News | Archive (May 2007)
Massive transiting planet with 31-hour year found around distant star
— 31 May 2007 | AstronomyAn international team of astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey today announce the discovery of their third planet, TrES-3. The new planet was identified by astronomers... — full story
Five new species of sea slugs discovered in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
— 31 May 2007 | BiologyThe Tropical Eastern Pacific, a discrete biogeographic region that has an extremely high rate of endemism among its marine organisms, continues to yield a wealth of never-before-described... — full story
In search of the biological significance of modular structures in protein networks
— 31 May 2007 | BiologyIt is easy to observe that many networks naturally divide into communities or modules, where links within modules are stronger and denser than those across modules - like the way people... — full story
Moths mimic sounds to survive
— 31 May 2007 | BiologyIn a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University... — full story
Galaxy cluster takes it to the extreme
— 31 May 2007 | AstronomyEvidence for an awesome upheaval in a massive galaxy cluster was discovered in an image made by NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory. The origin of a bright arc of ferociously hot gas extending... — full story
Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ring of fire
— 31 May 2007 | AstronomySound waves escaping the Sun's interior create fountains of hot gas that shape and power the chromosphere, a thin region of the suns atmosphere which appears as a ruby red ring of fire... — full story
For many insects, winter survival is in the genes
— 31 May 2007 | BiologyMany insects living in northern climates do not die at the first signs of cold weather. Rather, new research suggests that they use a number of specialised proteins to survive the chilly... — full story
NASA mission checks health of the ice sheet and glaciers of Greenland
— 31 May 2007 | EnvironmentA NASA-led research team has returned from Greenland after an annual three-week mission to check the health of its glaciers and ice sheet. About 82 percent of Greenland is made up of... — full story
Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
— 30 May 2007 | EnvironmentThe signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia. From ocean measurements and by analysing climate simulations... — full story
Hubble photographs grand spiral galaxy M81
— 30 May 2007 | AstronomyThe sharpest image ever taken of the large grand design spiral galaxy M81 is being released at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. A spiral-shaped system... — full story