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An embarrasment of riches for relativity

May 4, 2012
Einstein’s view of the Universe has gained yet more evidence as cosmologists better understand the acceleration of the Universe.A team from the University of Portsmouth and the Max Planck Institute...

Hand in glove – are you doing it right?

May 3, 2012
With so many different gloves available for the laboratory market, how do you know which one would best suit your needs? Jaime Cassar and Roberto Greselin give us their guide...

Revealing volcanic plumbing

May 2, 2012
Understanding the plumbing systems that lie under volcanoes could help scientists predict large scale eruptions, but observing them can be difficult since 98% of the global mid-ocean ridge is below...

The power of convention

May 1, 2012
I’m going to start this issue with a question. What would you say is the cost of presenting results that go against scientific convention?Some mild professional anxiety? A few scornful...

A century of constants

May 1, 2012
Over 100 years ago, two men set out to provide a compilation of physical and chemical constants. After 16 editions, their work is now online and constantly being updatedEver needed...

Hookworms to treat MS

April 30, 2012
Parasitic worms could offer a new treatment for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) say researchers from the University of Nottingham.Scientists are recruiting patients who suffer from MS for a clinical...

Dione has oxygen exosphere

April 27, 2012
Saturn’s moon Dione has a weak exosphere which includes molecules of oxygen suggests new findings from Cassini.In a pass of Dione in April 2010, the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) detected...

Glowing fish offer clues to pollution damage

April 27, 2012
Green-glowing zebrafish could offer new clues to the health impacts of pollution on both wildlife and human health.A team from the University of Exeter and University College London (UCL) created...

Brain freeze offers new insight into headache

April 27, 2012
The phenomenon of brain freeze – associated with eating ice-cream and cold drinks – has been used as a proxy to study migraines and other types of headaches.Researchers in America...

New clues to cancer communication

April 27, 2012
There is growing interest in the idea that the body’s immune system might be trained to fight cancer, and new research suggests intercepting communication signals sent around the body by...

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