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Simulating Human Metabolism To Find New Better Treatment Methods
Bioengineering researchers at UC San Diego have painstakingly assembled a virtual human metabolic network that will give researchers a new way to hunt for better treatments for hundreds of human...
View ArticleDo Morals Conquer All In Decision Making?
Is morally-motivated choice different from other kinds of decision making? Previous research has implied that the answer is yes, suggesting that certain sacred or protected values are resistant to real...
View ArticleWorldwide Computing Grid Fights Malaria
British physicists have shared computer time with biologists around the world in an effort to combat malaria, which kills one million people annually.Using an international computing grid spanning 27...
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'Spine' Passes Health Tests
The "spine" of the James Webb Space Telescope, called the backplane, is in great health for space, according to scientists and engineers. Recent tests show that the backplane, which supports the big...
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Hubble Space Telescope's Main Camera Stops Working
On Saturday, Hubble's main camera, the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), stopped working. Until a solution, at least in part, can be found, Hubble will be returned to work with the remaining...
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Huge Settlement Unearthed At Stonehenge Complex
Excavations supported by National Geographic at Durrington Walls in the Stonehenge World Heritage site have revealed an enormous ancient settlement that once housed hundreds of people. Archaeologists...
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Tufts Researchers To Create First Soft-Bodied Robots
While robots have moved from the realm of science fiction to a myriad of real-life uses, the potential of the "hard-bodied" robots of the 21st century remains limited by their stiff construction and...
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Spinning Wheat: New Fibers Have Mechanical Properties Similar To Wool
Smooth as silk. Warm as wool; ______ as wheat gluten. Marketing specialists may be challenged to fill in that blank in the future, now that scientists in Nebraska report the first successful production...
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How Does One Sex Grow Larger Than The Other?
Why are males larger than females in some animal species (such as most mammals), females larger than males in others (such as most insects), and why are the sexes alike in yet other species (such as...
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Mutant Gene May Have Affected Abe Lincoln
If you bend a knee or an elbow, the nerves in your limbs stretch but do not break. A University of Utah study suggests why: A gene produces a springy protein that keeps nerve cells flexible. When the...
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Earliest Semitic Text Revealed In Egyptian Pyramid Inscription
The first public revelation of the earliest continuous Semitic text ever deciphered has taken place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Spell from the Egyptian pyramid text states in a Semitic...
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MiG-29 K/KUB Fighters For India
The first MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter developed for the Indian Navy took off at the Russian Zhukovsky aircraft test centre on January 22.read more
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"No One Is Going To Drop The ISS"
The International Space Station will likely remain operational until 2025, the head of the Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energia said Tuesday."No one is going to sink or drop the ISS, as all...
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Researchers Achieve Major Breakthrough In Laser Diode Development
A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara led by Shuji Nakamura, winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize, has reported a major breakthrough in laser diode...
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Worldmapper Draws Attention To The World's Health Inequalities
When it comes to the inequality in people's health across the globe, says Professor Danny Dorling (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom) "you can say it, you can prove it, you can tabulate it, but...
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Molecular Motors And Brakes Work Together In Cells
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that microtubules – components responsible for shape, movement, and replication within cells – use proteins that act as...
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Dig Deeper To Find Martian Life
Probes designed to find life on Mars do not drill deep enough to find the living cells that scientists believe may exist well below the surface of Mars, according to research led by UCL (University...
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Sea Launch Operations To Be Resumed Despite Liftoff Failure
Russia's Federal Space Agency said Wednesday it hopes the Sea Launch project will be resumed despite the explosion of a Zenit-3SL rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite."A Sea Launch...
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Researchers Discover Zip Codes For Protein
McMaster scientists are very close to defining small molecule drugs that should be able to redirect the huntingtin protein from accumulating in the wrong place within brain cells, which could...
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If It Can't Detect Missiles, Let's Use It To Detect Breast Cancer
A breast cancer treatment based on MIT research originally intended for detecting missiles is documented in a new book by Alan J. Fenn, an MIT researcher and inventor of the technique.Image at left...
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How Space Inspires Fashion
How can space inspire fashion? Has it inspired fashion throughout history? These were questions put to participants of a fashion workshop in Stockholm, timed to coincide with Christer Fuglesang’s trip...
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Hubble Probes Layer-cake Structure Of Alien World's Atmosphere
The powerful vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. Hubble discovered...
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Does He Love You So? Maybe It Really Is In His Face
Can you judge a man's faithfulness by his face? How about whether he would be a good father, or a good provider?read more
View ArticleNew Research Is First To Explore Regional Differences In US Serial Killings
Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast? The February issue of Homicide...
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Earth-shattering Proof Of Continents On The Move
Africa is being torn apart. And as Ethiopia's rift valley grows slowly wider, an international team of scientists is taking a unique opportunity to plot the progress of continents on the move.The...
View ArticleThe Two Circuits Of Auroral Arcs
Giant electrical circuits power the magical open-air light show of the auroras, forming arcs in high-latitude regions like Scandinavia. New results obtained thanks to ESA's Cluster satellites provide...
View ArticleWelcome To Science 2.0 - Scientific Blogging
We are currently in private beta. You can create an account and start writing or read the FAQ to get an idea what we're all about.If you want to get started and are curious about the interface and...
View ArticleAll The Science Articles You Need For Halloween
Vampires, Mummies, Ghosts, Zombies - we have it all today. Not all of these articles are exactly new(s), some of them are even old, but they're all science.So if you're a Goth chick, you won't want to...
View ArticleHappy Holidays From Science 2.0 - And Some Christmas Science For You
If you need some science for your Christmas tree, here are a few articles. There are more but how much Christmas science can you read in one day?The Great Debate: Real vs. Artificial Christmas Trees -...
View ArticleCall For Articles: USDA Honey Report, Swiss March Against Science And More
1. On Wednesday, May 15th, the House Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2532: To protect grizzly bear populations, and...
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