 Great lakes waterfowl die-offs: Finding the source  | A deadly menace stalks the loons, gulls and other water birds of the Great Lakes region: Type E botulism. Cases of the disease are on the rise, and to understand die-off origin and distribution, ocean engineers are developing a novel way of tracking waterfowl carcasses to determine the source of lethal outbreaks. | Read More » The secrets of owls' near noiseless wings  | Many owl species have developed specialized plumage to effectively eliminate the aerodynamic noise from their wings – allowing them to hunt and capture their prey in silence. A research group is working to solve the mystery of exactly how owls achieve this acoustic stealth -- work that may one day help bring "silent owl technology" to the design of aircraft, wind turbines, and submarines. | Read More » The physics of beer tapping  | An old, hilarious if somewhat juvenile party trick involves covertly tapping the top of someone's newly opened beer bottle and standing back as the suds foam out onto the floor. Now researchers have produced new insight into the science behind the foaming, exploring the phenomenon of cavitation. | Read More » Update: 50 percent of patients in new brain cancer study alive after five years  | Eight of 16 patients participating in a study of an experimental immune system therapy directed against the most aggressive malignant brain tumors – glioblastoma multiforme – survived longer than five years after diagnosis, according to new research. | Read More » Scientists find brain region that helps you make up your mind  | One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new research suggests it plays a crucial role in decision making. | Read More » New genomic study provides a glimpse of how whales could adapt to ocean  | Researchers have completed the first in-depth minke whale genome sequence and their new findings shed light on how whales successfully adapted to ocean environment. The data yielded in this study will contribute to future studies of marine mammal diseases, conservation and evolution. | Read More » Even if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries  | Research suggests that even if carbon-dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years. Thus, it might take a lot less carbon than previously thought to reach the global temperature scientists deem unsafe. | Read More » Unusual greenhouse gases may have raised ancient Martian temperature  | Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid water once crossed the landscape, according to a team of researchers who believe that molecular hydrogen made it warm enough for water to flow. | Read More » Study identifies protein essential for immune recognition, response to viral infection  | A research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off the body's initial response against viral infection. They found that a protein called GEF-H1 is essential to the ability of macrophages -- major contributors to the innate immune system -- to respond to viral infections like influenza. | Read More » X-ray laser can solve protein structures from scratch  | A study shows for the first time that X-ray lasers can be used to generate a complete 3-D model of a protein without any prior knowledge of its structure. | Read More » A new, flying jellyfish-like machine  | Up, up in the sky: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . jellyfish? That's what researchers have built -- a small vehicle whose flying motion resembles the movements of those boneless, pulsating, water-dwelling creatures. The work demonstrates a new method of flight that could transport miniaturized future robots for surveillance, search-and-rescue, and monitoring of the atmosphere and traffic. | Read More » Topological insulators: Breaking symmetry for faster computers  | A new compound shows highly unusual conducting properties that could be used in future electronic components. | Read More » Gene-silencing study finds new targets for Parkinson's disease  | Scientists have used RNA interference technology to reveal dozens of genes that may represent new therapeutic targets for treating Parkinson's disease. The findings also may be relevant to several diseases caused by damage to mitochondria, the biological power plants found in cells throughout the body. | Read More » X-rays reveal another feature of high-temperature superconductivity  | Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in their critical temperature when they lose electrical resistance. Powerful X-rays made possible to establish another big difference: high-temperature superconductivity cannot be accounted for by the mechanism that leads to conventional superconductivity. This is why other scenarios must now be developed to explain high-temperature superconductivity. | Read More » How living cells solved a needle in a haystack problem to produce electrical signals  | Scientists have figured out how cells do the improbable: pick the charged calcium ions out of vast sodium sea to generate electrical signals. The speed and accuracy of this selection is crucial to the beating of the heart and the flow of nerve impulses in the brain. The finding is likely to assist the development of new drugs, such as safer medications for chronic pain. | Read More » Scientists develop novel X-ray device: New way to generate synchrotron X-rays  | A new laser-driven device could do for research-quality X-rays what the smart phone did for computing. | Read More » How losing information can benefit quantum computing  | Suggesting that quantum computers might benefit from losing some data, physicists have now entangled -- linked the quantum properties of -- two ions by leaking judiciously chosen information to the environment. | Read More » Continued increases in adhd diagnoses, treatment with meds among US children  | New study reports that half of U.S. children diagnosed with ADHD received that diagnosis by age 6. The study found that an estimated two million more children in the United States (U.S.) have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between 2003-04 and 2011-12. One million more U.S. children were taking medication for ADHD between 2003-04 and 2011-12. | Read More » Diamond 'flaws' pave way for nanoscale MRI  | Breakthrough offers high-sensitivity nanoscale sensors, and could lead to magnetic imaging of neuron activity and thermometry on a single living cell. | Read More » Pill-popping galaxy hooked on gas  | Our Galaxy may have been swallowing "pills" -- clouds of gas with a magnetic wrapper -- to keep making stars for the past eight billion years. | Read More » Your first hug: How early embryo changes shape  | In research published, Australian scientists have revealed new insights into how cells organize and form an early mammalian embryo. | Read More » Meat, egg, dairy nutrient essential for brain development  | Research indicates that brain cells depend on the local synthesis of asparagine to function properly. "The cells of the body can do without it because they use asparagine provided through diet. Asparagine, however, is not well transported to the brain via the blood-brain barrier," said senior co-author of the study. | Read More » Bird is the word -- plus some side dish science!  | While the word "thanks" is included in our country's favorite holiday's name, we all know the real star of the day is the food. A well-known food scientist deconstructs the turkey-day menu by giving us the low-down on why all the flavors and textures go together so well and if tryptophan is the real culprit behind our post-meal food coma. | Read More » Lifestyle factors linked to healthy pregnancy  | Researchers identify certain lifestyle factors that make it more likely for a woman to have a normal pregnancy. | Read More » Water-based imaging maps brain neurons before surgery  | Some neurosurgeons are using a new approach to visualize the brain's delicate anatomy prior to surgery. The novel technique allows neurosurgeons to see the brain's nerve connections thus preserving and protecting critical functions such as vision, speech and memory. No needles, dyes or chemicals are needed to create the radiology scan. The main imaging ingredient? Water. | Read More » Mouse study finds gut microorganisms may determine cancer treatment outcome  | An intact population of microorganisms that derive food and benefit from other organisms living in the intestine is required for optimal response to cancer therapy, according to a mouse study. | Read More » Super SQUID: Measuring device for superconductors breaks world records  | The smallest, most sensitive measuring device for superconductors was just created. | Read More » Two new beautiful wasp species of the rare genus Abernessia  | Two new beautiful wasp species are added to the rare pompilid genus Abernessia. Both wasps are distinguished by the large size (almost 3cm in length) and the beautiful black coloration. This enigmatic genus is part of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, which takes its vernacular name from the preference of the representatives to parasitize spiders. | Read More » Scientists reveal the genomic enigma of desert poplar  | Scientists have succeeded in unraveling the whole genome sequence of desert poplar, Populus euphratica, and the genetic bases underlying poplar to against salt stress. This work provides new insights for understanding the genetic basis of tree adaptation to salt stress and facilitating the genetic breeding of cultivated poplars for saline fields. | Read More » Materialism makes bad events even worse  | Materialism makes negative outcomes even worse, according to research. | Read More » Turning autism upside down: When symptoms are strengths  | A novel approach to treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder could help them navigate their world by teaching them to turn their symptoms into strengths. A researcher has developed a treatment method that teaches affected children how to control their psychophysiology and behavior using computerized biofeedback and clinical hypnosis. | Read More » Alzheimer's, vascular changes in the neck  | An international research team studying Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment is reporting potentially significant findings on a vascular abnormality outside the brain. | Read More » Researchers create compounds that boost antibiotics' effectiveness  | Inhibitor compounds developed by biologists and chemists have been shown to bolster the ability of antibiotics to treat deadly bacterial diseases such as MRSA and anthrax. | Read More » Ultra-sensitive force sensing with levitating nanoparticle  | A recent study achieved the highest force sensitivity ever observed with a nano-mechanical resonator. The scientific results of this study have just been published. | Read More » | 
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