Society & Culture - Dec 7, 2010 15:40 - 1 Comment

Early warnings ease market toxicity

CORNELL (US) — Stock market “flash crashes”—like the one on May 6 that briefly erased almost $1 trillion in value and left the financial world reeling—are now predictable and possibly preventable. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2010 12:30 - 0 Comments

Species decline compounds health risks

CORNELL (US) — The decline of species due to habitat loss, pollution, and climate change increases the risk of infectious diseases for humans, animals, and plants. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2010 12:14 - 0 Comments

Farm drainage choking life from Gulf

CORNELL/U. ILLINOIS (US) — Tile drainage systems in upper Mississippi farmlands are the biggest contributors of nitrogen runoff into the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 24, 2010 10:44 - 1 Comment

Teeth should be thankful for cranberry

U. ROCHESTER (US) — You won’t be the only one feasting this Thanksgiving. Harmful bacteria await their own holiday meal, launching one of the biggest assaults of the year on your teeth. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 18, 2010 10:52 - 16 Comments

Low-wage earners are more conservative

CORNELL (US) — As income inequity rises, support among the poor for government policies offering increased welfare help declines. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2010 17:22 - 0 Comments

Warmer temps slow sap to a trickle

CORNELL (US) — As the climate warms, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to decline slightly by the turn of the century and the window for tapping trees will advance by about a month. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 14:20 - 1 Comment

For a few, no HIV drugs needed

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A small number of people with HIV have the ability to control the infection without therapy by priming their immune system to target the virus. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2010 13:04 - 0 Comments

When protein clusters misbehave

CORNELL (US) — New research offers stunning visual evidence of a wide array of protein clusters with varying molecular structures—some of which might be key to understanding Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 26, 2010 12:25 - 0 Comments

Pollinators: Evolutionary flower power

CORNELL (US) — Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, are agents of natural selection in flowers, enabling them to produce seeds for the next generation. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2010 10:42 - 3 Comments

Is obesity a threat to national security?

CORNELL (US) — Nearly 12 percent of women and 35 percent of men of military age are ineligible for duty because they are overweight or obese. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2010 11:35 - 3 Comments

Bacteria in mouth, gut bad for heart?

CORNELL (US) — The same types of bacteria found in plaques that play a role in heart disease also are found in the mouth and gut. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 11, 2010 16:07 - 5 Comments

Is geoengineering Earth’s last hope?

CORNELL (US) — If action is not taken soon, ocean acidification and greenhouse warming could reach a tipping point that will take more than 1,000 years to reverse. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 7, 2010 14:40 - 1 Comment

Secure computing from the code up

CORNELL (US) — A new computer platform, dubbed “Fabric,” builds security into computer systems from the start, by incorporating security in the language used to write the programs. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2010 17:06 - 0 Comments

How fungal spores achieve zero drag

UC BERKELEY (US) — Drafting cyclists have nothing on spore-spewing fungi. Using an aerodynamic technique, a fungus can reduce drag on its spores—sending them high and far. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2010 11:31 - 0 Comments

Diesels are Beijing’s biggest polluters

CORNELL (US) — The 62-mile, nine-day traffic jam in Beijing’s August heat made international headlines—and an epic amount of air pollution. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 28, 2010 16:37 - 2 Comments

Gulf dead zone tied to tile drainage

U. ILLINOIS (US) — The most heavily tile-drained areas of North America are the largest contributing sources of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico, leading to seasonal hypoxia. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2010 16:51 - 0 Comments

How bacteria resist antibiotics

IOWA STATE (US) — Researchers have discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them resistant to antibiotics. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 23, 2010 13:22 - 2 Comments

Home is where the honeybees dance

CORNELL (US)—Honeybees engage in type of dancing democracy when they select a new nesting site. (more…)

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