News
- Life
Carnations had evolutionary bloom boom in Europe
New species have evolved at a surprisingly rapid pace, new study suggests
- Humans
Algae as biofuel still rough around the edges
Sources of nutrients, carbon dioxide can make or break this potential renewable fuel heavyweight
- Health & Medicine
Searing the heart for the better
Electrode-tipped catheter destroys heart tissue to stifle atrial fibrillation, sometimes performing better than meds, study shows.
- Space
Mars rover Spirit still running, but only in place
Six years into its 90-day mission, NASA’s rover becomes a lander
- Health & Medicine
Millions of women at risk of malaria during pregnancy
Potential problems include undetected illness and anemia in mothers, stillbirth and low birth weight in newborns,
- Chemistry
New material sops up radioactive cesium
Isotope catcher could safely store waste from power plants.
- Humans
Teacher anxieties may subtract from girls’ math scores
In first and second grade, female teachers’ insecurity with numbers may correlate to some girls’ doing poorly in math.
- Humans
Common stain repellent linked to thyroid disease
Long-term health study shows connection with blood levels of perfluorooctanoic acid.
- Physics
Quantum computer simulates hydrogen molecule just right
Team builds device that uses two photons to calculate electron energies.
- Earth
Tsunamis could telegraph their imminent arrival
Telecommunication cables could give early warnings of giant waves.
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Crop irrigation could be cooling Midwest
A recent drop in summer highs may be linked to greater moisture from the Great Plains.
- Math
Slime mold is master network engineer
Single-cell organism develops food distribution system that is as efficient as the Tokyo rail system; inspires new math model for designing dynamic systems.
