- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 22nd, 2014
Old Tires Can Be Used to Make New Roads
Researchers are experimenting with new asphalt enhancers
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 22nd, 2014
New Krypton-Dating Technique Reveals the Age of Ancient Ices
The method was successfully tested in Antarctica recently
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2014
Greenland Ice Sheet Covers 3-Million-Year-Old Landscapes
These habitats have been frozen in time long ago, and perfectly preserved
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 8th, 2014
Penny-Sized Micro-Robots for Emergency Rescue Under Development
These minute devices would operate in a swarm, developers say
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 2nd, 2014
UAS Successfully Used to Measure Antarctic Ices and Topography
University of Kansas researchers demonstrate new airborne capabilities
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2014
Yellowstone Will Not Erupt During Our Lifetime
NSF-funded expert says an eruption is 1 to 2 million years away
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2014
New NSF Ice-Capable Vessel Undergoing Trials in the Great Lakes
The ship is meant to replace a research vessel the Foundation retired in 2007
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Distinctive Olfactory Receptor Patterns Identified for the First Time
The discovery was made during a study of fruit-eating bats
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 19th, 2014
Dormant Volcanoes Can Become Active in Just Two Months
New study looks at the magma chamber under Mount Hood
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2014
Quarter of US Citizens Think the Sun Orbits Earth
Some people need to get out of their mental Middle Ages
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 30th, 2014
Neanderthal Genes May Be Responsible for Type II Diabetes
Their genetic legacy still lives on within modern humans
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
3D Scaffolds Will Allow for Personalized Breast Cancer Treatment
The NSF is providing financial support for this advanced research
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 27th, 2014
Your Socks May One Day Warn You If You Are Sick
New sensors could read your state of health easily from inside clothes
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
New Sensors Allow Humans and Robots to Work Together
The innovative device was developed in the United States
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
Sea Anemone Species Found Under Antarctic Ice Shelf
The discovery was made during a recent expedition among the ices
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 14th, 2014
Corn Is Not the Best Material for Biofuels
Other candidates need to be explored, experts argue
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 8th, 2014
Experts Head Out to Study the Pacific Ocean “Chimney”
This feature has far-reaching implications for the global climate