Newswise - Scinews

Wednesday th 11th of February 2009

Study Shows Why Sleep is Needed to Form Memories - 14:49

Ancestral Genome of African Great Apes and Humans Had Burst of Sequence Duplications - 14:49

10 Gigabit Wireless One Step Closer Due to New Amplifier - 14:49

New Biomass Heater: a "New Era" of Efficiency and Sustainability - 14:49

Preventing Rangeland Erosion: Developing Better Management Practices in Iran - 12:56

Reducing CO2 Emissions Through Technology and Smart Growth - 10:49

Cropland Diversity Reduces Nitrogen Pollution - 09:43

Ocean-Tracking Receiver to Aid Weather Forecasts - 05:56

Who Will be Steve Number 1000? - 00:49

Tuesday th 10th of February 2009

First Major Update to SP 800-53 Is Available for Public Comment - 21:28

Mouse Study Reveals Genetic Component of Empathy - 20:42

Toothsome Research: Deducing the Diet of a Prehistoric Hominid - 20:42

New Reference Material Can Improve Testing of Multivitamin Tablets - 20:42

Live Fire Experiments Examine Impact of Changes in Firefighting Resources - 20:42

Two-Step Chemical Process Turns Raw Biomass Into Biofuel - 18:28

For Valentine's Day: A Look at Romantic Love on Life Lines Podcast - 18:07

Why Fruits Ripen and Flowers Die: Scientists Discover How Key Plant Hormone Is Triggered - 16:56

Genetic Adaptations Key to Microbe's Survival in Challenging Environment - 16:56

Biofuels Can Provide Viable, Sustainable Solution to Reducing Petroleum Dependence - 15:28

Bus Left You Waiting in the Cold? Use Your Cell Phone to Track It Down - 15:28

Study Says "Middle Class" Coral Reef Fish Feel the Economic Squeeze - 13:08

Foraging Behavior of Key Antarctic Predators Unchanged After Storms That Alter Prey Distribution - 09:37

NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy - 09:37

Monday th 9th of February 2009

Biologists Find Gene Network That Gave Rise to First Tooth - 20:49

Researchers Determine Why Robots Get Stuck in the Sand - 18:07

Scientists Identify Potential Key to Lyme Disease - 18:07

Carbon Acts Like Rustoleum Around Hydrothermal Vents - 16:56

New Tool Gets Handle on Cropland CO2 Emissions - 15:49

New Technique Boosts Protein NMR Imaging Speeds - 15:07

Astronomer to Study Stars with Data from NASA's Kepler Mission - 15:07

Model Suggests Origins of Mars Gullies - 10:49

Project Uses Cell Phones as Computers in the Classroom - 09:44

Particulate Matter from California Wildfires Is More Toxic than in Ambient Air - 09:44

Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction - 09:44

Internship Program Seeks Qualified Science-Writing Candidates - 09:44

New Coal Dewatering Technology Turns Sludge to Powder - 05:42

TMS 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Features Leaders from the Aluminum Industry - 00:42

Sunday th 8th of February 2009

Mama Whales Teach Babies Where to Eat - 23:35

A Zen Discovery: Unrusted Iron in Ocean - 13:28

Saturday th 7th of February 2009

Long-Sought Protein Structure May Show How 'Gene Switch' Works - 17:07

Friday th 6th of February 2009

Cyber Chemistry Project to Speed Drug-Making - 17:42

9 Leading Researchers Join Stephen Hawking as DRCs at PI - 17:21

Bivalve Census Reveals Echo of Ancient Mass Extinction - 15:07

Brazing and Soldering the Focus of Orlando Conference in April - 13:35

Aeromat in Dayton to Focus on Advances in Materials Systems and Processes - 13:35

Top Minds in 'Hobbit' Debate Gather at Stony Brook University for 7th Annual Human Evolution Symposium - 11:42

Thursday th 5th of February 2009

Mathematical Models Reveal How Organisms Transcend the Sum of Their Genes - 20:28

Darwin: a Not-So-Happy 200th Birthday - 15:35

Good Liquid, Bad Liquid: Researchers Successfully Test System That Detects Potentially Explosive Liquids, Gels and Lotions - 15:35

Astronomers Spot Cosmic Dust Fountain - 12:35