Treating oil spills at sea with chemical dispersants is detrimental to European sea bass. A new study suggests that although chemical dispersants may reduce problems for surface animals, the increased contamination under the water reduces the ability for fish and other organisms to cope with subsequent environmental...

Researchers have found that the amphibious mangrove rivulus performs higher force jumps on land than some other fishes that end up on land. This new study shows that unlike the largemouth bass, which makes very few excursions on land, the mangrove rivulus, which can live out of water for extended periods, has a strong jumping...

Why did animals with limbs win the race to invade land over those with fins? A new study comparing the forces acting on fins of mudskipper fish and on the forelimbs of tiger salamanders can now be used to analyze early fossils that spanned the water-to-land transition in tetrapod evolution, and further understand their...

Bats are uniquely able to stretch and store energy in their bicep and tricep tendons during take-off and climbing flight, giving them an extra power boost. A new study on fruitbats used cutting edge technology to image how these small mammals move through the air. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/D...

Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study adds to previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/F...

Researchers have figured out how some RNA molecules take advantage of their position within the three-dimensional mishmash of genomic material to home in on targets. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/A...

How do ideas spread? What messages will go viral on social media, and can that be predicted? Psychologists report for the first time which brain regions are associated with the successful spread of ideas, often called "buzz." The research has a broad range of implications, and could lead to more effective public health...

Scientists are researching hydrogel, the gelatinous substance that, because of its toughness and plasticity, has several biomedical applications, including cartilage repair, implants for minimally invasive surgery and drug delivery. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/8...

By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have created a technique that could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating makeup and food. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/a...

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Un equipo internacional de científicos ha estudiado cómo la insulina provoca una alta susceptibilidad de la glándula mamaria durante el periodo de lactancia. El hallazgo, publicado en la revista Plos One, confirma que los problemas de regulación de esta hormona en mujeres lactantes pueden influir...

A network has been launched to promote academic research in the UK relating to the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI).  Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/K...

With fewer than a dozen flowering plants out of 300,000 species accounting for 80 percent of humanity's caloric intake, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims a plant geneticist. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/u...

An endangered species of Madagascan lemur uses the alarm calls of birds and other lemurs to warn it of the presence of predators, a new study has found. This is the first time this phenomenon has been observed in a solitary and nocturnal lemur species. Fuente :...

Researchers may be one step closer to a 'recipe' for large-scale production of stem cells for use in research and therapy. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/M...

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Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed by volcanic flows or composed of material ejected from the planet's giant impact basins. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/w...

Astronomers have spotted a distant galaxy hungrily snacking on nearby gas. Gas is seen to fall inwards towards the galaxy, creating a flow that both fuels star formation and drives the galaxy's rotation. This is the best direct observational evidence so far supporting the theory that galaxies pull...

Mysterious bursts of radio waves originating from billions of light years away have left the scientists who detected them speculating about their origins. The burst energetics indicate that they originate from an extreme astrophysical event involving relativistic objects such as neutron stars or...

First results from the analysis of eight 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets suggest that winds and clouds play an important role in the atmospheric make up of these exotic planets. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/X...

Experience of parents with their children and teachers with their students demonstrate how kids change their behaviors and knowledge from infancy to adolescence. Until now, little was known of the causes that could lead to these changes. New findings uncovers dynamic changes in the epigenome that...

Researchers have for the first time created perfect one-dimensional molecular wires of which the electrical conductivity can almost entirely be suppressed by a weak magnetic field at room temperature. The underlying mechanism is possibly closely related to the biological compass used by some...

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Más de 30 investigadores y empleados del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas lanzan una iniciativa legal para recuperar los ahorros de los grupos de investigación ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Investigadores de España y EEUU presentan un mapa de los ‘dedos’ que apagan y encienden los genes de las neuronas. El plano servirá para estudiar posibles relaciones con trastornos como la depresión y las tendencias suicidas ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

A las personas nos gusta creer que tenemos todo bajo control, que gestionamos íntegramente los estímulos que nuestro cerebro recibe, y que gracias a ello somos perfectamente conscientes del mundo que nos rodea. Pero los psicólogos saben desde hace mucho tiempo que esto no es en modo alguno así:......

SCORESatélite; País: EEUU; Nombre nativo: Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay EquipmentEl 28 de noviembre de 1958, un misil Atlas-B (12B) alcanzaba por vez primera la distancia prevista para el sistema ICBM Atlas. Su lanzamiento desde la rampa 14 de Cabo Cañaveral fue perfecto y el vehículo......