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Stories tagged with: Scientists
What Really Happened Prior to 'Snowball Earth'?
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127140523.ht...
In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggest that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred
prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as 'Snowball Earth,' are unrelated to worldwide glacial events.
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Scientists Discover New Clue to Chemical Origins of Life
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124092930.ht...
Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life.
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Dead Sea may vanish completely soon: Scientists
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/global-warmi...
The Dead Sea had almost disappeared once some 120,000 years ago and the way it's water levels are declining, the giant lake may not survive another significant period of drought in the Middle East, scientists have warned.
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Light Created from a Vacuum: Casimir Effect Observed in Superconducting Circuit
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133050.ht...
Scientists at Chalmers have succeeded in creating light from vacuum -- observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago.
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Submitted by aileenalmeda
2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 8 hours agoTags: Superconducting, Circuit, chalmers, Scientists 
15 Most Controversial Academics of All Time
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http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2011/06/22/15-most-contr...
While we tend to think of academics as a stuffy bunch, more comfortable in a college library than the public forum, many have stirred the pot of controversy, both today and in times past. These controversial scientists, philosophers and theorists represent some of the most controversial academics in history both for good and bad reasons.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 7 hours agoTags: controversial, Academics, Scientists, philosophers, theorist 
Scientists try wasps to save ash trees
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2011-06-07-...
On one side is the emerald ash borer, an insect
that has killed millions of ash trees, scientists
say, and threatens billions more. On the other are
three tiny species of wasps that in China have shown they will kill the borer.
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Submitted by jackwillstone
8 months, 1 week, 3 days, 11 hours agoTags: Scientists, wasps, Trees, kill, China 
10 Perplexing Archaeological Discoveries
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http://www.onlinedegree.net/10-perplexing-archaeological-dis...
Archaeology always looks so exciting in the movies: with only a brush and a map, intrepid scientists are just a step away from discovering dinosaur blood or the Ark of the Covenant
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Submitted by sunnyspeaks
11 months, 4 weeks, 7 hours agoTags: Archaeology, discovery, Scientists, Stonehenge, Civilization 
The beauty of a good night's sleep: Why eight hours' shut-eye really does improve your looks
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1338662/The-beauty...
Forget lotions and potions. Don’t bother with a new dress or hairstyle. The best way to improve your looks is to treat yourself to some good old-fashioned beauty sleep.Those who manage eight hours a night look far more attractive than those who are sleep deprived, according to scientists.
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Scientists: Beak deformities increase in Northwest
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-11-09-beak-disorde...
Scientists have observed the highest rate of beak abnormalities ever recorded in wild bird populations in Alaska and the Northwest, a study by two federal scientists said.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
15 months, 5 days, 6 hours agoTags: abnormalities, populations, alaska, Scientists 
New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck
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http://yhoo.it/bQW7ZH
A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world's most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will "virtually raise the Titanic" for the public.
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Submitted by marino02
18 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 9 hours agoTags: Scientists, Titanic, 3D map, debris, artifacts
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