Newswise - Scinews

Tuesday th 14th of October 2008

Univ. of Utah Takes Big Step in Small Science - 14:35

New Standard at NSCL Provides Assurance of Quality to Users - 12:21

Researchers Discover Oldest Fossil Impression of a Flying Insect - 08:35

Monday th 13th of October 2008

Resveratrol Prevents Fat Accumulation in Livers of 'Alcoholic' Mice - 23:35

Why Do Women Get More Cavities than Men? - 23:35

2008 Horwitz Prize Awarded for Protein Folding, DNA Structure - 23:35

Modern Genetics Vs. Ancient Frog-killing Fungus: Round One - 20:35

Sejnowksi Elected to Institute of Medicine - 20:35

Florida's "Worm Grunters" Collect Bait Worms by Inadvertently Imitating Mole Sounds - 20:35

Georgia Tech Awarded New Center to Study Potential Silicon Successor - 13:28

UNC's Pisano, Rimer Elected to Institute of Medicine - 10:28

Sunday th 12th of October 2008

'The Superorganism" National Book Launch Features Authors and Adventures - 20:35

Scientists Discover Cause of Weakness in Marine Animal Hybrids - 19:28

Workshop on Environmental Nanoparticles at UD, Nov. 10-11 - 19:28

Classrooms Worldwide Invited to 'Dive In' to Deep-sea Expedition - 19:28

Chemist Svilen Bobev Receives ACA Early Career Award - 19:28

Friday th 10th of October 2008

Landmark Study Unlocks Stem Cell, DNA Secrets to Speed Therapies - 14:28

Colleges, Aquarium Team for a Wave of Engineering Education - 10:21

Latest IUCN Report: Results Paint a "Bleak Picture" of Mammals, but There Is Reason to Hope - 09:35

Thursday th 9th of October 2008

Scientists Confirm Second-Ever Case of Virgin Birth by Shark - 23:28

Economics Theory Helps Trace Brain's Information Flow - 17:28

Clue to Genetic Cause of Fatal Birth Defect - 15:35

Spallation Neutron Source Sends First Neutrons to 'Big Bang' Beam Line - 13:21

Multiple Magma Reservoirs Affect Volcanic Eruption Cycles - 13:21

Gecko Foot Adhesive Gets Stronger, Directional Gripping - 13:21

Study Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Tropical Regions - 13:21

Where Optics Meets Medicine: Medical Highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in Rochester, Oct. 19-23 - 13:21

Wildfires Cause Ozone Pollution to Violate Health Standards - 12:35

Researchers Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds into Crab Farms - 11:28

Researcher Available to Discuss Finding Published in Cell That May Lead to Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases - 11:28

Wednesday th 8th of October 2008

Alternative Energy, Virtual Reality, Innovative Approaches to Medicine: Highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in Rochester, Oct. 19-23 - 16:28

'Fingerprinting' Method Tracks Mercury Emissions from Coal - 16:28

The Science Debate: Obama Leads in On-line Poll - 15:21

Research Decodes Genome For Species Of Malaria - 15:21

Beavers: Dam Good for Songbirds - 13:28

New Research Center Will Free Chemistry from Earth's Bonds - 13:28

Preserved by Ice: Glacial Dams Helped Prevent Erosion of Tibetan Plateau - 12:42

Keck Telescope and "Cosmic Lens" Team-up to Demonstrate Eventual Power of Thirty Meter Telescope - 12:42

A Fine Balance - 11:28

Invasive Papaya Pest Discovered in Asia - 11:28

Pickleweed Tolerates Irrigation with Seawater and High Levels of Boron - 10:21

Fish Diversity May Be Key to Recovery of Coral Reefs - 08:28

NCAR Launches Intensive Study into Future Hurricane Risk - 08:28

Global Temperature Report - Sept. 2008 - 07:21

Tuesday th 7th of October 2008

Fill 'Er Up -- with Water? DOE Official Cites Need for Major Breakthroughs to Cope with Climate Change - 13:21

Inventors Work to Advance Cancer Treatment Discovery Through New Start-Up Company - 08:28

"Deadly Dozen": Diseases Worsened by Climate Change - 05:28

Monday th 6th of October 2008

Cassini Flyby of Saturn Moon Offers Insight Into Solar System History - 19:21

NSF Grant Helps Buy Equipment for Solar Cell & Electronic Research - 19:21

Surface Tension Drives Segregation within Cell Mixtures - 13:21