Carpe Diem Already, Princeton University Economists Urge

Carpe Diem Already, Princeton University Economists Urge

New mathematical model reveals people should work less, spend more

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2014
Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Its atmosphere was never thick enough to keep the planet warm

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2014
NASA Wants to Image Exoplanets Directly via Starshade

NASA Wants to Image Exoplanets Directly via Starshade

New spacecraft blocks light from parent stars, revealing alien worlds in detail

New Dark Matter Detector Switched On in Italy

New Dark Matter Detector Switched On in Italy

The experiment could help physicists identify signs of WIMP

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2013
Global Warming May Continue for Centuries

Global Warming May Continue for Centuries

This will happen even if we suddenly stop polluting today

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
Hidden “Speed Bumps” Slow Antarctic Glaciers Considerably

Hidden “Speed Bumps” Slow Antarctic Glaciers Considerably

These tiger stripe-like formations are buying us some time

Cutting the Rainforest Will Bring Drought to Western US

Cutting the Rainforest Will Bring Drought to Western US

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Brain Region Responsible for Focus on Important Stimuli Found

Brain Region Responsible for Focus on Important Stimuli Found

The area sorts through data, identifying the most relevant information

Special Tattoo Monitors Tooth Health

Special Tattoo Monitors Tooth Health

The instrument can help detect harmful bacteria on tooth enamel

Depression Not Linked Exclusively to Serotonin

Depression Not Linked Exclusively to Serotonin

New research provides more clues into how antidepressants work

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 13th, 2012
Hurricane Irene Indicative of What's to Come

Hurricane Irene Indicative of What's to Come

Such powerful storms will become the norm, analysts say

Weird, New Behavior of Light Detected

Weird, New Behavior of Light Detected

Photons streaming through tight openings behave unexpectedly

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 16th, 2011
Slow-Term Climate Variations Go Haywire

Slow-Term Climate Variations Go Haywire

Weather conditions are going astray over a third of the planet

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 27th, 2011
Assessing the Effects of a Meteorite Impact on Earth

Assessing the Effects of a Meteorite Impact on Earth

Experts study how seismic waves would travel the world

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2011
Exoplanet Absorbs More Than 99.9 Percent of Incoming Light

Exoplanet Absorbs More Than 99.9 Percent of Incoming Light

In all likelihood, it's blacker than the blackest black

Bacteria Observed While Developing Drug Resistance

Bacteria Observed While Developing Drug Resistance

This could lead to new ways of killing the microorganisms

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 20th, 2011
Obtaining Observable Proofs of Dark Matter

Obtaining Observable Proofs of Dark Matter

Newly-developed approach could finally clear this mystery

 
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