By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine When John Cardy proposed a far-reaching principle to constrain all possible theories of quantum particles and fields, he expected it to be quickly rebutted. [More]
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Photo: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, photo courtesy of Dr. Prabir Dutta, The Ohio State University.
Read More »Maps Identify Fallout and Radiation Hotspots from Japan Nuclear Disaster
By Edwin Cartlidge of Nature magazine The distribution of fallout from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has now been mapped by two independent teams. [More] Presented By: Grainger has power transmission covered.
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Find out from the source; Inc.com's Eric Markowitz interviews Christian Oestlien, Googles chief of social advertising products. Google recently opened its Google+ social network to businesses. How should you approach this new platform
Read More »SfN Neuroblogging: Dutiful monkey dads
For the first of Sunday’s poster blogging we’re going to look at some dutiful dads. Some dutiful monkey dads
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The patient had endured 20 years of pain: her calves had turned into two bricks,
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One physician after another had failed to diagnose what was wrong with Louise Benge. She had suffered for years from pain and hardening of tissue in her calves that made walking painful. William A.
Read More »Stunning Images Under the Microscope Capture the Lives of the Tiniest Creatures [Slide Show]
The Olympus BioScapes International Imaging Competition provides a selection of photographs that flame off our pages each December in riotous color. A good portion of the magazine would have to be given over to the contest to give every photo its due. We’re bringing you an additional selection here of worthy stills and videos that we’re sure will fascinate and amaze.
Read More »Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma’s Largest Recorded Earthquake?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma struck on November 5, a magnitude 5.6 temblor that buckled a highway and ruptured water pipes. This quake is part of a skyrocketing rise in seismic activity the state has seen in the past three years, leading many to wonder--and worry--about its cause
Read More »Africa’s Nile, Volta and Limpopo Rivers at Risk from Climate Change
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to lead to increased average rainfall in the world's major river basins but weather patterns will be fickle and the timing of wet seasons may change, threatening farming and foodstocks, experts said Monday. [More]
Read More »Flying on a Wing and Oil from Plants
If you flew from Houston to Chicago on November 7, your jet might have been fueled by something new-- specially grown algae . United Flight 1403 burned a blend of traditional petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-jet fuel refined from algal oil . [More]
Read More »How We View Half-Naked Men and Women
We typically think of women as the targets of body objectification. In fact, research by psychologist Helen Fisher found that men viewed bikini-clad women much as they would a set of tools
Read More »Belief in Relic Putter Helped Golf Scores
It takes lots of practice to shave strokes off your golf score. Or you can just really believe in your putter. Because a new study finds that people putted better when told that their putter had been used by a pro golfer
Read More »Hot and Steamy: Beautiful Volcano Lakes Hold Data Trove and Potential Danger [Slide Show]
Only 12 percent of the world's active volcanoes are topped with lakes.
Read More »iPhone 4S Assistant Siri Does Her Beta Best
One of the most talked about features on Apple's new iPhone 4S is Siri.
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