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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News |
- Immune cells to be tested on the International Space Station
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies
| Immune cells to be tested on the International Space Station Posted: 19 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT The human body is fine-tuned to Earth's gravity. Scientists are now conducting an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to study whether this also applies to human cells. We know the effect of gravity on muscles, bones and joints inside out; it has been studied extensively in medicine for centuries. For a long time, however, exactly how gravity affects the cells remained a mystery. |
| 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it" may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam into clouds to make it rain or trigger lightning. Other possible uses of this technique could be used in long-distance sensors and spectrometers to identify chemical makeup. |
| Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT Seeds that sprout as soon as they're planted may be good news for a garden. But in the wild, a plant whose seeds sprouted at the first warm spell or rainy day would risk disaster. More than just an insurance policy against late frosts or unexpected dry spells, it turns out that seed dormancy has long-term advantages too: plants whose seeds put off sprouting until conditions are more certain give rise to more species. |
| Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a team inventors describe a new, more versatile version of their invention, Geckskin, that can adhere strongly to a wider range of surfaces, yet releases easily, like a gecko's feet. |
| Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring large fields of impact glass in Argentina suggest that what happened on Earth might well have happened on Mars millions of years ago. Martian impact glass could hold traces of organic compounds. |
| Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:08 AM PDT A long-term study evaluating maternal diet's impact on food allergy in later life is expected to uncover causes of allergy in children. A particular focus for the project is the different effects of allergenic foods in different contexts. |
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ScienceDaily: Top Science News
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- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
| ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT Psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors' perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that environmental and/or genetic factors may hinder or suppress a specific brain activity that the researchers have identified as helping us prevent distraction. |
| 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it" may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam into clouds to make it rain or trigger lightning. Other possible uses of this technique could be used in long-distance sensors and spectrometers to identify chemical makeup. |
| Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a team inventors describe a new, more versatile version of their invention, Geckskin, that can adhere strongly to a wider range of surfaces, yet releases easily, like a gecko's feet. |
| Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring large fields of impact glass in Argentina suggest that what happened on Earth might well have happened on Mars millions of years ago. Martian impact glass could hold traces of organic compounds. |
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ScienceDaily: Top Health News
ScienceDaily: Top Health News |
| Immune cells to be tested on the International Space Station Posted: 19 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT The human body is fine-tuned to Earth's gravity. Scientists are now conducting an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to study whether this also applies to human cells. We know the effect of gravity on muscles, bones and joints inside out; it has been studied extensively in medicine for centuries. For a long time, however, exactly how gravity affects the cells remained a mystery. |
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ScienceDaily: Strange Science News
ScienceDaily: Strange Science News |
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
| ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT Psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors' perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that environmental and/or genetic factors may hinder or suppress a specific brain activity that the researchers have identified as helping us prevent distraction. |
| 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it" may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam into clouds to make it rain or trigger lightning. Other possible uses of this technique could be used in long-distance sensors and spectrometers to identify chemical makeup. |
| Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a team inventors describe a new, more versatile version of their invention, Geckskin, that can adhere strongly to a wider range of surfaces, yet releases easily, like a gecko's feet. |
| Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring large fields of impact glass in Argentina suggest that what happened on Earth might well have happened on Mars millions of years ago. Martian impact glass could hold traces of organic compounds. |
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ScienceDaily: Most Popular News
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- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness
- Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- The story of animal domestication retold: Scientists now think wild animals interbred with domesticated ones until quite recently
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
| Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites Posted: 17 Apr 2014 04:17 PM PDT Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis. The result supports a theory that the origin of life may have been assisted by a supply of key molecules created in space and brought to Earth by comet and meteor impacts. |
| Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat Posted: 17 Apr 2014 04:16 PM PDT A common genetic variant that affects one in three people appears to significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of processed meat, according to a new study. |
| Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:59 PM PDT Three little girls sit together in a room, playing with the toys surrounding them. One of the girls -- "Emma" -- has clearly taken charge of the group, and the others happily go along with her. A fourth girl -- "Jane" -- enters the room, hiding her face while clinging to her mother. The first three continue to play, while mom sits Jane down with some toys a few feet away from the group. After mom leaves, however, Jane sits alone against the wall. Emma makes her way over to Jane, inviting her to play with the rest of the group. Jane -- looking trapped -- starts to cry, then stands up and tries desperately to open the door. |
| Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:18 AM PDT New research uncovers a conceptually novel approach to treating depression. Instead of dampening neuron firing found with stress-induced depression, researchers demonstrated for the first time that further activating these neurons opens a new avenue to mimic and promote natural resilience. |
| Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:45 AM PDT If a restaurant owner fails to pay the 'protection money' demanded of him by the mob, he can expect his premises to be trashed. Warnings like these are seldom required, however, as fear of the consequences is enough to make restaurant owners pay up. Similarly, mafia-like behavior is observed in parasitic birds, which lay their eggs in other birds' nests. If the host birds throw the cuckoo's egg out, the brood parasites take their revenge by destroying the entire nest. Consequently, it is beneficial for hosts to be capable of learning and to cooperate. Previously seen only in field observations, scientists have now modeled this behavior mathematically to confirm it as an effective strategy. |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2014 06:08 AM PDT A review of recent research on the domestication of large herbivores suggests that neither intentional breeding nor genetic isolation were as significant as traditionally thought. "Our findings show little control of breeding, particularly of domestic females, and indicate long-term gene flow, or interbreeding, between managed and wild animal populations," a co-author said. |
| Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk Posted: 16 Apr 2014 02:22 PM PDT Eliminating chocolate milk from elementary schools decreased total milk sales by 10 percent, and increased milk waste by 29 percent, a study has shown. Additionally, the ban may have been a factor in a 7 percent decrease in Lunch Program participation. Nutritionally, after the milk substitution, students on average consumed less sugar and fewer calories, but also consumed less protein and calcium. |
| How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies Posted: 13 Apr 2014 10:59 AM PDT The sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become, a study shows. The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord cells more efficiently by growing the cells on a soft, utrafine carpet made of a key ingredient in Silly Putty. |
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