Contrails May Be The Culprit In Warming Trend
Cirrus clouds, formed by contrails from aircraft engine exhaust, are capable of increasing average surface temperatures enough to account for…
Solar-Powered Robot Bird Set For Exploration Duties
Thanks to a grant from NASA, University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are developing the world’s first flapping-wing, solar-powered unmanned aircraft. Using…
New Clues To Origin Of Life
The discovery of microbial activity in 3.5 billion year old volcanic rocks is shedding new light on the antiquity of…
Breakthrough In Restoring Compromised Immune Systems
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have found a way to revive immunity in mice that have abnormal or deficient immune…
Fertilization Of Phytoplankton Not A Solution For CO2 Removal
The idea of fertilizing the ocean with iron to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere gained momentum in the 1980s.…
Cleanliness Next To Sickliness
A group of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a connection between poor T cell survival in the…
Cinnamon Helps Combat Diabetes
Cinnamon may have a medical application in preventing and combating diabetes. It appears to help by playing the role of…
Robots Get Social
Robots may be just about to get a life – a social life that is. To help emergency response personnel,…
Asteroid Catastrophy Calculator Automates Armageddon Advice
University of Arizona scientists are launching a web-based program that tells you how an asteroid collision will affect your spot…
Babies First Feeds May Establish Favorite Flavors
Food preferences may be influenced by tastes experienced at a very young age. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center…
Bark From Yohimbe Tree Has Potential To Treat Anxiety Disorders
Research from the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA demonstrates the potential of a substance found in yohimbe tree bark to assist…
Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners
After years of speculation, a new study says that dogs really do resemble their owners. At least this is the…