Rohami Agricultural Group

09/10/2014

Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains how the leaves of deciduous trees perform their annual chameleon act, changing from various shades of green to hues of bronze, orange and brilliant red.

09/10/2014

The decision to pursue a PhD in science with three little kids was of course a difficult one. When I began my PhD program two years ago, my oldest child was 3 and my youngest just 2 months. Nonetheless, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

01/09/2014

Biofuel Research Journal
Issue 3 now freely available online
The Biofuel Research Journal was launched in March 2014 and Issue 3 is already available online.
We have been overwhelmed by the success of the Biofuel Research Journal and are now receiving a considerable number of submissions each month. This has allowed us to observe the highest quality standards possible in selecting submitted manuscripts which will guarantee the swift development of the journal. A great thank you to our editors, authors and reviewers who are contributing to this achievement.
Thew new issue of the journal is now online and includes a critical editorial and quality research articles:
All articles published in the journal are freely available and are published completely free-of-charge.
We hope you enjoy this new issue.
http://www.biofueljournal.com/

12/08/2014

Maryam Mirzakhani is among four young researchers to win Fields Medals, awarded every four years.

12/08/2014

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08/05/2014

www.nature.com/news/canadian-grizzly-bears-face-expanded-hunt-1.14914?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews
Although some sub-populations of grizzly bears are declining and the species is listed as of “special concern” by some environmental bodies, it is not listed under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, which would afford the bears government protection. The government has now opened up previously closed areas to hunting and increased the number of hunting tags for bear kills from about 1,700 to 1,800.

08/05/2014

More than 500 million years ago in the Cambrian period there was an explosion of animal life. The top predators were from a group called the Anomalocarids, t...

08/05/2014

This footage demonstrates how Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) use their bill to hunt schooling prey (sardines in this case). The first and last vide...

08/05/2014

www.nature.com/news/climate-change-adaptation-designer-reefs-1.15073?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews
Can we help nature adapt to the world we're creating?
'Human-assisted evolution' is being applied to create corals that can withstand seawater of higher temperatures and increased acidity -- two outcomes of the increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere.

08/05/2014

08/05/2014

www.nature.com/news/mini-satellites-prove-their-scientific-power-1.15051?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews
A tiny box orbiting Earth is sending home big data. Built mostly by undergraduate students for less than US$1.5 million, the 10 centimetre × 10 cm × 30 cm satellite, called Firefly, is now beaming back information on terrestrial gamma-ray flashes — energetic bursts that are triggered by lightning and fired out into space.
Firefly is part of a growing band of mini satellites known as CubeSats that are now coming into their scientific own. Thanks to cheap parts and free launches, CubeSat launches are booming.

08/05/2014

A gas giant orbiting a relatively nearby star rotates every eight hours, its spectrum reveals