Washington, April 24 : A new study has suggested that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change, and can be termed as `super reefs'.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), showed that the reefs have become super tough due to improved fisheries management and a combination of geophysical factors.
The study found that Tanzania's corals recovered rapidly from the 1998 bleaching event that had wiped out up to 45 percent of the region's corals.
Washington, April 24 : In a new research of ice cores by scientists, it has been revealed that a vast, potential source of the potent greenhouse gas, methane, is more stable in a warming world than previously thought.
The finding includes Australian contributions from CSIRO and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
Wetlands in the tropics and emerging from under receding Northern Hemisphere glaciers have been considered the primary source of rising atmospheric methane in a warming world.
Washington, Apr 24 : A particular type of vitamin B1 supplementation can offer an effective treatment against common cause of blindness, says a research team led by an Indian-origin scientist.
Kota V. Ramana, from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and colleagues have found that supplementation with benfotiamene, a fat-soluble form of vitamin B1 can significantly help cure uveitis, one of the leading causes of blindness.
Uveitis is an inflammation of the tissue located just below the outer surface of the eyeball.
Washington, Apr 24 : By using nanotechnology- or more specifically "nano-electromechanical systems", or NEMS-scientists have taken a major step towards creating ''artificial noses''.
In a bid to track down single molecules, nano researchers have developed NEMS, which are actually minute strings that resonate in characteristic fashion.
If a molecule docks onto one of the strings, then it becomes heavier, and its oscillations become measurably slower. But until recently, such methods have not been utilised in many practical applications.
Washington, April 24 : Smoking to relieve stress is nothing new. But a new study has shown just how nicotine calms people down.
The study, conducted by a team of researchers at the University of California, suggests that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that are involved in the inhibition of negative emotions such as anger.
The research team, led by Jean Gehricke, studied the effect of nicotine patches on the subjects'' tendency to retaliate in response to anger provocation.
Washington, April 24 : A new study has suggested that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change, and can be termed as `super reefs'.
Washington, Apr 24 : Moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat-belly fat, says a new study.
Washington, April 24 : In a new research of ice cores by scientists, it has been revealed that a vast, potential source of the potent greenhouse gas, methane, is more stable in a warming world than previously thought.
Washington, Apr 24 : A particular type of vitamin B1 supplementation can offer an effective treatment against common cause of blindness, says a research team led by an Indian-origin scientist.
Washington, Apr 24 : By using nanotechnology- or more specifically "nano-electromechanical systems", or NEMS-scientists have taken a major step towards creating ''artificial noses''.
Washington, April 24 : Smoking to relieve stress is nothing new. But a new study has shown just how nicotine calms people down.
