Brazil's booming beauty market draws investors
(AP)—Looking good has always been serious business in Brazil. Now it's big business, too.
Business
Feb 13, 2013
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Spain busts 'ransomware' cybercrime gang
(AP)—Spanish authorities on Wednesday announced the breakup of a cybercrime gang that used a "ransomware" virus to lock computers throughout Europe, display false messages claiming the action was taken by police and demand ...
Internet
Feb 13, 2013
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Geologists quantify, characterize sediment carried by Mississippi flood to Louisiana's wetlands
(Phys.org)—The spring 2011 flood on the Mississippi was among the largest floods ever, the river swelling over its banks and wreaking destruction in the surrounding areas. But a University of Pennsylvania-led study also ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2013
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Epigenetics shapes fate of brain vs. brawn castes in carpenter ants
The recently published genome sequences of seven well-studied ant species are opening up new vistas for biology and medicine. A detailed look at molecular mechanisms that underlie the complex behavioral differences in two ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2013
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A Cupid made of carbon nanotubules: World's tiniest Valentine
(Phys.org)—Got a "little crush" on someone this Valentine's Day? Maybe you've been hit by a little arrow belonging to this cupid made from carbon nanotubes by Brigham Young University physics students.
Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2013
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A war without end—with Earth's carbon cycle held in the balance
The greatest battle in Earth's history has been going on for hundreds of millions of years, isn't over yet, and until now no one knew it existed, scientists reported today in the journal Nature.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2013
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'Masked' mold toxins in food should be included in safety regulations
Government limits on mold toxins present naturally in grain crops should be expanded to include so-called "masked mycotoxins" that change from harmless to potentially harmful forms in the body, a new study concludes. It appears ...
Biochemistry
Feb 13, 2013
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Study shows how biodiversity can protect against disease
The richer the assortment of amphibian species living in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe deformities, including the growth ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2013
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Researchers discover how sex pheromones evolved in wasps
You may want to ramp up your romance this year by sharing a candlelight dinner, a walk on the beach, or even the scent of a perfume, but will that help you find your perfect mate? For one wasp species, it only takes a whiff ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2013
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NASA's Chandra suggests rare explosion created our galaxy's youngest black hole
New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest a highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The remnant appears to be the product of a rare explosion ...
Astronomy
Feb 13, 2013
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