Why nebulae around massive stars don’t disappear

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists, using computer simulations, has solved a 20-year-old riddle about why nebulae around massive stars don’t disappear.

Massive stars are dense enough to fuse hydrogen while they’re still gathering material from the gas cloud, so it was a mystery why their brilliant radiation does not heat the infalling gas and blow … Read : Why nebulae around massive stars don’t disappear.

Dominant female mongooses can bully relatives to self-abort their litters

WASHINGTON – A new study has found that the female banded mongooses torture pregnant relatives until these victims are often traumatized enough to self-abort their litters.

According to a report in Discovery News, the findings suggest that female bullying may frequently be tied to reproductive cycles and can benefit the aggressors if they take physical action.
Women …. Original article  : Dominant female mongooses can bully relatives to self-abort their litters.

Booster shot ‘improves TB resistance in previously vaccinated adults’

WASHINGTON – A booster shot has shown promise in improving tuberculosis (TB) resistance in previously vaccinated adults, according to new research in South Africa.

This study is the first to report results from testing an adenovirus-35-based vaccine in humans.
“The world urgently needs new, better vaccines against TB. It is important to test the safety of these … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Booster shot ‘improves TB resistance in previously vaccinated adults’.

Cellular defect that leads to cancer discovered

WASHINGTON – Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that a key cellular defect that disturbs the production of proteins in human cells can lead to cancer susceptibility.

They also discovered that a new generation of inhibitory drugs offers promise in correcting this defect.
According to researchers, their finding has broad clinical implications …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Cellular defect that leads to cancer discovered.

World’s fastest car’s lift problem fixed

LONDON – Reports indicate that engineers designing the Bloodhound SSC, which is the world’s fastest car, believe they now have a solution to keep the vehicle flat on the ground.

Bloodhound SSC is being built to smash the world land speed record by topping 1,000mph (1,610km/h).
Initial iterations of the car’s aerodynamic shape produced dangerous amounts of … Read more >>.

Ancient statues found in mortuary temple of Egyptian pharaoh

WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that a team of archaeologists has unearthed two large red granite statues in southern Egypt at the mortuary temple of one of the most powerful pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago.

According to a report in Discovery News, a ministry statement said that the team discovered a 13-foot (4 meter) statue … Read more »».

Dinos may have choked on ozone after asteroid impact 65 mln yrs ago

WASHINGTON – In a new research, scientists have determined that after a giant asteroid slammed into Earth some 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs choked on ozone and were eventually killed off.

Ozone (O3) is a gas that is just three little oxygen atoms bounds together, which doesn’t make it a candidate for a potent mass … Read more >>.

Crystals of zinc oxide in water can lead to clean hydrogen fuel

LONDON – A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US has made crystals of zinc oxide that, when immersed in water, absorb vibrations and develop areas of strong negative and positive charge, leading to clean hydrogen fuel.

According to a report in New Scientist, the changes rip apart nearby water molecules, releasing hydrogen and …. Source  : Crystals of zinc oxide in water can lead to clean hydrogen fuel.

UK Govt. adverts that ‘exaggerated’ Climate change banned

LONDON – Two government press adverts which used nursery rhymes to raise awareness of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

According to the BBC, the advertisements went beyond mainstream scientific consensus in asserting that climate change would cause flooding and drought.
A total of 939 people complained to the ASA about … Read : UK Govt. adverts that ‘exaggerated’ Climate change banned.

Copenhagen climate summit undone by rich countries ‘arrogance’: Stern

LONDON – British economist and I G Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE), Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford has said that the “disappointing” outcome of December’s climate summit was largely down to “arrogance” on the part of … Read more »».

Earth and Venus might be involved in a long-distance relationship

WASHINGTON – New calculations by scientists have suggested that Venus and Earth might literally be involved in a long-distance relationship, with our planet speculated to be tugging on the core of Venus and exerting control over its spin.

Whenever Venus and Earth arrive at the closest point in their orbits, Venus always presents the same face … Read more »»».

Tourists putting dolphins at risk in Zanzibar

WASHINGTON – A study of bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of Zanzibar has found that the many tourist boats operating in the area are harassing the animals, preventing them from resting, feeding and nurturing their young.

The research, led by Dr Per Berggren of Newcastle University, also … Read : Tourists putting dolphins at risk in Zanzibar.

Ultra-powerful laser makes silicon pump liquid uphill with no added energy

WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that researchers at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics have used an ultra-powerful laser to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices.

Professor Chunlei Guo and his assistant Anatoliy Vorobyev …. Read the original article  : here.

iPhones app that guides medics through heart attack treatment launched

LONDON – A mobile phone application that guides medics through treatment for heart attack victims has been launched.

Daniel Low, consultant anaesthetist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, designed the iResus application for iPhones, which aims to reduce the risk of human error by prompting … Read this article on Gaea Times at : iPhones app that guides medics through heart attack treatment launched.

Jaws – 4 million BC!

WASHINGTON – If a new research is anything to go by, then the makers of the Jaws film franchise might have enough material for the next movie in the series, with scientists discovering evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey 4 million years ago.

By careful, forensic-style analysis of bite marks on an otherwise …. Original article  : Jaws – 4 million BC!.

Amputees could feel artificial limb if put in the virtual world

LONDON – Amputees with an artificial limb are more likely to feel their prosthetic limb if they are put in a virtual environment, according to researchers at University College London (UCL).

Anthony Steed, a computer scientist at UCL, studied how the rubber hand illusion Movie Camera works in virtual worlds.
In the standard illusion, a false hand …. Original article  : Amputees could feel artificial limb if put in the virtual world.

Like humans, gorillas too cajole bored pals to continue a game

LONDON – Gorillas, just like humans, have the tendency to keep bored friends into a game by cajoling or even by deliberately losing if need arises, a new study found.

The above tendency indicates that gorillas may have “theory of mind” – the capacity to attribute mental states to others, said Richard Byrne and Joanne Tanner … Read more >>.

Remains of 450-mln yr old rare armor-plated creature found in Canada

WASHINGTON – Scientists have unearthed the remains of a 450 million year old armor-plated creature, which is one of the world’s rarest fossils, in downtown Ottawa, Canada.

The ancient fossil preserves the complete skeleton of a plumulitid machaeridian, one of only 8 such specimens known.
Plumulitids were annelid worms – the group including earthworms, bristleworms and leeches, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Remains of 450-mln yr old rare armor-plated creature found in Canada.

Paper company’s need for wood highlights problems with tree-destroying US gypsy moths

Need for wood highlights US insect problems

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Months of heavy rains throughout the South are forcing International Paper Co. to look beyond its usual suppliers for wood for its central South Carolina mill and turn to places that are known to have tree-destroying gypsy moths.
The extensive steps federal regulators are requiring the company … Original source on Gaea Times at : Paper company’s need for wood highlights problems with tree-destroying US gypsy moths.

Supporters defend Mo. hog farm giant Premium Standard, tout company’s economic impact

Mo. hog giant gets community backing at hearing

TRENTON, Mo. – Uncertainty about the future of a key employer in northern Missouri brought more than 1,000 supporters of Premium Standard Farms to Trenton to rally behind the corporate hog giant.
Inside a packed gymnasium at North Central Missouri College on Tuesday night, dozens of people – many … Read more »»».