'Library of Fishes' to feature thousands of specimens from remote locations
The stories they could tell, these fishes that once swam the ocean deep and are now in jars and bottles.
The stories they could tell, these fishes that once swam the ocean deep and are now in jars and bottles.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2011
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A 10-month study of healthy honey bees by University of California, San Francisco scientists has identified four new viruses that infect bees, while revealing that each of the viruses or bacteria previously linked to colony ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2011
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How far will you go to avoid bad luck? Do you avoid walking under ladders, carry lucky charms, or perhaps instead perform special rituals before important meetings or sporting events?
Evolution
Jun 7, 2011
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The Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare, an S1-class (minor) radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) on June 7, 2011 from sunspot complex 1226-1227. The large cloud of particles mushroomed ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cue the surfing music. Scientists have spotted the iconic surfer's wave rolling through the atmosphere of the sun. This makes for more than just a nice photo-op: the waves hold clues as to how energy moves ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2011
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite called TRMM has the ability to see rainfall rates and heights of thunderstorm clouds within a tropical cyclone, and data from the satellite confirmed a "hot tower" near the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2011
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Dieticians will tell you it isn't healthy to eat late at night: it's a recipe for weight gain. In fruit flies, at least, there's another consequence: reduced fertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2011
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Scientists from Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a new chemical method that enables the development of a variety of tiny light conducting ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 7, 2011
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(AP) -- A Russian spacecraft blasted off from southern Kazakhstan in the early darkness of Wednesday morning to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2011
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At the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) meeting this week, American researchers are unveiling a new tool for detecting illegal nuclear explosions: the Earth's global positioning system (GPS).
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2011
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