Can eating peppers help prevent Parkinson’s?
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Eating peppers may reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Apr 18, 2013 11:48 - 0 Comments
West Antarctic ice loss still within normal range
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning dramatically, but the changes can’t be attributed with confidence to human-caused global warming, according to new ice core research. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 15, 2013 10:17 - 2 Comments
Hear the Big Bang in high fidelity
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New high-frequency audio recreates the likely sound just after the Big Bang—when the entire universe was ringing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 15:56 - 1 Comment
Add lysosome diseases to baby screenings?
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Infant testing for debilitating and often fatal lysosomal storage diseases could be integrated with other newborn screenings, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2013 14:05 - 0 Comments
To find new drugs, beer acids get an ‘x-ray’
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Scientists have figured out the exact configuration of the substances that give beer its distinctive flavor, and say the findings could lead to new pharmaceuticals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 15, 2012 14:31 - 5 Comments
Science and faith: Geologist investigates floods
U. WASHINGTON (US) — The idea that scientific reason and religious faith are somehow at odds “is, in my view, a false dichotomy,” says a geologist whose new book explores religious accounts of floods. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 26, 2012 10:43 - 0 Comments
Sediment core reveals Arctic warm spells
U. WASHINGTON (US) — The Arctic has gone through intensely warm periods—warmer than scientists thought was possible—in the last 2.8 million years, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 25, 2012 10:28 - 1 Comment
Two new planets stuck in super-close orbits
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Astronomers have discovered a bigger version of Earth locked in an orbital tug-of-war with a much larger, Neptune-sized planet. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 4, 2012 12:13 - 0 Comments
The science of steep mountain slopes
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New research shows how some of the steepest mountain slopes in the world got that way. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 3, 2012 11:57 - 1 Comment
Raindrop fossils reveal ancient atmosphere
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A study of fossilized raindrop impressions suggests that greenhouse gases most likely warmed the Earth’s atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 26, 2012 12:18 - 0 Comments
Wind erosion gives cutaway look at Mars
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Scientists believe that an odd, previously unseen landform could provide a window into the geological history of Mars. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 31, 2012 9:57 - 2 Comments
Sulfate injections may not save the arctic
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New research shows that injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere could be a dangerous attempt to fix climate warming. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 10:13 - 2 Comments
Tropics may speed glacial melt
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Accelerated melting of two outlet glaciers in the Antarctic is likely due in part to an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2011 9:27 - 0 Comments
Planets hiding in stars’ spiral arms?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — A new image of a gas-and-dust disk around a sun-like star is the first astronomers have seen that displays structures that look like spiral arms. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 4, 2011 10:42 - 0 Comments
Autumn predicts fate of summer sea ice
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn—but only to a point. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 27, 2011 13:08 - 1 Comment
Humans stressing out skittish caribou
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Human activity, including oil production and the timber industry, not overzealous wolves, are the primary cause for the dwindling caribou population in Alberta, Canada. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 18, 2011 15:11 - 0 Comments
Wave train driving Antarctic warming
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A large wave structure in the atmosphere has been bringing steadily warmer temperatures to West Antarctica during the winter and spring for at least 30 years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2011 10:24 - 0 Comments
To find life, search near dying stars
U. WASHINGTON (US) —The best place to look for planets that can support life may be around dim, dying stars called white dwarfs. (more…)
