日期：2012-12-18 Finding ways to diagnose cancer earlier could greatly improve the chances of survival for many patients. One way to do this is to look for specific proteins secreted（分泌） by cancer cells, which circulate in the bloodstream. However, the quantity... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-18 From extreme drought to super storms, many wonder what the future holds for the climate of the eastern United States. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does away with（废除，去掉） the guessing. Results show... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-18 Imagine riding in an airplane as the plane is jolted back and forth by gusts of wind that you can't prove exist but are there nonetheless（尽管如此） . Similar turbulence exists in space, and a research team led by the University of Iowa reports to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 New genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-made climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases would cause them to die out. A study, published in the l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 While some theoretical physicists make predictions about astrophysics（天体物理学） and the behavior of stars and galaxies, others work in the realm of the very small, which includes quantum physics. Such is the case at UC Santa Barbara, where theor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers. A study published in PLOS Pathogens today shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, can respond to virus infections in an olde... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 Higher rates of schizophrenia（精神分裂症） in urban areas can be attributed to increased deprivation, increased population density and an increase in inequality within a neighbourhood, new research reveals. The research, led by the University of Ca... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 A new tool developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partners is being used by scientists and land managers to model how noise travels through landscapes and affects species and ecosystems -- a major factor in land and wildlife ma... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist for this island. Of particul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 Prices for solar modules -- the part of solar panels that produce electricity -- will continue to fall, in line with the long-term trend since 1980, according to a survey of experts by Near Zero, , a nonprofit energy research organization. However,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 University of British Columbia and Oxford University researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephants in the unforgiving Sahara desert. The animals have the largest migration among elephants, the stu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered a protein that does its best work with one foot in the grave. The study, which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, focuses on the nontraditional lifestyle of R... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently on the road. Researchers led by Ohio State University engineers examined used car b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 A new high-resolution climate study by University of Massachusetts Amherst climate scientists, the first to apply regional climate models to examine likely near-term changes in temperature and precipitation across the Northeast United States, sugges... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-12 One common idea about why there are fewer women professors in the sciences than men is that women are less willing to work the long hours needed to succeed. Writing in the January Issue of BioScience, Shelley Adamo of Dalhousie University, Nova Scot... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-12 Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present time than when they are further away in the future, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The proximity... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-12 A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel -- based on the mussel's knack（诀窍，本领） for clinging to rocks, piers（支墩） and boat hulls -- that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay put, forming a prote... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-12 Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect（有害作用） on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Using online social networks can hav... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-12 Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are based on need and not profit, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-11 A system that uses ultrasound technology to look inside car engines could lead to more efficient engines -- and huge fuel savings for motorists. Ultrasound scans have long been a fundamental tool in healthcare for looking inside the human body, but... 阅读全文>>