Science News..

Posted July 2, 2013:

• New Catalyst Could Cut Cost of Making Hydrogen Fuel


• Atmospheric CO2 Has Big Consequences for the Tiny Bacteria That Are Foundation of Most of Life in the Sea


• Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted


• Croc Supersense: Multi-Sensory Organs in Crocodylian Skin Sensitive to Touch, Heat, Cold, Environment


• Teens' Self-Consciousness Linked With Specific Brain, Physiological Responses


• Solar Dynamic Loops Reveal a Simultaneous Explosion and Implosion, Plus Evidence for Magnetic Reconnection


• Protocells May Have Formed in a Salty Soup


• Cluster Spacecraft Detects Elusive Space Wind


• Scientists Help Explain Visual System's Remarkable Ability to Recognize Complex Objects

Posted July 1, 2013:

• Hearing Loss from Loud Blasts May Be Treatable


• Astronomer Uncovers the Hidden Identity of an Exoplanet


• Cattle Flatulence Doesn't Stink With Biotechnology: Farmers Could Improve Air Quality by Using Hormones


• Identifying Climate Impact Hotspots Across Sectors


• Improving Crop Yields in a World of Extreme Weather Events


• Inactivation of Taste Genes Causes Male Sterility


• New Way Discovered to Block Inflammation


• Cloud Behavior Expands Habitable Zone of Alien Planets


• Curious Mix of Precision and Brawn in a Pouched Super-Predator


• Climate Change: Disequilibrium Will Become the Norm in the Plant Communities of the Future


• Long-Term Cannabis Use May Blunt the Brain's Motivation System


• Can Watching an Avatar Translate to Real-Life Weight Loss?