Found a planet in the star system closest to Earth

October 19th, 2012 06:50 AM | Astronomy | Comments Off
Found a planet in the star system closest to Earth
European astronomers have discovered a planet with a mass similar to that of Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri - the closest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet yet discovered around a Sun-like star the planet ...

Methane generated by fungi

October 18th, 2012 12:13 PM | Biology | Comments Off
Methane generated by fungi
About six years ago, the science textbooks had to be updated due to the surprising discovery by the research group of Frank Keppler: Plants produce methane in an oxygen-rich environment. At that time, it was unthinkable because it was accepted ...

Deep-sea crabs are able to see ultraviolet light

October 17th, 2012 03:42 AM | Biology | Comments Off
Deep-sea crabs are able to see ultraviolet light
Some crabs that live more than a mile deep in the ocean, away from sunlight, have an exotic color vision capability that combines sensitivity to blue light and ultraviolet. Human eyes are unable to see ultraviolet light, whose wavelength is shorter ...

Colossal emission of methane and carbon dioxide in Siberian permafrost

October 16th, 2012 04:37 AM | Ecology | Comments Off
Colossal emission of methane and carbon dioxide in Siberian permafrost
A team of experts, led from the University of Stockholm in Sweden, has discovered that the Arctic is releasing more greenhouse gas than had been calculated. A huge extra amount comes from a vast storehouse of ancient carbon contained in ...

Tracing the genetic causes of Vitamin B12 deficiency

October 15th, 2012 04:19 AM | Medicine | Comments Off
Tracing the genetic causes of Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 is essential for human health. The human body is unable to produce the vitamin, so you have to get it from animal foods such as dairy products, eggs, red meat, chicken, seafood, or through vitamin supplements. Vitamin B12 ...

The wind from the Sun can induce the formation of water on the moon

October 15th, 2012 04:17 AM | Astronomy | Comments Off
The wind from the Sun can induce the formation of water on the moon
The rocks collected on the moon during the Apollo missions of the 60 and 70 no longer surprises in store. Scientists had observed the presence of water in some of the samples, and now, according to a study published in ...

It is confirmed that the flu can be transmitted before symptoms appear

October 14th, 2012 07:02 AM | Microbiology | Comments Off
It is confirmed that the flu can be transmitted before symptoms appear
The results of new research on the spread of influenza (flu) in ferrets suggest that the virus can be transmitted before the onset of symptoms. If the finding is applicable to humans, this means that infected persons infected people before ...

Cell membrane proteins affected by long range forces

October 14th, 2012 06:45 AM | Physics | Comments Off
Cell membrane proteins affected by long range forces
Some cell membrane proteins are affected by forces of attraction at a great distance, in ways that influence the behavior of proteins, including by contributing to reactions to allergens such as pollen, which eventually cause sneezing. A team of physicists at ...

Samsung JellyBean Update Starts in Poland: What to Expect

October 11th, 2012 05:53 AM | Research & Innovation | Comments Off
Samsung JellyBean Update Starts in Poland: What to Expect
Samsung has started their Jellybean updates in Poland and is expected to gradually spread to other Samsung devices around the world. What should you expect? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So the Polish will be the first to receive the Jellybean update on their new Samsung ...

Identify an enigmatic source of methane in the sea

October 11th, 2012 04:59 AM | Biochemistry | Comments Off
Identify an enigmatic source of methane in the sea
Up to 4 percent of the methane that is incorporated into the atmosphere comes from oxygen-rich ocean waters, but scientists were unable to identify the exact source of origin. Methane is powerful greenhouse gas emissions, and why it's so important ...
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