Science News
Seismic Risk? Research Addresses Dangers of Older Concrete Buildings in U.S.
Live Science - 14 Jun 2015 05:31
Old concrete is not known for standing up to earthquakes, but retrofits made with carbon fiber and shape memory alloy may change that assumption.
Watch NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Buzz Dwarf Planet Ceres in the Asteroid Belt
Singularity Hub - 14 Jun 2015 19:00
This March, NASA's Dawn spacecraft became the first explorer to visit a dwarf planet. Primarily a science mission, Dawn will map the surface of the asteroid belt's largest citizen, Ceres, to...
The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc
New Scientist - 14 Jun 2015 19:00
The giant Pacific octopus is considered so fearsome that few dare engage with it, but in her new book Sy Montgomery recounts a playful and peculiar nature
Australia-India collaboration aims to make migraine therapy a reality
EurekAlert! - 14 Jun 2015 06:00
(Queensland University of Technology) A collaboration between QUT (Queensland University of Technology) and Indian life science company, Avesthagen Limited, is paving the way for migraine genetics research to be translat...