Delaware Geological Survey carbon-dates groundwater found to be thousands of years old
A drop of rain that falls near Middletown, Del., may take as long as 14,000 years to seep through the earth and trickle underground into a well several miles away, according to new research by the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS).
Scientists used radiocarbon-dating techniques to determine the age of groundwater from sites in southern New Castle and Kent counties. (more…)
Being left-handed has been linked to many mental disorders, but Yale researcher Jadon Webb and his colleagues have found that among those with mental illnesses, people with psychotic disorders like schizophrenia are much more likely to be left-handed than those with mood disorders like depression or bipolar syndrome.
The new study is published in the October-December 2013 issue of the journal SAGE Open. (more…)
The eyes of Arctic reindeer change colour through the seasons from gold to blue, adapting to extreme changes of light levels in their environment and helping detect predators. (more…)
November is Native American Heritage Month. The UA will celebrate with a variety of events, kicking off on Friday
The University of Arizona will celebrate Native American Heritage Month starting Friday followed by a full slate of activities, seminars, a film showcase and public television programming. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — An open question as the newspaper industry struggles with declining revenues and profits is whether online ads cannibalize print advertising.
New research from S. Sriram, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, finds that’s not the case. Analyzing five years of data from a top newspaper showed less than 8 percent of the print advertising decline was due to a shift to online ads on the paper’s website. (more…)
Study finds women’s breast tissue ages faster than the rest of the body
Everyone grows older, but scientists don’t really understand why. Now a UCLA study has uncovered a biological clock embedded in our genomes that may shed light on why our bodies age and how we can slow the process.
Published in the Oct. 21 edition of the journal Genome Biology, the findings could offer valuable insights to benefit cancer and stem cell research. (more…)
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Auch in diesem Herbst sind Millionen von Vögeln, darunter seltene und gefährdete Arten, in Fangnetzen entlang der gesamten ägyptischen Mittelmeerküste verendet und auf dem Grill gelandet sind. Berichte und Bilder zeigen das erschreckende Ausmaß des Vogelmords. Der NABU hat im April dieses Jahres eine Kampagne gegen den maßlosen Fallenfang von Zugvögeln in Ägypten gestartet. (more…)
A common blue pigment used in the £5 note could have an important role to play in the development of a quantum computer, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. (more…)
