A recently published paper provides a history of scientific research on mountain ecosystems, looks at the issues threatening wildlife in these systems, and sets an agenda for biodiversity conservation throughout the world's ...
Ecology
Sep 2, 2014
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Scientists, including University of Oregon chemist Geraldine Richmond, have tapped oil and water to create scaffolds of self-assembling, synthetic proteins called peptoid nanosheets that mimic complex biological mechanisms ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 2, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Chemical reactions drive the mechanisms of life as well as a million other natural processes on earth. These reactions occur at a wide spectrum of temperatures, from those prevailing at the chilly polar icecaps ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 2, 2014
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Life at opposite ends of primate social hierarchies is linked to specific brain networks, a new Oxford University study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2014
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Tropical Storm Dolly formed off Mexico's northeastern coast on Tuesday and headed toward landfall in Tamaulipas state, threatening to spark floods and mudslides, forecasters said.
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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A new Journal of Evolutionary Biology study provides evidence that physical barriers formed by oceans can influence language diversification.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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Oil services company Halliburton said Tuesday it would pay a $1.1 billion settlement over its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig blowout that led to the United States' most disastrous oil spill.
Environment
Sep 2, 2014
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In a new study that could ultimately lead to many new medicines, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have adapted a chemical approach to turn diseased cells into unique manufacturing ...
Biochemistry
Sep 2, 2014
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The foundation of the human population explosion, commonly attributed to a sudden surge in industrialization and public health during the 18th and 19th centuries, was actually laid as far back as 2,000 years ago, suggests ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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Most forecasts about the future of higher education have focused on how the institutions themselves will be affected – including the possibility of less demand for classes on campus and fewer tenured faculty members as ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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