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the air. The satellite's Operational Land Imager ... > full story -
Climate Change, Not Human Activity, Led to Megafauna Extinction
May 6, 2013 — Most species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia had disappeared by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded. The research challenges the claim that ... > full story -
The Black Sea Is a Goldmine of Ancient Genetic Data
May 6, 2013 — When one marine paleoecologist was mining through vast amounts of genetic data from the Black Sea sediment record, he was amazed about the variety of past plankton species that left behind their ... > full story -
Boosting 'Cellular Garbage Disposal' Can Delay the Aging Process
May 6, 2013 — Biologists have identified a gene, previously implicated in Parkinson's disease, that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. This research has important ... > full story -
New Technique to Track Cell Interactions in Living Bodies Developed
May 6, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living ... > full story -
Bats Use Blood to Reshape Tongue for Feeding
May 6, 2013 — Scientists have found that a species of bat uses blood flow to reshape its tongue while feeding. The quick dynamic action makes the tongue an effective "mop" for nectar and could even inspire new ... > full story -
NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack
May 6, 2013 — A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much ... > full story -
Scaling Up Gyroscopes: From Navigation to Measuring Earth's Rotation
May 6, 2013 — Researchers discuss “large ring laser gyroscopes” that are six orders of magnitude more sensitive than gyroscopes commercially ... > full story -
Critical Link in Mammalian Odor Detection Identified
May 6, 2013 — Researchers at the Monell Center have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were ... > full story
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