CSIRO imagery shows Outer Great Barrier Reef at risk from river plumes
...stems. The images answer many of the questions posed in the article 'Cattle, Crops and Coral: Flood Plumes and the Great Barrier Reef' from the 2006 NASA EOS Annual Report. ...Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warr...f the latest scientific knowledge about the danger posed by mercury pollution. It presents 33 principal findings from five synthesis papers prepared by the ...Woman's Day and For Womens of Science
The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warr...f the latest scientific knowledge about the danger posed by mercury pollution. It presents 33 principal findings from five synthesis papers prepared by the ...Out-of-body experiences may be caused by arousal system disturbances in brain
...ody and watching yourself?" A similar question was posed to survey out-of-body experiences during near death, which asked subjects if during their experience they had "clearly left the body and existed outside it." Because the arousal system controls or influences sleep-wake states, alertness and attent...Do fruit flies have free will?
... of whether or not we have free will appears to be posed the wrong way," says Brembs. "Instead, if we ask 'how close to free will are we"' one finds that this is precisely where humans and animals differ". The next step will be to use genetics to localize and understand the brain circuits responsible fo...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...Johnston and Fauci examine the daunting challenges posed by HIV, the evolution of HIV vaccine research, the role T cells may play in HIV vaccine effectiveness, and how the first successful HIV vaccine may fit into a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention effort. Vaccines typically work by mimicking the effec...