Scientists
Polar bears can be saved by emissions cuts, study says
December 16, 2010Cutting global greenhouse emissions might yet save the polar bear and its Arctic habitat, according to scientists in the US. It has been suggested that emissions of greenhouse gases have already put the Arctic ice cap and the polar bear on an irreversible...
Czech company produces air-cleansing paint
November 15, 2010Czech scientists and companies are currently working on some exciting innovations in nanotechnology, including a new paint that uses photocatalytic oxydation to clean the air. A Czech firm has recently started producing a powerful photocatalytic paint...
NASA studies polar ice in Greenland
March 24, 2010By Suzanne Presto NASA scientists say tracking changes in polar ice can help them better predict changes in climate and sea level. NASA's Operation IceBridge mission - the largest-ever airborne survey of the Earth's polar ice - kicked off its second...
Scientists find method to stabilize vaccines in heat
February 18, 2010By Selah Hennesy Scientists at Britain's Oxford University have found a way to keep vaccines stable without refrigeration, even in tropical temperatures. Scientists say the discovery could revolutionize vaccination efforts, especially in the developing...
1001 Muslim innovations, ancient knowledge passed through ages
February 17, 2010By Sonja Pace Many Muslim scientists like Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, known in the West as Alhazen, and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (Algorithmi), made great contributions that shaped the modern world. In the 9th century, Muslim...
Climate scientists are optimistic about global weather
September 24, 2007The list of global warming news is not optimistic: The world is spewing greenhouse gases at a faster rate. Summer Arctic sea ice is at record lows. The ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are melting quicker than expected. ...
Scientists create robot boy Zeno which imitates human facial expressions
September 14, 2007A group of engineers, designers and programmers at Hanson Robotics in Texas have created a 17-inch tall, 6-pound robot boy bearing the same name as the company's founder's 18-month-old son, Zeno. Unlike Zeno the human boy, Zeno the robot can't speak...
Scientists explore Arctic ridge for new life
June 23, 2007Researchers hope newly developed robots will give them their first look at the mysterious ridge located between Greenland and Siberia. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod plan to begin a 40-day expedition of the ridge...
US scientists warn that antique clock mirrors and thermometers can pose mercury hazard
June 20, 2007The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ask Ann Smith, whose heirloom clock's pendulum leaked mercury onto the...
Three teams of scientists claim producing equivalent of embryonic stem cells
June 07, 2007Three teams of scientists say they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice. Their procedure makes ordinary skin cells behave like stem cells. If the same can be done with human cells a big if the procedure could lead...