- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 27th, 2012
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
They appeared and disappeared sooner than researchers thought
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 21st, 2012
Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere May Soon Clean Our Air
Experts are assessing new materials for carbon capture and storage
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
Light Amplification and Squeezing Seen for the First Time
Tractor beams may not be impossible to build after all
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 14th, 2012
Overconfidence Promoted by Quest for Social Status
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 11th, 2012
Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily
New device for such manipulations created by researchers in the US
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 9th, 2012
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
New approach could prove more effective than existing methods
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 5th, 2012
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
New study sheds some more light on this connection
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 7th, 2012
Mysterious Stem Cells Harden Arteries
Culprit for this condition potentially identified
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 7th, 2012
How Cockroaches Pull Their Disappearance Acts
They are able to perform inversions on most types of surfaces
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 5th, 2012
Religious People Are Less Compassionate Than Atheists
New study challenges widespread beliefs that religion boosts compassion
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 27th, 2012
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
Counterintuitive concept may be the key to harnessing the Sun's energy
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
Video Shows Platinum Nanocrystals Growing at the Nanoscale
New technique allows observing nanoscale phenomena in real time
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 19th, 2012
New Electronic Memory Writes Data 100 Times Faster
Advanced technology harnesses the power of nanodots