Scientists prove charcoal is not an effective carbon sink
A new study has questioned the usefulness of charcoal as an effective carbon sink, by showing that it promotes soil microbes and causes a large loss of soil carbon. ANI
Bacteria that feed on seaweed can accelerate composting in worlds oceans
A new study has determined that bacteria that feed on seaweed could help in accelerating the disposal of pollutants in the worlds oceans. ANI
Aquatic, woody plants hold greatest invasive threat to China
Researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and Fudan University in Shanghai, China, have warned that woody and aquatic plants pose the greatest invasive threat to China. ANI
Only Supreme Court of India can save the Ganges, say MSU researchers
Only Supreme Court of India can save the Ganges, said Montana State University researchers after their study about pollution in the Ganges reached the apex court. ANI
Rising temp in worlds largest freshwater lake result of global warming
Scientists have discovered that due to global warming, the temperature of the worlds largest freshwater lake, located in Siberia, has risen. ANI
Climate change attributed to increasing oxygen loss in oceans
Using computer model predictions, scientists have determined that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change. ANI
Scientists create new instrument to sniff out life on Mars in 2013
European Space Agencys (ESA) ExoMars mission in 2013 will use the Urey instrument to drill down 2 metres into the Martian soil in search for life. ANI
Female jumping spiders get turned on by sexy ultraviolet rays
They might be invisible to the human eye, but for the female Chinese jumping spider, ultraviolet B (UVB) rays come handy when it comes to mating, says a new study. ANI
Solar Probe to reveal Suns mysteries in 2015
The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is planning to send a spacecraft closer to the Sun than any probe has ever gone before in 2015, which could help to reveal a wealth of information about the star and the solar wind that influences everything in our solar system. ANI
Scientists rediscover dwarf cloud rat after 112 years
A greater dwarf cloud rat, which was last seen 112 years ago, has been rediscovered by a team of Filipino and American scientists. ANI
NASAs new space mission may unravel extreme astrophysical processes
NASA scientists are all set to launch a new space mission this month, which may unveil various extreme astrophysical processes in nature such as pulsars, remnants of supernovae, and supermassive black holes. ANI
Kids combine sensory inputs after turning eight
Kids develop the ability to combine stimuli coming from different senses after the age of eight, according to a pair of studies. ANI
Americans potty over potted plants
A web site devoted to the technique of growing plants in pots suggests that Americans spend more than 1.3 billion dollars a year on plotted plants. ANI
Supercomputer to simulate extreme physics of exploding stars
A team of scientists will use one of the worlds most powerful supercomputers to simulate the extreme physics of exploding stars. ANI
Key theory regarding Earths formation challenged
A Florida State University (FSU) researcher has challenged a key theory regarding the Earths formation, and some of the physical processes that helped shape the Earth as we know it today. ANI
New model of inner Earth clarifies mantle motion
Scientists have developed a new model of inner Earth, which pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion. ANI
Increased caribou mortality in Greenland attributed to global warming
A new study by biologists has attributed the decline of Caribou calves in West Greenland to global warming. ANI
TV portrayal impacts willingness to go see the shrink: Study
A new study from Iowa State University has revealed that TV portrayal of sessions with the shrink may affect a persons willingness to seek psychological help. ANI
Increased caribou mortality in Greenland attributed to global warming
A new study by biologists has attributed the decline of Caribou calves in West Greenland to global warming. ANI
Astronomers confirm existence of new type of pulsating white dwarf star
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a new type of pulsating white dwarf star, which is about 800 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ANI
Young birds babble before learning how to sing
Just like human infants, baby birds too babble before they learn how to sing. ANI
Nanomotors just got ten times faster
Arizona researchers have made a breakthrough development by making a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors. ANI