 Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive August 06, 2008
Hypocrasaurus grew three to five times faster than predators such as tyrannosaurs. Art by: Drew Lee/Ohio University | |
 Heliocidaris erythogramma August 06, 2008
Heliocidaris erythogramma. Image: Macquarie University | |
 'Snow White' Trench on Mars August 06, 2008
This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 43, the 43rd Martian day after landing (July 8, 2008). This image shows the trench informally called "Snow White." Two samples were delivered ... | |
 Lowering cholesterol early in life could save lives August 05, 2008
This graph shows that among individuals younger than 20, about 20% already gave significant coronary atherosclerosis; in the age group 20-29 at's almost 50%; in the age group 30-39 it's up to 65%. (Berenson et al. NEJM,1996; ... | |
 The Few, the Smart, the Robots August 05, 2008
Robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, with predictions that as much as 30 percent of the U.S. Army will be robotic by 2020. WUSTL computer scientists who work on robots say the machines ... | |
 Asteroid (2867) Steins August 04, 2008
Asteroid (2867) Steins. Image: ESA | |
 Researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity' August 01, 2008
The molecular model of the ion-conducting material shows that numerous vacancies at the interface between the two layers create an open pathway through which ions can travel. Image: Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
 Human Chromosomes under the microscope August 01, 2008
Human Chromosomes under the microscope. Human blood-cell chromosomes with damage (shown by arrows) caused by low-dose radiation. The number of these 'breaks' is increased in exposed blood cells from breast cancer cases. | |
 Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients August 01, 2008
Patient specific motor neurons created in the Eggan laboratory. Image courtesy of John Dimos/Eggan Lab | |
 'Major discovery' primed to unleash solar revolution August 01, 2008
With Daniel Nocera's and Matthew Kanan's new catalyst, homeowners could use their solar panels during the day to power their home, while also using the energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen for storage. At night, ... | |
 Phobos July 30, 2008
On 23 July 2008, the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA’s Mars Express took the highest-resolution full-disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. The image data was acquired from a distance of 97 km with ... | |
 GLAST Burst Monitor Team Hard at Work Fine Tuning Instrument and Operations July 29, 2008
This graph depicts a gamma-ray burst captured by the GLAST Burst Monitor on July 23. This powerful burst lasted over 50 seconds and was captured by each of the instrument's 14 detectors. This burst was not detected by any ... | |
 Caltech Bioengineers Develop 'Microscope on a Chip' July 29, 2008
An on-chip implementation of the optofluidic microscope. Image: Caltech | |
 Dynamic frustration may lead to better understanding of glass in nature July 29, 2008
The red arrows show the directions that the magnetic moments would point if dynamic frustration did not prevent them from ordering the crystal structure of PrAu2Si2, which is a spin glass below 3 Kelvin. Image: ANL | |
 Phoenix Revises Method to Deliver Icy Sample July 28, 2008
This photograph from June 2008, shows the Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander carrying a scoop of Martian soil bound for the spacecraft's microscope. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona | |
 Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors July 25, 2008
Roasting tubers, such as the watermelon-sized specimens in this photo of Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, enhances their digestibility, according to anthropologist Nate Dominy. Photo by N. Dominy. | |
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