News articles tagged with 'chemical' (Page 93)
NASA keeps eye on ozone layer amid Montreal Protocol success
— 14 Sep 2007 17:24 | EnvironmentNASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's…
Nanotube formation: researchers learn to control the dimensions of metal oxide nanotubes
— 24 Aug 2007 11:57 | ChemistryMoving beyond carbon nanotubes, researchers are developing insights into a remarkable class of tubular nanomaterials that can be produced in water with a high degree of control over…
Aphids make chemical weapons to fight off ladybirds
— 11 Jul 2007 05:53 | BiologyCabbage aphids have developed an internal chemical defence system which enables them to disable attacking predators by setting off a mustard oil 'bomb,' says new research. The study…
Life elsewhere in Solar System could be different from life as we know it
— 6 Jul 2007 19:18 | AstronomyThe search for life elsewhere in the solar system and beyond should include efforts to detect what scientists sometimes refer to as 'weird' life - that is, life with an alternative…
Marine phytoplankton changes form to protect itself from predators
— 17 Jun 2007 00:01 | BiologyA tiny single-celled organism that plays a key role in the carbon cycle of cold-water oceans may be a lot smarter than scientists had suspected. In a paper published in the online version…
New system developed by Scripps researchers
— 22 Mar 2007 12:15 | BiologyTracing the origins of marine animals can be extremely difficult, especially in the free-flowing, soup-like conditions of the ocean, but obtaining this information is vital not only…