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Researchers discover particle which could ‘cool the planet’

In a breakthrough paper published in Science, researchers from The University of Manchester, The University of Bristol and Sandia National Laboratories report the potentially revolutionary effects of Criegee biradicals.

NASA Data Combined To Improve Hurricane Landfall Forecasts

Greenbelt MD - Data gathered from last year's NASA hurricane research mission and a NASA satellite have improved tropical storm landfall and storm strength forecasts in computer models.

University Of Utah To Help Build Realistic Bionic Arm

Utah - University of Utah researchers will receive up to $10.3 million to help develop a new prosthetic arm that would work, feel and look like a real arm.

Happy Sweet Sixteen, Hubble Telescope!

Baltimore, MD - To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 16 years of success, the two space agencies involved in the project, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), are releasing this image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82).

Bill Signed by Arizona Governor Allowing the Sale of E85

Jefferson City , MO - E85 can now be sold in the greater Phoenix area. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano recently signed a bill into law that will allow the alternative fuel to be available throughout Maricopa County.

The world’s deepest dinosaur finding - 2256 metres below the seabed

Norway - While most nations excavate their skeletons using a toothbrush, the Norwegians found one using a drill.

Revealing The Secrets Of A Protein That Protects Against Premature Aging And Cancer

Berkeley, CA - A team of scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute has determined the crystal structure and molecular mechanisms of a key part of WRN, a protein that protects humans from premature aging and cancer.

Research With Hand-held Device Brings Speech To Impaired And Disabled Individuals

Virginia - A middle-aged woman makes plans over the telephone to get together with a friend, even though she cannot talk after suffering a stroke.

AAA Calls On Public To Turn In Used, Lead-Acid Batteries

New Jersey - In commemoration of Earth Day, the AAA New Jersey Automobile Club and its team of battery service professionals want the public's help in hunting down what is estimated to be more than 5 million used lead-acid automotive and marine batteries.

Ancient And Modern Evidence Suggests Limits To Future Global Warming

Durham, NC - Instrumental readings made during the past century offer ample evidence that carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere are warming Earth's climate, a team led by Duke University scientists has reported. But by analyzing indirect evidence of temperature fluctuations over six previous centuries, the team also found that the magnitude of future global warming will likely fall well short of current highest predictions.

Gigantic Meat-eating Dinosaur Discovered

Plaza Huincul, Argentina - At a news conference today in the western Patagonian city where the news species was found, paleontologists will unveil what may be one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known.

World-first Research To Speed Up Cure For Ear Infections

Nedlands, WA - Fast tracking the healing process for common ear infections will be the focus of ground-breaking research by Western Australia's Lions Ear and Hearing Institute (LEHI).

New Predictive Model To Assess Individual’s Risk Of Prostate Cancer

San Antonio, TX - Researchers have developed a model to predict prostate cancer for men who undergo a prostate biopsy. The details of the risk calculator appear in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Cell studies show promise for ginger as potential ovarian cancer treatment

Ann Arbor, MI - Ginger is known to ease nausea and control inflammation. But researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are investigating a new use for this age-old remedy: treating ovarian cancer.

Donate Your Unused Computing Power To Aid Medical Research

Washington, DC - Just because you don't know much about biology or medicine won't stop you from helping to someday cure diseases like malaria, HIV, or cancer.

Scientists Step Closer To New Treatments For River Blindness

Liverpool, UK - Veterinary scientists in Liverpool have found that some African cattle have natural immunity to a parasite, similar to that which causes River Blindness in humans.

Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

Paris - ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the hothouse planet’s south pole from a distance of 206 452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and unexpected detail. The images were taken 12 April during the spacecraft’s initial capture orbit after successful arrival on 11 April 2006.

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