Science news articles about 'clutch'

  • Microscopic 'clutch' puts flagellum in neutral

    ... and thereby stops the delivery of power to its flagellum. This process is analogous to disengaging the clutch of a car, which detaches its gear from its engine and thereby stops the delivery of power ...
  • Some women more likely to miss or ignore heart attack warning signs

    ... their reaction to follow a Hollywood script — tightening in the chest, shortness of breath, clutching the chest while dropping to one knee. That’s the finding of researchers who presented their study ...
  • Myanmar health system strained by cyclone

    TWANTE, Myanmar (AP) -- Saw Htin's cheeks were wet with tears after waiting in line with hundreds of sick, desperate cyclone survivors. The 18-year-old mother clutched her wheezing baby boy....
  • Multitasking nanotechnology

    ... oxidized nor reduced form is magnetic or fluorescent. Mas-Torrent explained the relevance of this clutch of changeable properties for her self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). "The preparation of SAMs ...
  • How birds spot the cuckoo in the nest

    ... evict an impostor egg if the reflected UV spectrum were different from the wavelengths reflected by the bird's own clutch? Teaming up with Lenka Polačiková, Honza headed into a near-by forest to test ...
  • Environment: Fabled bachelor Lonesome George may finally be a father

    Keepers recover a clutch of eggs from the enclosure of the conservation icon of the Galapagos islands
  • World's smallest snake found in Barbados

    ... and termites. In contrast to larger species -- some of which can lay up to 100 eggs in a single clutch -- the smallest snakes, and the smallest of other types of animals, usually lay only one egg or ...
  • How Puzzling Stars Formed near Galactic Black Hole

    Researchers say they have figured out how a mysterious clutch of massive stars could have come into existence a few trillion miles from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. [ ...
  • Fossil of ancient turtle with her eggs discovered

    A turtle that toddled alongside the dinosaurs died just days before laying a clutch of eggs. Now, paleontologists are announcing their find of the fossilized mother-to-be.
  • How Puzzling Stars Formed near Galactic Black Hole

    Researchers say they have figured out how a mysterious clutch of massive stars could have come into existence a few trillion miles from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. [ ...
  • How Puzzling Stars Formed near Galactic Black Hole

    Researchers say they have figured out how a mysterious clutch of massive stars could have come into existence a few trillion miles from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. [ ...
  • Chinese parents scramble to hospitals amid milk crisis

    ... Sweat dripping down his face, Mo Chongjian paced the second floor of Guangzhou Children's Hospital, clutching a medical report and an ultrasound image of his 13-month-old son's kidneys. The scan was ...
  • Billions of fish, fish eggs die in power plants

    BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) -- For a newly hatched striped bass in the Hudson River, a clutch of trout eggs in Lake Michigan or a baby salmon in San Francisco Bay, drifting a little too close to a power ...
  • Leeds engineers' crucial role in land speed record attempt

    ... unknown territory." The team developed an integrated electronics system to engage the gearbox and clutch of the V12 engine, control the throttle position and measure data from the pump using bespoke ...
  • Warm coffee can melt hearts, researchers say

    It may seem unlikely, but simply clutching a warm cup of coffee can bring on a flood of warm feelings, U.S. researchers said Thursday in a finding that suggests a strong link between physical and ...

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