News | Archive (March 2008)
Tomography unveils the Sun's corona
— 31 Mar 2008 | AstronomyA medical X-ray technique has been adapted to produce the first detailed map of the structure of the Sun's outermost layer, the corona, created from direct observations. The results... — full story
Two supernova factories discovered in the Milky Way
— 31 Mar 2008 | AstronomyThe discovery of two 'supernova factories,' rare clusters of red supergiant (RSG) stars, located in the Galactic Bar of the Milky Way will be presented at the RAS National Astronomy... — full story
Three-dimensional visualisation of magnetic fields inside solid, non-transparent materials
— 30 Mar 2008 | Physics3-D images are not only useful in medicine; the observation of internal structures is also invaluable in many other fields of scientific investigation. Recently, researchers from the... — full story
Particular armed beetles find a mate, whatever their size
— 28 Mar 2008 | BiologyOne species of armed beetle is proving that size doesn't necessarily matter when it comes to finding a mate. The creature's 'pulling techniques' will be revealed in the April edition... — full story
Hebes Chasma, a trough in Valles Marineris of Mars
— 28 Mar 2008 | AstronomyHebes Chasma is an enclosed trough, almost 8000 m deep, in Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars, where water is believed to have flowed. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)... — full story
Actual use of asthma drugs contradicts guidelines
— 28 Mar 2008 | HealthA study has found only 16% of the 352,082 Australians who filled a prescription for asthma preventer medications for the first time during the period July 2004 to June 2005, went on... — full story
Complexities of genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis revealed
— 28 Mar 2008 | HealthResearchers working in Vietnam have identified a genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected... — full story
Genetic test improves artificial fertilisation
— 28 Mar 2008 | HealthPolar body diagnosis can make artificial fertilisation more successful, according to Katrin and Hans van der Ven and Markus Montag of Bonn University Clinic, writing in the current... — full story
Rectal artemisinins quickly eliminate malarial parasites
— 28 Mar 2008 | HealthArtemisinin-based suppositories can help 'buy time' for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online... — full story
PyroBayes software delivers speed and accuracy to genome research
— 28 Mar 2008 | BiologyIt took a global corps of scientists approximately $500 million and 13 years to identify the more than 35,000 genes of the human genome. Five years later, Boston College Biologist Gabor... — full story