Saturday, November 21, 2009

science

Malaria Shows Signs of Resisting Primary Drug Used to Fight It

The frontline malaria medicine artemisinin shows gaps in effectiveness in Southeast Asia. more >>

Quick Restart of Atom Smasher Stuns Scientists

Scientists were caught off guard by how quickly beams of protons began to flow once again. more >>

Deep Hole Spotted on Moon

Feature may be ‘skylight’ in an underground lava tube. more >>

Climate Not Really What Doomed Large North American Mammals

Prevalence of a fungus suggests extinctions at end of last ice age started before vegetation changed. more >>

Military Experiment Seeks to Predict PTSD

Physical and mental tests are being developed to serve as predictors for soldiers that may develop PTSD more >>

Iran to Launch Satellite On its Own by Late 2011

The country hopes to launch a satellite without the aid of its space partners, following long delays. more >>

Is Russia Falling Behind in Space Race?

With no clear successor for its Soyuz spacecraft, Russia risks becoming a secondary space power. more >>

Wolves, Moose and Soil Nutrients: The Unexpected Connection

Researchers were startled to discover areas of forest fertility, somehow derived from animal carcasses. more >>

Predicting Who Will Survive Skin Cancer

Using new techniques, researchers may now be able to predict the survivability of skin cancer. more >>

Kernels of Truth: Researchers Sequence the Corn Genome

New, high-quality sequence will advance basic and applied research. more >>

Modifying Weather: Cloud Seeding has Some New Believers

Cloud seeding relies on fairly basic technology, and can be used to promote rain and snowfall. more >>

New Ancient Crocodile Species Fossils Found

One of the newly discovered species was 20 feet in length, and attacked prey with three sets of fangs. more >>

Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps

Entomologists investigate a type of wasp in Quebec that forces ladybugs to carry their larvae. more >>

Mummies Reveal Heart Disease Plagued Ancient Egyptians

CT scans of preserved individuals show hardening of arteries similar to that seen in people today. more >>

Oceans Struggle to Absorb More Carbon Dioxide

First year-by-year study of CO2 absorption reveals a decline, with major implications for climate. more >>

Are Caged Chickens Miserable?

Researchers and animal welfare groups are at odds over new studies looking at cramped living conditions more >>

Our Sun May Not be Ideal for Alien Life

The stars that are just right to support life might be dimmer and longer-lived than the sun. more >>

Video: Rare Crocs Found Hiding in Plain Sight in Cambodia

The endangered crocodile species was not so hard to find, after all. more >>

UN: Fight Climate Change with Population Control

The UN suggests that family planning could contribute to the battle against global warming. more >>

Dutch Government Pushes Forward on CO2 Storage

The pilot program will pump some 800,000 tons of CO2 into depleted gas fields a mile underground. more >>

Empathy and Stress Levels May be Coded Into Our Genes

A genetic variation seems to be behind our capacity for empathy, and how we react to stress. more >>

Penguins and Sea Lions Make an Atlas

Thousands of transmitters were fitted on marine animals to produce an atlas of the Patagonian Sea. more >>

Killer Bees Aren't Terribly Smart

When it comes to learning and remembering, these invaders don’t do as well as the bees they displace. more >>

A Breakthrough in "Thinking" Computers

Researchers report that they've successfully replicated a cat's cerebral cortex using a supercomputer. more >>

California Goes After Power-Hungry TVs

Televisions account for 10 percent of a home's electricity use, and could rise with ever-larger sets. more >>

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