• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2012
Groundwater Distribution in Antarctica Mapped with New Technology

Groundwater Distribution in Antarctica Mapped with New Technology

Scientists can assess how underground ice is distributed as well

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

New expedition sets the basis for a new understanding of the ocean

Nanoscale Slinky Can Manipulate and Measure DNA

Nanoscale Slinky Can Manipulate and Measure DNA

The innovation was accomplished in the United States

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2012
Sea Level Rise Is Unavoidable

Sea Level Rise Is Unavoidable

Even if we somehow manage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 15th, 2012
Past Sea-Level Rise Not as Drastic as First Thought

Past Sea-Level Rise Not as Drastic as First Thought

However, the value is so large that the new data do not help us

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 15th, 2012
New York City Reveals New Leopard Frog Species

New York City Reveals New Leopard Frog Species

Scientists say the creatures live extremely close to the actual city

New 2D Polymers Create 3D Structures When Wet

New 2D Polymers Create 3D Structures When Wet

The materials were created by a team of American researchers

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2012
Oceanic Vents and Seeps Coexist in Same Habitats

Oceanic Vents and Seeps Coexist in Same Habitats

No one thought this was possible until a recent study

Robots May Soon Become Teachers for Humans

Robots May Soon Become Teachers for Humans

The technology that will enable them to do that is under development

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Ocean Acidification Is Occurring Extremely Fast

Ocean Acidification Is Occurring Extremely Fast

A lot more so than in the past 300 million years

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 28th, 2012
How Wolves, Coyotes Adapted to the Last Ice Age

How Wolves, Coyotes Adapted to the Last Ice Age

The two species handled the event and its consequences differently

Unethical Behavior More Common Among the Rich

Unethical Behavior More Common Among the Rich

Experts found out poor people are more likely to remain ethical

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2012
Advanced Repellents Could Destroy Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Advanced Repellents Could Destroy Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Experts first have to figure out how the insects track us so keenly

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2012
Arctic Seas Teem with Life Even in Winter

Arctic Seas Teem with Life Even in Winter

Previously, experts suspected that species moved away due to the extreme cold

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 20th, 2012
The Industrial Revolution Damaged Remote Ecosystems

The Industrial Revolution Damaged Remote Ecosystems

A new method for studying how this happened has been developed

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 14th, 2012
Measuring the Amount of Snow on the Ground

Measuring the Amount of Snow on the Ground

Experts find it very difficult to determine this quantity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 14th, 2012
Heat Wave Influences Depend On When the Events Happen

Heat Wave Influences Depend On When the Events Happen

The same is true for droughts as well, investigators say

 
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