First 'mainly vegetarian' spider described
The 40,000 or so spiders that have been described are generally known as strict predators, trapping their prey in elaborate webs or hunting them down directly. But researchers have found one notable exception to this rule: The neotropical jumping spider...
H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients
Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood,...
Heart patients running the red light on traffic restrictions
Edmonton − More than half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) don't get any counselling on their ability to drive after angioplasty – and this could be putting lives...
Stanford scientists turn stem cells into precursors for sperm, eggs
Human embryonic stem cells derived from excess IVF embryos may help scientists unlock the mysteries of infertility for other couples struggling to conceive, according to new research from the Stanford...
Blast from the past gives clues about early universe
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope have gained tantalizing insights into the nature of the most distant object ever observed in the Universe --...
Science begins at the world's most powerful X-ray laser
The first experiments are now underway using the world's most
powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at
the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Illuminating...
Earthquakes actually aftershocks of 19th century quakes
When small earthquakes shake the central U.S., citizens often fear the rumbles are signs a big earthquake is coming. Fortunately, new research instead shows that most of these earthquakes are...
Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight
The Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL's) Ion Tiger, a
hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 23
hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record
for a...
Scientists give flies false memories
By directly manipulating the activity of individual neurons, scientists have given flies memories of a bad experience they never really had, according to a report in the October 16th issue...
New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species
Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago – with...
Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD
The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in...
Gamma-ray photon race ends in dead heat; Einstein wins this round
Racing across the universe for the last 7.3 billion years, two
gamma-ray photons arrived at NASA's orbiting Fermi Gamma-ray Space
Telescope within nine-tenths of a second of one another. The...
Snows Of Kilimanjaro shrinking rapidly, and likely to be lost
The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
could be gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner, based on
the latest survey of the ice fields remaining...
Gene therapy technique slows brain disease
A strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy
may be a useful tool for treating a fatal brain disease, French
researchers have found. These findings appear in...
Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially
sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney
function, according to two papers being presented at the...
NASA's Fermi telescope detects gamma-ray from 'star factories' in other galaxies
Nearby galaxies undergoing a furious pace of star formation also
emit lots of gamma rays, say astronomers using NASA's Fermi
Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Two so-called "starburst" galaxies, plus
a satellite...
Opening up a colorful cosmic jewel box
Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and
astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky. One of the most
spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross...
Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton
"Matter is not distributed uniformly in the Universe," says
Masayuki Tanaka from ESO, who led the new study. "In our cosmic
vicinity, stars form in galaxies and galaxies usually form...
The Milky Way's tiny but tough galactic neighbor
In the new ESO image, Barnard's Galaxy glows beneath a sea of
foreground stars in the direction of the constellation of
Sagittarius (the Archer). At the relatively close distance of...
Bad driving may have genetic basis, UCI study finds
Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Climate scientists uncover major accounting flaw in Kyoto Protocol and other climate legislation
An international team of top climate scientists has found a
critical, but fixable, error in the accounting method used to
measure compliance with carbon limits. The flaw, which centers...
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