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A debate among scientists about the geologic formation of the supervolcano encompassing the region around Yellowstone National Park has taken a major step forward, thanks to new evidence provided by a team of international researchers led by University of Rhode Island Professor Christopher Kincaid.
Making decisions involves a gradual accumulation of facts that support one choice or another. A person choosing a college might weigh factors such as course selection, institutional reputation and the quality of future job prospects.
Specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases, UC San Francisco scientists have found.
As small and active flying mammals, bats have very high mass-specific energy requirements and as such continually adjust their rates of activity and metabolism in response to ambient temperature and other seasonal variation. In particular, during the autumn mating season, male bats must carefully balance time spent foraging (to gain enough fat to last the winter hibernation) with time spent findin
Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have synthesized a material that shows high capability for both the rapid storage and release of energy.
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Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have synthesized a material that shows high capability for both the rapid storage and release of energy.
People believe they'll be happy in the future, even when they imagine the many bad things that could happen, because they discount the possibility that those bad things will actually occur, according to a new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
A new study on how the progression of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is influenced by the bone marrow environment has demonstrated for the first time that targeting a specialized protein known as osteopontin (OPN) may be an effective strategy to increase the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with this type of blood cancer. Study data were published online today
Researchers from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and the Natural History Museum, London (Thanit Siriboon, Chirasak Sutcharit, Fred Naggs and Somsak Panha) discovered many new taxa of the brightly coloured carnivorous terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. Terrestrial snails are primarily herbivores and only a rare few groups like this one are carnivorous. The animals come from several limestone
The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited to areas in the southern United States, but new research from North Carolina State University shows that they may be able to expand into other parts of the country.
A team led by the Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger has now carried out an experiment with photons, in which they have closed an important loophole. The researchers have thus provided the most complete experimental proof that the quantum world is in conflict with our everyday experience. The results of this study appear this week in the renowned journal Nature (Advance Online Publication/AOP).
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums.
The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.
New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous research. The study, which is published today in the esteemed journal PNAS, changes the view on the ability of green algae – which is good news.
ATP is the main energy currency of cells and one might expect that not only contracting muscle, but also uncontrollably dividing cancer cells would have a high demand for ATP. However, for some reason cancer cells have re-programmed their metabolic engines to produce less ATP. The phenomenon, known as Warburg effect, is typical for cancer cells and the mechanism behind is believed to benefit cance
Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the body's way to cope.
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When characterizing the sex of a silhouette, people err on the side of male
Geometrical theorems that used to hang from Shinto and Buddhist shrines were both religious offerings and public entertainment
A critical look at trolling subculture and how we talk about it
About 30,000 runners will invade Washington Oct. 28 for the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon. The race’s popularity has skyrocketed since its inception in 1976, when 1,175 participants undertook the lung-busting challenge.
An examination of historical storm surges shows that Atlantic hurricanes are worsening
A visualization of the ZeroAccess botnet reveals a vast empire of fraud. The idea of a network of malware-infected zombie computers rigged to do the bidding of criminals conjures up a frightening image on its own. A new visualization of the so-called ZeroAcess botnet shows how alarmingly widespread such schemes can become.
The infamous solar company seeks $1.5 billion in damages, alleging that Chinese solar manufacturers manipulated prices and sold under costs.
Bandgap Engineering is developing a new kind of solar cell based on nanowires. In an attempt to further drop the cost of solar power, Bandgap Engineering, a startup in Woburn, Massachusetts, is developing a nanowire-based solar cell that could eventually generate twice as much power as conventional solar cells.
Fluid dynamicists have developed a trick to make droplets sit on water indefinitely.See it in action in this video
Slash marks on bones indicate ancient humans put panda on their plates.
A small population of dolphins in Western Australia state not only use sponges to help catch fish but the rare hunting technique has been passed from mother to daughter for generations, Australian researchers said.
Mystery of softball-sized eye found on Florida beach may be solved
Lockheed Martin is already at work on a next generation global positioning system that's three times more accurate
An Asian butterfly's white wings tipped with vibrant red-orange are not only eye catching, they contain a poison, scientists have found.
Humans are living longer than ever, a life-span extension that occurred more rapidly than expected and almost solely from environmental improvements as opposed to genetics, researchers said Monday.
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Key bone marrow protein identified as potential new leukemia treatment target
Concert cacophony: Short-term hearing loss protective, not damaging
Researchers discover biomarker for devastating intestinal disease found in early preterm infants
New bird flu strain seen adapting to mammals, humans
Molecular hub links obesity, heart disease to high blood pressure
Brain development is guided by junk DNA that isn't really junk
Shifts in physiological mechanisms let male bats balance the need to feed and the urge to breed
Fish prone to melanoma get DNA decoded
Taste of beer, without effect from alcohol, triggers dopamine release in the brain
Surprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
Engineers craft new material for high-performing 'supercapacitors'
Photons run out of loopholes
Nanosponges soak up toxins released by bacterial infections and venom
Team develops implantable, bioengineered rat kidney
Diamond as a building material for optical circuits
Research finds invasive kudzu bugs may pose greater threat than previously thought
The tulip tree reveals mitochondrial genome of ancestral flowering plant
New insight into accelerating summer ice melt on the Antarctic Peninsula
CO2 removal can lower costs of climate protection
Scientists find resilience in shelled plants exposed to ocean acidification
A ghostly green bubble
Suzaku 'post-mortem' yields insight into Kepler's supernova
Scientists to Io: Your volcanoes are in the wrong place
ALMA detects signs of star formation surprisingly close to galaxy's supermassive black hole
Hubble breaks record for furthest supernova
Data acquisition and coordination key to human microbiome project
No place to hide
Video: Simple polymer-based filter successfully cleans water, recovers oil in Gulf of Mexico
Crash helmet with a useful smell
X-ray diffraction microscope to reveals 3D internal structure of whole cell
Researchers get first full look at prehistoric New Zealand penguin
Study extends the 'ecology of fear' to fear of parasites
In vino veritas: Promiscuous yeast hook up in wine-making vats
Rethinking the social structure of ancient Eurasian nomads
Cunning super-parasitic wasps sniff out protected aphids and overwhelm their defenses
New piece in the jigsaw puzzle of human origins
New targeted therapy finds and eliminates deadly leukemia stem cells
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
Answering that age-old lament: Where does all this dust come from?
Inside the consumer mind: Brain scans reveal choice mechanism
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