Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Santa Barbara’
Thawing Arctic keeps its grip on carbon
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The Arctic has warmed up over the last twenty years, but researchers find that the amount of carbon trapped in the soil remains steady. Continue…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:02 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2013 14:28 - 0 Comments
Progesterone says ‘stop’ to female sex drive
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Scientists have long suspected a correlation between women’s hormone levels and libido, but new research reveals hormonal predictors for sexual desire. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 24, 2013 16:06 - 2 Comments
No more droop: LED future looks bright
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Researchers have conclusively identified what causes light emitting diodes (LEDs) to dim and be less efficient at high drive currents. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 16, 2013 10:47 - 3 Comments
Plant builds bigger shells in acidic water
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The future of ocean life for its shelled creatures may not be so bleak, marine scientists say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2013 13:43 - 0 Comments
Bacteria armed with toxic tips kill rivals
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A mysterious type of protein found in bacteria and other organisms, including humans, appears to act as a delivery system for toxins. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 27, 2013 10:08 - 0 Comments
Genetic ‘roulette’ gives tiny cells their sex
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A single-celled organism ends up with one of seven possible “mating types,” or sexes, in a process that scientists call “random.” (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 26, 2013 12:48 - 0 Comments
Lost sea slug sighted in California waters
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A bright blue sea slug thought to be extinct in Southern California appears to be making a comeback. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2013 12:12 - 0 Comments
Nanorods 10,000x better at targeting cancer
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles makes them up to 10,000 times more effective, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2013 16:05 - 0 Comments
Rancher mindset key to saving Amazon
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Debates about saving the Amazon rain forest often portray cattle ranchers as “bad guys,” but an anthropologist says it’s important to understand their perspectives, too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 15, 2013 15:00 - 4 Comments
Defense system uses sun to vaporize asteroids
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — As an asteroid roughly half as large as a football field readies for a fly-by of Earth on Friday, February 15, two scientists are unveiling a system that could—in one hour—eliminate a threat of this size. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 13:21 - 1 Comment
Autism therapy activates brain’s social side
UC SANTA BARBARA / YALE (US) — Researchers have documented positive changes in brain activity in children with autism after they received a type of behavioral therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2013 10:41 - 1 Comment
Device picks up friction in ‘stick-slip’ joints
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Identifying the type of friction that damages cartilage and leads to osteoarthritis could lead to cheaper, non-invasive tests that “listen in” on painful joints. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 10, 2013 12:11 - 1 Comment
Why California harbors so many plant species
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — California’s plant life is remarkably diverse, thanks to low extinction rates over the past 45 million years, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 9, 2013 15:12 - 0 Comments
5 universal personality traits? Maybe not
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The five personality traits considered universal to all humans may not be so universal after all, according to a study of an isolated indigenous group in Bolivia. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 20, 2012 9:24 - 0 Comments
Whales ‘multi-task’ by crooning at dinner
DUKE/UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — In order to eat continuously but also find mates, humpback whales sing while they hunt, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 5, 2012 14:38 - 0 Comments
Cheatgrass sparks fires in US Great Basin
PENN STATE (US) — Invasive cheatgrass may be one reason fires are bigger and more frequent in certain regions of the western United States, say researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 28, 2012 15:27 - 0 Comments
Pine forest microbes need ‘fog drip’ to thrive
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — By linking foggy conditions to microbes in the forest floor’s soil, scientists show the impact of low-altitude clouds on the carbon cycle. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 27, 2012 11:14 - 0 Comments
We look right below the eyes to judge faces
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — In the first crucial moment of determining another person’s identity, gender, and emotional state, we often glance just below the eyes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 26, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Do chimps keep track of favors for friends?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — When chimpanzees share food with a friend or groom a pal, such favors are often exchanged over long periods of time within the context of a stable relationship. (more…)
