(PhysOrg.com) -- New results from a drilling expedition off Antarctica may help scientists learn more about a dramatic turn in climate 34 million years ago, when the planet cooled from a "greenhouse" to an "icehouse" state. ...
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute has ranked most of the world’s countries for their environmental impact.
Environment
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature shows and Caribbean vacation commercials often depict a school of fish moving as a single entity to avoid obstacles and elude prey. Engineers hope to give unmanned mini-submarines, mini-helicopters ...
Engineering
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the bright X-ray beam of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, researchers have unveiled the mystery behind one of the deadliest toxins that causes liver cancer.
Analytical Chemistry
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As every Jaws fan knows, sharks can smell a drop of blood from up to a kilometre away, but how are their noses so sensitive?
Biochemistry
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MicroRNAs can move between cells and play a role in their communication. This discovery was made by plant researchers at Uppsala University together with colleagues from Finland and the US when they were ...
Biotechnology
May 4, 2010
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An experienced fruit fly researcher can tell at a glance whether the fly she is observing is male or female; a distinct pigmentation pattern on a fly's body (a type of bristle found only on the legs of males) and differences ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2010
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ASUS today launches the EeeKeyboard PC -- a fully-functional PC concealed within a svelte and stylish keyboard.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Deepwater Horizon rig's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, May 1 and captured a natural-color image of the slick from space. The oil slick resulted from an accident ...
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA’s latest flight test, called Pad Abort 1 (PA-1), is scheduled for launch on Thursday, May 6, at the Orion Abort Flight Test Launch Complex 32E at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) ...
Space Exploration
May 4, 2010
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