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Technique Helps ID Dangerous Bootleg Booze
May 20, 2013 11:56 am | by Univ. of St Andrews | News | CommentsUsing a laser, scientists can now carry out detailed analysis of a spirit sample no bigger than a teardrop and can even confirm whether it is toxic or not.
Half the Mice on Russian Space Capsule Survive
May 20, 2013 11:53 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents survived the flight.
Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by NASA | Videos | CommentsFor the past eight years, NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. They've just seen the biggest explosion in the history of the program.
Ginger Compounds May Treat Asthma
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by American Thoracic Society | News | CommentsResearch shows that purified components of ginger may have properties that help asthma patients breathe more easily.
Stress Makes Glass Stronger
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Inside Science News Service, Sophie Bushwick | News | CommentsAlterations to the usual glass production process, such as putting the material under stress, can introduce effects that linger even after the material hardens.
Coffee May Lower Risk of Liver Disease
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Mayo Clinic | News | CommentsRegular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease.
Agriculture in China Pre-Dates Rice
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Leicester | News | CommentsArchaeologist used new analysis techniques to shatter conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged.
Sleep Apnea Linked to Alzheimer’s
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by American Thoracic Society | News | CommentsA new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing and markers for Alzheimer’s disease risk in cerebrospinal fluid and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of research linking the two.
Test IDs All Foot-and-Mouth Virus Serotypes
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Agricultural Research Service | News | CommentsScientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus, which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.
RNA Catalyzed Electron Transfer on Early Earth
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsA new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth.
Local Opinion, Not Money, is True Value of Wetlands
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by European Research Media Center, Youris.com | News | CommentsA new way of valuing ecosystem services— incorporating the local perspective— is the driving force behind a project assessing aquatic ecosystems in highland areas of Asia.
Physics Principles Can Be Observed in Bowls of Cereal
May 17, 2013 1:34 pm | by Yale Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers asking why pieces of breakfast cereal float toward each other found physics principles in action in their bowls.
Organic Food Gains Political Clout
May 17, 2013 1:33 pm | by Associated Press, Mary Jalonick | News | CommentsThe organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states.
Mars Rover Breaks 40-Year-Old Record
May 17, 2013 1:30 pm | by NASA | News | CommentsApollo 17 astronauts drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles. That was the farthest total distance for any NASA vehicle driving on a world other than Earth. Now, Opportunity has broken the record that stood for 40 years.
Field Study Aims to Better Severe Weather Forecasting
May 17, 2013 1:28 pm | by Purdue Univ. | News | CommentsProfessors and students will intercept storms as part of a major field project to improve predictions of severe weather and offer earlier warnings to those in its path.
