Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2010 13:44 - 0 Comments

Ladybugs gobble up ‘fearless’ aphids

CORNELL (US)—Aphids that are raised on plants genetically engineered to emit a compound that warns of a predator, become so accustomed to the chemical they no longer respond to it—even when a predator is really present. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 4, 2010 11:51 - 0 Comments

Thank your neck for a better brain

CORNELL/NYU (US)—By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck—the lowly body part between head and shoulders—gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played a major role in the evolution of the human brain. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 4, 2010 10:23 - 0 Comments

NASA telescope spots buckyballs in space

CORNELL (US)—Researchers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Spectrograph have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs—carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2010 16:11 - 0 Comments

No moon rings around Saturn’s Rhea

CORNELL (US)—Something unknown is causing a strange, symmetrical structure in the charged-particle environment around Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon. But contrary to 2008 reports, it’s not a system of rings. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2010 10:43 - 1 Comment

Can ‘me, me, me’ be good for workplace ‘we’?

CORNELL (US)—Employees with an inflated ego may be self-aggrandizing, self-indulgent, and self-absorbed, but they may actually be good for the workplace—if anyone can stand to be around them. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 26, 2010 10:57 - 0 Comments

After bad experiences, memory fails us

CORNELL (US)—Emotions provoked by negative events can cause distorted inaccurate memories—particularly in adults, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2010 15:57 - 1 Comment

Database tracks bees’ comings and goings

CORNELL (US)—Bees—key pollinators for one-third of all plant food crops—have declined over the last 50 years, with die-offs in recent years stumping scientists and making headlines. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 22, 2010 15:53 - 1 Comment

Superconductivity’s secret ‘broken symmetry’

CORNELL (US)—Scientists have found a “broken symmetry,” where electrons act like molecules in a liquid crystal: Electrons between copper and oxygen atoms arrange themselves differently “north-south” than “east-west.” (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2010 9:10 - 1 Comment

Listening for an SOS from whales in Gulf

CORNELL (US)—A multipronged effort is under way to measure the changes to the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem—including whale populations—to assess the potential impact of clouds drifting below the surface, by-products of the massive oil spill and the dispersants used to break up the slick. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 13, 2010 13:25 - 0 Comments

Why track Saturn’s ‘propeller moons’?

CORNELL (US)—Researchers have been tracking what are likely dozens of small moons orbiting within the outer edge of Saturn’s A ring—the outermost of the planet’s large, dense rings—searching for new clues about how planets form and grow around stars in young solar systems. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 12, 2010 15:15 - 0 Comments

When birds migrate, will oil go with them?

CORNELL (US)—As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast, birders are asked to keep an eye on nests—not just near water, but hundreds of miles inland as well. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 13:22 - 0 Comments

Intervene now to slow nascent AIDS epidemic

CORNELL (US)—With the exceptions of Djibouti, Somalia and Southern Sudan, HIV transmission in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is among the lowest worldwide. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2010 10:32 - 3 Comments

Maintaining mobility with ‘Smart Walker’

CORNELL (US)—An electronic button braking system that replaces bicycle-style squeeze brakes will make rolling walkers safer and easier to use. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2010 10:35 - 0 Comments

First 3-D image of sub-nano pores

CORNELL (US)—In the quest for faster and cheaper computers, scientists have imaged pore structures in insulation material at sub-nanometer scales for the first time. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 11:27 - 4 Comments

Is health care reform Robin Hood in reverse?

NYU (US)—Patients in less-advantaged regions of the country could be the losers under the nationwide implementation of institutional bonuses mandated under federal health care reform. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 16:29 - 4 Comments

Depressed lose financially by playing it safe

CORNELL (US)—The way many workers manage their retirement assets may ignore the effects of mental health disorders or substance abuse problems on investment decisions, according to new research. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 14:07 - 13 Comments

It’s depressing when moms pick favorites

CORNELL (US)—Whether the golden child or black sheep, siblings who sense that their mother consistently favors or rejects one child over others are more likely to show depressive symptoms as middle-aged adults, new research shows. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2010 11:45 - 0 Comments

Pathogens police migrating gypsy moths

CORNELL (US)—Efforts by land managers to release pathogens to control the spread of gypsy moth caterpillars are ineffective and unnecessary because the pathogens are already chasing down the migrating moths on their own. (more…)

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