Frog Gunk Blocks HIV
Researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center believe a small tropical frog could be a potent weapon in the war…
3 And 7 Lucky Numbers For Dimensional Evolution
Researchers from the University of Washington and Harvard University have turned up some interesting findings about possible realities based on…
Balloons Set For Planetary Exploration Comeback
After nearly two years on the surface of Mars, the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have returned a wealth of…
Novel “Walking” Molecule Mooted For Nano-Abacus
A novel molecule that “walks” like a human could be a key component in future molecular computers. The molecule, known…
28 Years On, Voyager Probes Can Still Surprise
When the Voyager space probes were launched in 1977, scientists involved in the mission did not expect to still be…
Insight Into Eye Evolution Deals Blow To Intelligent Design
How complex and physiologically remarkable structures such as the human eye could evolve has long been a question that has…
Proteins Reverse Engineered
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center pharmacologists studying protein evolution believe they have unlocked the secrets that nature uses to…
Effects Of Air Pollution On Health Vastly Underrated
We may be significantly underestimating air pollution’s role in causing early death, say a team of researchers who have just…
More Success With Stem Cells For Spinal Injuries
An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences carries news of the use of adult human neural…
Biochemists Turn To Quantum Physics
Charge is a property of electrons most people are familiar with while another property, spin, is lesser known and typically…
Warming Oceans Behind Stronger Hurricanes?
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) say the number of category…
Orphan Black Hole Puzzles Astronomers
Quasars are the brightest objects in the Universe, spewing out enormous amounts of energy making them visible across vast distances.…
Adenovirus Vaccine May Be Key To Beating Bird Flu
While the World Health Organization nervously waits for the first confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 “bird flu”…
Gamma Ray Burst Most Distant Yet
Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory have set a new astronomical record by observing the afterglow of the most distant…
Key Points In Brain Evolution Identified
A research team from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, led by Bruce T. Lahn, has uncovered some fascinating genetic pointers…
Brownian Motion Used To Power Molecular Motor
New research, cited in Nature Materials and announced at the BA Festival of Science, could have far reaching implications in…
Tempel’s Spectra Indicate Organic Compounds And Water
The detailed analysis of the spectral data from Deep Impact’s collision with the comet Tempel 1 is now starting to…
Road De-Icing Threatens U.S. Aquatic Habitats
It seems that even the most innocuous of human affairs can have a dramatic impact on the environment. Scientists from…
Junk RNA Begins To Yield Its Secrets
A paper in the journal Science details how a team of investigators from The Scripps Research Institute and the Genomics…
New Telescope Will Open Up Southern Skies
A new telescope on the edge of the Kalahari Desert has just released the first images it has captured of…
Forget Horsepower, Think Cow-Power
Findings presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society suggest that some of the micro-organisms found in cow…