Tag Archives: Science
Why Women Trail Men In Science And Engineering
Understanding the gender gap between men in women in the fields of engineering and science is a topic of hot debate. In the US, half of the doctorates earned in engineering and science went to women. However, only a small fraction of those women hold positions as professors in those fields. The initial conclusion is that these women forsake their … [ Read more ]
Bird Flu Research To Resume
After a “voluntary pause” in the international scientific research on the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus, a group of 40 scientists have urged an end to the moratorium and to allow work on the virus to continue in those countries with established safety guidelines, of which the United States is not one, despite being the world’s largest funder of virus … [ Read more ]
Scientists Are Able To Read Dreams: Study
Researchers in Japan have managed to read people’s dreams. Researchers examined three slumbering people’s minds with the help of functional magnetic resonance imaging machines (fMRI) and electrical electroencephalography (EEG). In the quite elaborate experiment, researchers examined the participants in three-hour blocks over the course of several days. During each block, the participants were awoken between seven to 10 times, every … [ Read more ]
School District Kicks Student Out Because He Carries Gene for Cystic Fibrosis
Colman Chadman, 11 years old, seemed to fit right into his new school, Palo Alto’s Jordan Middle School. But seven weeks into the school year, the school provided Chadman and his family for a shock when they asked the family to transfer to another middle school three miles away. The school district told the family that the decision was made … [ Read more ]
Earth-Sized Planet Found Orbiting Alpha Centauri B, Part Of Star System Close To Earth
European astronomers say that just outside our solar system they’ve found a planet that’s the closest you can get to Earth in location and size. While the newly discovered planet circles Alpha Centauri B, it’s part of a system of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, B and the slightly more distant Proxima Centauri. Systems with two or more stars are … [ Read more ]
Feds Raid Massachusetts Lab Tied To Meningitis Outbreak
Federal agents on Tuesday raided the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others, federal prosecutors said. Officials from NECC did not immediately respond to phone calls or emails seeking comment. The FDA on Monday widened its investigation of the cause of the fungal meningitis outbreak to other drugs made … [ Read more ]
KOI-500: Kepler Telescope Detects Most Crowded Solar System Ever Seen
The most crowded alien planetary system found yet possesses five worlds all orbiting a star at least 12 times closer than Earth does the sun, researchers say. The orbiting telescope has detected more than 2,300 potential alien worlds since its March 2009 launch. KOI-500 is a super-compact planetary system, the most tightly packed one seen yet, hosting at least five … [ Read more ]
Moon Rock Sold For Over $330K
A piece of Moon rock weighing just 1.75kg sold at auction over the weekend for £205,000 ($330,000). The lunar rock, which had been split into two pieces, was one of 125 meteorites auctioned off with sales totalling £665,000. Darryl Pitt, meteorite consultant for Heritage Auctions, described the moon rock as ‘worthy of the finest natural history museums in the world.’ … [ Read more ]
Gene-Tweaked Mice Tailored to Sniff Out TNT
The pitter-patter of tiny feet could announce the arrival of tomorrow’s landmine detectors — lab mice genetically engineered by humans to sniff out TNT explosives. Researchers created the special mice for the landmine detection job by injecting genetically modified DNA into a fertilized mouse egg, so that the embryos could be surgically implanted in a female mouse. The tiny mice … [ Read more ]
Nepal Destroys Chickens And Eggs Amid H5N1 Outbreak
Authorities in Nepal on Monday destroyed hundreds of chickens and eggs after an outbreak of bird flu hit the country’s capital Kathmandu, according to a government official. Government officials said that the birds were culled after the H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Farmers and people who work with birds, … [ Read more ]
