News
- Astronomy
New alcohol added to space-stuff catalog
Researchers have discovered the molecule vinyl alcohol in space.
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- Animals
Wild gerbils pollinate African desert lily
Scientists in South Africa have found the first known examples of gerbils pollinating a flower.
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Sound learning may hinge on cue contrasts
Training yields much more improvement in the ability to discriminate subtle differences in the loudness of sounds entering the right and left ears than in the timing of sounds arriving in each ear, a finding with implications for treating some speech and language disorders.
- Astronomy
Distant spiral galaxy poses for Gemini
The newly operating Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph instrument on the Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, took a high-resolution composite photograph of a galaxy 30 million light-years away.
- Health & Medicine
Sperm Protein May Lead to Male Pill
A protein that helps sperm move their tails may be a perfect target for a male contraceptive.
- Materials Science
Adhesive loses its stick with heat
A new type of epoxy adhesive loses its stickiness when heated, allowing easy separation of materials that were once tightly bonded.
- Materials Science
Tiny detector finds hydrogen better
Researchers have made a miniature device that can quickly detect hydrogen leaks.
- Health & Medicine
Vitamin relative may aid stroke repair
Dehydroascorbic acid, a precursor of vitamin C, may help stroke patients retain use of parts of their brain at risk from the blood shut-off caused by strokes.
- Health & Medicine
Detecting cancer risk with a chip
Researchers can use microcantilevers studded with antibodies that react to prostate specific antigen, or PSA, to analyze blood samples for signs of prostate cancer.
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Brain scans reveal human pheromones
Male and female brains react differently to two putative pheromones, compounds related to the hormones testosterone and estrogen.
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NO says yes to breathing fast
A form of nitric oxide tells the brain when the body needs to breathe faster.
