Marcellus Shale fracking: Is well water really clean?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — No proof of groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania from hydrofracking doesn’t guarantee the water’s clean. More monitoring is needed to know for sure, experts say. Continue…
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:11 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 15, 2013 11:20 - 0 Comments
Tiny, tunable alloys emit near-infrared light
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — New nanoparticle alloys offer light so bright they could have potential applications in medicine, report researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 14, 2013 12:08 - 0 Comments
Frogs near fields build resistance to insecticides
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Two recent studies show that wood frogs living close to fields are resistant to multiple insecticides, but not to Roundup, a common weed killer. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 2, 2013 15:16 - 0 Comments
Metal pollution puts bumblebees at risk
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Bumblebees may ingest toxic amounts of aluminum and nickel when they visit flowers growing in polluted soil, new research shows.
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Society & Culture - Mar 20, 2013 10:36 - 1 Comment
Verbally acute women avoid STEM careers
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Women are less likely to pursue jobs in science and technology because their better language skills give them more career options, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 7, 2013 5:03 - 0 Comments
Leaky sewers stress out urban watersheds
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Aging sewer systems in the US are spilling a considerable amount of nitrogen into urban watersheds, diminishing both the quality of water and ecosystem habitats, researchers report. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 4, 2013 15:21 - 0 Comments
Tropical rain has varied with ocean impact
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Historic lake sediment reveals that the factors producing drier climates in Central America today actually caused wetter conditions a few hundred years ago. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 9, 2013 10:06 - 0 Comments
Self-moving gel lets material ‘talk to itself’
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Scientists have discovered a synthetic material that can rebuild itself through chemical communication. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 13, 2012 14:08 - 7 Comments
Should colleges drop calculators in math class?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Math instructors promoting calculator usage in college classrooms may want to rethink their teaching strategies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2012 12:18 - 0 Comments
Omega-3s boost memory in bright, young minds
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Healthy young adults who are at the “top of their cognitive game” can improve their working memory by increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 13:54 - 6 Comments
Next acne treatment could go viral
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Harmless viruses that already live on human skin could lead to natural treatment for acne, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 4, 2012 11:39 - 1 Comment
Rhythmic beat may help Parkinson’s rehab
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Walking to an audible beat may be useful in rehabilitation for people with Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders, a study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 9, 2012 11:32 - 2 Comments
Why we can’t really ‘live in the moment’
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Advice telling us to “live in the moment” may ask the impossible, say neuroscientists. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 30, 2012 13:08 - 0 Comments
For fast electronics, a vacuum tube comeback
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — For ever-faster electronics, researchers are reconsidering an old school option: the vacuum as a medium for electronic transport. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 2, 2012 14:57 - 0 Comments
US West ‘dry period’ may have been wet, too
U. PITTSBURGH / PENN STATE (US) —Tree rings and oxygen isotopes have allowed researchers to better pinpoint the history of droughts in the arid and semiarid areas of the American West. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 26, 2012 12:34 - 1 Comment
Biodegradable graft lets artery regrow in 90 days
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A biodegradable artery graft helps regenerate an artery in 90 days after surgery, leaving no trace of synthetic graft materials in the body. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 4, 2012 10:01 - 0 Comments
Past pollution lingers in today’s eco-policy
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Early human activity has left a greater footprint on today’s ecosystem than previously thought, say researchers. (more…)
