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Great Lakes Still Have Big Problems Despite Years of Aid
May 17, 2013 | by Associated Press, John Flesher | News | Comments
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats.
Earth's Iron Core is Shockingly Weak
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Stanford Univ. | News | Comments
Mineral physicists have determined that the iron in Earth's inner core is about 40 percent...
Parasites ‘Talk’ to Each Other
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | Videos | Comments
Malaria parasites can “talk” to each other– a social behavior to ensure the parasite’s survival...
Injected Nanogel Can Help Fight Diabetes
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, Anne Trafton | News | Comments
A single injection of nanogel can maintain normal blood-sugar levels for an average of 10 days...
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.
Alaskan Volcano Continues to Erupt
May 17, 2013 1:24 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Alaska Volcano Observatory says a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level.
One Yellow Fever Shot is Enough
May 17, 2013 1:21 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.
Volunteers Help Protect Native Trees
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of York | News | CommentsVolunteers joined community scientists this week to learn how to monitor trees for pests and diseases.
Nanoflowers Blossom from a Chemical Reaction
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | News | CommentsWith the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a laboratory— and not at the scale of inches, but microns.
Artificial Forest Splits Water
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | News | CommentsResearchers have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis.
Crowd-Sourcing Helps Monitor Japan's Radiation
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Southampton | News | CommentsResearchers have designed a new tool to intelligently combine nuclear radioactivity data in Japan. The technology harnesses the power of crowd-sourced radiation data.
First Evidence for Extraterrestrial High-Energy Neutrinos
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison | News | CommentsA massive telescope in the Antarctic ice has reported the detection of 28 extremely high-energy neutrinos that might have their origin in cosmic sources.
Cotton is Eco-Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by ACS | News | CommentsScientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly way to clean up oil spills as it has an amazing ability to sop up oil.
Frogs Used for Pregnancy Tests Carry Deadly Fungus
May 16, 2013 12:05 pm | by Inside Science News Service, Chris Gorski | News | CommentsAfrican frogs once imported to laboratories and hospitals around the world may have carried with them a devastating fungal infection thought to be responsible for a rapid, global, decline in amphibians.
Indonesia Extends Forest-Clearing Ban
May 16, 2013 12:04 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsIndonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands.
Health Workers Catch SARS-Like Virus from Patients
May 16, 2013 12:01 pm | by Associated Press, Mike Stobbe | News | CommentsA deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS can apparently spread from person-to-person as health care workers fell ill after contact with infected patients in eastern Saudi Arabia.
