• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2012
Climate Change Affects Mid-Altitude Forests More Severely

Climate Change Affects Mid-Altitude Forests More Severely

Experts establish how vegetation will react to a changing environment

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 5th, 2012
First Massive Galaxies Exploded into Being

First Massive Galaxies Exploded into Being

They appeared and disappeared sooner than researchers thought

Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere May Soon Clean Our Air

Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere May Soon Clean Our Air

Experts are assessing new materials for carbon capture and storage

Light Amplification and Squeezing Seen for the First Time

Light Amplification and Squeezing Seen for the First Time

Tractor beams may not be impossible to build after all

Overconfidence Promoted by Quest for Social Status

Overconfidence Promoted by Quest for Social Status

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily

Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily

New device for such manipulations created by researchers in the US

Laser Could Bring Quantum Computers to the Market

Laser Could Bring Quantum Computers to the Market

The devices currently require expensive materials and a lot of resources

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 5th, 2012
Energy-Based Strategy Proposed Against Obesity

Energy-Based Strategy Proposed Against Obesity

New approach could prove more effective than existing methods

Order Does Matter, Especially the First Place

Order Does Matter, Especially the First Place

Scientists study how people choose items from a list or menu

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2012
How Sleep Debts Are Tied to Anxiety

How Sleep Debts Are Tied to Anxiety

New study sheds some more light on this connection

Mysterious Stem Cells Harden Arteries

Mysterious Stem Cells Harden Arteries

Culprit for this condition potentially identified

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
How Cockroaches Pull Their Disappearance Acts

How Cockroaches Pull Their Disappearance Acts

They are able to perform inversions on most types of surfaces

Religious People Are Less Compassionate Than Atheists

Religious People Are Less Compassionate Than Atheists

New study challenges widespread beliefs that religion boosts compassion

Religious Belief, Analytical Thinking Don't Mix

Religious Belief, Analytical Thinking Don't Mix

Study reveals this type of thinking reduces religious beliefs substantially

  • Energy
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 27th, 2012
Light-Emitting Solar Cells Display Incredible Efficiency

Light-Emitting Solar Cells Display Incredible Efficiency

Counterintuitive concept may be the key to harnessing the Sun's energy

Video Shows Platinum Nanocrystals Growing at the Nanoscale

Video Shows Platinum Nanocrystals Growing at the Nanoscale

New technique allows observing nanoscale phenomena in real time

New Electronic Memory Writes Data 100 Times Faster

New Electronic Memory Writes Data 100 Times Faster

Advanced technology harnesses the power of nanodots

 
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