NASA Takes Giant Step Toward Finding Earth-Like Planets |
Are we alone in the universe? Are there planets like Earth around other "suns" that might harbor life? Thanks to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet-finding project, the dream of ans...
Posted by Science Daily on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PST |
To Curious Aliens, Earth Would Stand Out As Living Planet |
To Curious Aliens, Earth Would Stand Out As Living PlanetWith powerful instruments scouring the heavens, astronomers have found more than 240 planets in the past two decades, none likely to support Ea...
Posted by Science Daily on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:27:00 PST |
Current Spike In Atmospheric Methane |
Current Spike In Atmospheric Methane Mirrors Early Climate Change EventsIce cores are essential for climate research, because they represent the only archive which allows direct measurements of atmosp...
Posted by Science Daily on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:56:00 PST |
Primates Definitely Not Dim-witted |
Slowly-developing Primates Definitely Not Dim-wittedSome primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands o...
Posted by Science Daily on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:45:00 PST |
Hubble Finds First Organic Molecule On Extrasolar Planet |
The tell-tale signature of the molecule methane in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet HD 189733b has been found with the Hubble Space Telescope. Under the right circumstances methan...
Posted by Science Daily on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:32:00 PST |
Nature Of Consciousness |
Nature Of Consciousness: How Activity Of Single Neurons In Human Brain Reflect Conscious PerceptionAn international team of scientists led by a University of Leicester researcher has carried out a sci...
Posted by Science Daily on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:18:00 PST |
Immune System Protein Starves Staph Bacteria |
One of the ways we defend ourselves against bacterial foes is to "hide" their food, particularly the metals they crave. A multi-disciplinary team led by Vanderbilt University investigators has now dis...
Posted by Science Daily on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST |
Warming Waters May Make Antarctica |
Warming Waters May Make Antarctica Hospitable To Sharks: Potentially Disastrous ConsequencesIt has been 40 million years since the waters around Antarctica have been warm enough to sustain populations...
Posted by Science Daily on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:14:00 PST |
T-cell Nanotubes May Explain How HIV Virus Conquers Human Immune System |
String-like connections found between T-cells could be important to how HIV spreads between cells in the human immune system, according to new research. The newly-discovered strands, named 'membrane n...
Posted by Science Daily on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:49:00 PST |
Molecular Signal That Helps Muscle Regenerate Discovered |
It does not take much to injure a muscle. Sometimes one sudden, inconsiderate movement does the job. Unfortunately, damaged muscles are not as efficient at repair as other tissues such as bone. Resear...
Posted by Science Daily on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:10:00 PST |
