Johns Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team are again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into the day-to-day life on an archaeological expedition.
Two chemists from different subspecialities have joined forces to create a new approach for studying and predicting pollutant reactions in the environment.
Scholars from the U.S., U.K., Israel, Canada, Belgium, Sweden and Spain will gather at Johns Hopkins University on Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, for an academic symposium marking 100 years of boy and girl Scouting around the world and exploring in depth Scouting's impact on youth and culture.
At 2:04 p.m. EST on Monday, MESSENGER skimmed 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the surface of Mercury in the first of three flybys of the planet. Initial indications from the radio signals indicate the spacecraft is still operating nominally.
Johns Hopkins University experts can comment on Hispanic voters, the fate of women candidates in past elections, civility in the midst of a heated election, presidential power and executive-congressional relations, and other aspects of the 2008 election.
Astronomers have detected a mysterious type of cosmic explosion, a short gamma ray burst, farther back in time than ever before: 7.4 billion years, more than halfway back to the Big Bang.
If the U.S. electorate has increasingly been ready for a woman president, why hasn't there been one? A new book alleges media bias against coverage of women candidates in eight past elections.
Politicians may sling mud at one another, but wise workers will stay above the fray during the 2008 presidential election campaign by keeping heated political discussions out of the workplace, a civility expert says.
Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of "green" energy.
Scientist says that Earth's magma delivery system fractured the planet's crust to provide a sort of "template," guiding the sculpting of valleys and mountain ranges.
When presented with ambiguous visual data, like an M.C. Escher drawing, how does our brain decide which shape to "see?"
Nonprofit employment in Maryland grew more than twice as fast as jobs in the state's for-profit sector between 1995 and 2005, according to a new study.
Using an innovative device with microscopic chambers, researchers have gleaned important new information about how bacteria survive in hostile environments by forming antibiotic-resistant communities called biofilms. These biofilms play key roles in cystic fibrosis, urinary tract infections and other illnesses.
A Johns Hopkins researcher has joined experts from four other institutions to work on a device allowing blind or visually impaired people to "feel" mathematical graphs, diagrams and other visuals now displayed on computer screens.
By applying state-of-the-art holographic microscopy to a major marine biology challenge, researchers have identified the swimming and attack patterns of two tiny but deadly microbes linked to fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways.
In process that is shrouded in mystery, rod-shaped bacteria reproduce by splitting themselves in two. By applying advanced mathematics to laboratory data, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has solved a small but important part of this reproductive puzzle.
The intrepid never-say-die space telescope known as FUSE has finally reached its mission's end and will be turned off after more than eight years of discoveries on everything from planets and nearby stars to galaxies and quasars billions of light-years away.
Popular primetime TV shows like "The Office" or "30 Rock" find humor in the rudeness and sarcasm of fictional employees, but in the real world, workplace boorishness is no laughing matter: Several forms of 9-to-5 incivility earned spots on a "Terrible Ten" list of rude behaviors, based on a new survey of 615 workers and others in Baltimore.
Integrating silicon microchip technology with a network of tiny fluid channels, some thinner than a human hair, researchers have developed a thumb-size micro-incubator to culture living cells for lab tests.
The civil society sector in a wide range of countries contributes about as much to gross domestic product as do the construction and finance industries and twice as much as the utilities industry, a new report says.
To a person with a pollen allergy, an 18-acre ragweed field sounds like a sneezy, red-eyed zone of misery. But to two environmental engineering researchers at Johns Hopkins, the parcel presented a rare and valuable opportunity to learn how the troublesome weeds grow, reproduce and scatter their pollen under varying weather conditions.
In a speech at the National Press Club, Johns Hopkins University President WillIam R. Brody said campaign coverage of health care must address more than cost and insurance. He also announced that he will participate in televised health care conversations with candidates and others.
Scientists demonstrate that the visual cortex in the adult human brain (the area that receives images from the eyes) has the ability to reorganize itself.
As school starts, many teachers will spend weeks re-teaching material that students forgot over the summer. The executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning can discuss the impact of "summer slide" on the learning process, particularly for economically disadvantaged children.
In their new book, two researchers assert that many patients get an incomplete view of medical test benefits and risks.
An international team of scientists, including several at Johns Hopkins, has detected a hidden magnetic "quantum order" in atoms.
To avoid back-to-school "shock," the Center for Summer Learning recommends easing kids back into learning before the school year begins.
In their new book, "Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced," two Johns Hopkins political scientists explain the exponential growth of the White House's authority since midway through the 20th century.
Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a small handheld metal detector to help doctors locate hidden orthopedic screws and removed them from patients' bodies.
School is out for the summer, but with parents' help, informal summer learning can be "in" with kids and help prevent the loss of what they've learned. Here are tips for introducing children to new ideas and interests that will keep their minds active and engaged.
To avoid "summer slide," parents should provide high-quality learning opportunities for children during the summer months. The Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University describes the problem and offers tips on what parents should look for.
Despite continuing fiscal challenges, the percentage of nonprofits reporting severe fiscal stress fell between 2003 and 2006, according to a survey by the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project.
A thin strip that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath-freshener could someday provide life-saving rotavirus vaccine to infants in impoverished areas. The innovative drug-delivery system was developed by undergraduate biomedical engineering students.
Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a device to improve cell therapy for diabetes patients by anchoring transplanted insulin-producing cells inside a major blood vessel.
Johns Hopkins sociologist can comment on a sociological perspective on Cho Seung-Hui's decision to embark on a shooting rage at Virginia Tech.
The killings at Virginia Tech have once again brought the issue of school violence to the forefront. Joseph Gasper, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins, studies the nature of school crime and juvenile violence, as well as causes and prevention.
Johns Hopkins researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long-lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.
Single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children may want to choose new partners slowly and deliberately. New research shows that the more transitions children go through in their living situation, the more likely they are to behave badly.
Toddlers learn new words more easily when they figure out the words' meaning for themselves.
Ethiopian mothers' beliefs about diarrhea can lead to inappropriate treatment for their children's life-threatening condition, a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate concluded after field research in Africa.
Researchers at three universities are creating an ambitious digital network that will allow cardiovascular researchers worldwide to easily exchange data and expertise on heart-related illnesses.
Using a biochemical version of a computer chip they invented, a team of researchers has solved a long-standing mystery related to the mating habits of yeast cells.
Certain cancer risks can be passed down through families, the result of tiny changes in a family's genetic code. But not all genetic changes are deadly. To help medical counselors and physicians identify the mutations that pose the greatest health risks, researchers have developed and validated a new computer tool.
Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee. Using tools from robotics and neuroscience, researchers have found some tantalizing clues in an unlikely mode of motion: the undulations of tropical fish.
The layers of mucus that protect sensitive tissue throughout the body have an undesirable side effect: they can also keep helpful medications away. To overcome this hurdle, researchers have found a way to coat nanoparticles with a chemical that helps them slip through this sticky barrier.
Researchers have synthesized new aluminum-hydrogen compounds with a unique chemistry that could lead to the development of more powerful solid rocket fuel and may also, in time, be useful for hydrogen-powered vehicles or other energy applications.
Facing a wide range of practices on how financial conflicts of interest are disclosed to potential clinical research participants, experts have published new language designed to help clinical researchers better disclose their financial interests in research.
Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig.
By joining a sugar to a short-chain fatty acid compound, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a two-pronged molecular weapon that kills cancer cells in lab tests.
Johns Hopkins University researchers are designing new robotic medical tools to equip the operating room of the future, in an effort to help doctors treat patients more safely and effectively and allow them to perform surgical tasks that are nearly impossible today.
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