Why are emerging viruses here – and why now?
By Andrew Shaw-Postdoctoral Research Scientist at University of Glasgow and Connor Bamford-Post-doctoral Research Assistant at University of Glasgow From The Conversation The US is on the brink of a new virus epidemic; a virus that wasn’t there ten years ago…
GM mosquitoes to check dengue menace?
From Business Standard A British company has approached Indian authorities seeking permission for technology trials of a certain genetically-modified mosquito claiming it will fight dengue menace. The modified male mosquito named ‘513A’ will have a gene that ensures its offspring…
Total darkness at night key to success of breast cancer therapy, study shows
From Science Daily, Source: Tulane University Summary: Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders breast cancer completely resistant to tamoxifen, a widely used breast cancer drug, says a new study. Melatonin by…
If researchers are right, this rock will make solar power cheaper than coal
By Christie Nicholson From core77 In 2007, a student at the University of Tokyo brought a lump of a grey, sparkly mineral to his professor Tsutomu Miyasaka, with the hope that this material might have potential to make cheap and…
Citizen scientists to resurrect defunct NASA spacecraft
By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable For the first time, NASA has agreed to work with a group of citizen scientists to resurrect a spacecraft the agency is no longer using and has no plans to use again. NASA announced that…
This Hungarian-American mathematician may have been smarter than Einstein
By Gus Lubin And Andy Kiersz From Business Insider Some would claim the smartest person of the 20th century worked down the hall from Albert Einstein at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. John von Neumann, born in Budapest in 1903…
Tiny Barbuda grapples with rising seas
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean Life CODRINGTON, Barbuda, June 30, 2014 (IPS) – The 1,800 residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are learning to adapt as climate change proves to be a force to reckon with, disrupting not…
Restaurant finds its service is slower because you’re spending too much time staring at your phone
By Brad Reed From BGR If you find that service at your favorite restaurant isn’t as speedy as it once was, don’t blame your waiter — instead, blame all the people who spend tons of time messing around on their…
Arctic sea ice reaches annual peak, but falls far short of average
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year on March 21, scientists reported Wednesday, but it did not make up for much of the ground it lost during the past several unusually mild…
The dentist will scan you now: The next generation of digital dentistry
By Alex Howard From Tech Republic Alex Howard is delighted by the modern technology at his dentist’s office. He describes the dental tech he encountered during his recent visit and explains why it matters. Thankfully, describing some technological changes is…
