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NASA: Japan’s Merging Tsunami Waves Doubled Its Destructive Power

NASA: Japan’s Merging Tsunami Waves Doubled Its Destructive Power

NASA researchers have discovered that the March 2011 tsunami in Japan was a “merging tsunami” that doubled in intensity over rugged ocean ridges, amplifying its destructive power.

December 7, 2011
Transparent Crabs Inspire Optically Transparent Nanocomposites

Transparent Crabs Inspire Optically Transparent Nanocomposites

Researchers in Japan have made a transparent crab shell and used this knowledge to create a transparent nanocomposite sheet.

December 5, 2011
Bamboo Charcoal: A Green Biofuel For Africa?

Bamboo Charcoal: A Green Biofuel For Africa?

Bamboo, a plant often associated with China and pandas, may be the key to combating soil degradation and massive deforestation in Africa as an alternative source of energy.

December 2, 2011
Study: Plunge In Greenhouse Gases Caused Antarctic Glaciation 34m Years Ago

Study: Plunge In Greenhouse Gases Caused Antarctic Glaciation 34m Years Ago

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels plunged by 40 percent before and during the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago, according to a new study.

December 2, 2011
Soybeans Were Domesticated 5,500 Years Ago, Archaeologists Say

Soybeans Were Domesticated 5,500 Years Ago, Archaeologists Say

University of Oregon researchers have dated the domestication of the soybean to 5,500 years ago, around the time villages were established in northern China.

November 30, 2011
Scientific Sleuths Pinpoint Natural Coral Killers Using Genetic Fingerprinting

Scientific Sleuths Pinpoint Natural Coral Killers Using Genetic Fingerprinting

Coral researchers and reef managers will now have an easier job in identifying the specific diseases causing coral infections by a method called genetic fingerprinting.

November 28, 2011
Study: Human Embryonic Stem Cells Acquire Mutations From Long-Term Culture

Study: Human Embryonic Stem Cells Acquire Mutations From Long-Term Culture

A large international stem cell collaboration has identified a portion of the genome mutated during long-term culture of human embryonic stem cells.

November 28, 2011
Health Supplement L-Tyrosine Brings Hope To Children With Muscular Dystrophy

Health Supplement L-Tyrosine Brings Hope To Children With Muscular Dystrophy

L-tyrosine, a health supplement used by bodybuilders, could someday be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children.

November 23, 2011
Study: Chemical Weapon In Spider Silk Repels Ant Attack

Study: Chemical Weapon In Spider Silk Repels Ant Attack

Researchers have shown for the first time how Golden orb web spiders add a chemical to their web silk to repel invading ants.

November 23, 2011
“Plant” Solar Cells Have Chlorophyll-Like Compound To Capture Sunlight

“Plant” Solar Cells Have Chlorophyll-Like Compound To Capture Sunlight

Inspired by nature’s successful strategy, researchers have used materials similar to chlorophyll in leaves to develop low-cost and high-efficiency solar cells for the next generation of clean energy technologies.

November 22, 2011
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