Honey, We Shrunk The Cod
Analysis of ancient fish unearthed on an island in the Baltic Sea suggests overfishing by humans is causing fish populations…
Size Of Genitalia Dependent On Need To Fight
Indiana University researchers examining male horned beetles (Onthophagus Taurus) from four geographically separated populations say the groups have diverged significantly…
Growing A Home With “Plantware”
A bus-stop that grows its own foliage as shade? A house built from living tree roots that provides natural protection…
Melanoma Not Without Benefits
Though skin cancer is deadly to male swordtail fish, it also has one perk: black melanoma splotches help lure females,…
“Shocking” Pesticide Levels Found In Beehives
An analysis by Penn State researchers of beehive wax has shown unprecedented levels of fluvalinate and coumaphos – pesticides used…
Bio-Engineered Yeast Cranks Out Pharmaceuticals
Chemical engineers at the California Institute of Technology have used various plant genes to genetically modify common baker’s yeast to…
Slimy Future Predicted For World’s Oceans
Habitat destruction, overfishing, ocean warming, increased acidification and massive nutrient runoff are combining to turn Earth’s oceans into simplistic ecosystems…
Contraceptive Pill Threatening Genetic Diversity?
British researchers from the University of Liverpool (UL) have found that the contraceptive pill appears to disrupt women’s natural ability…
String Theory Faster-Than-Light Drive Proposed
Physicists Gerald Cleaver and Richard Obousy, of Baylor University, believe they have come up with a new method for a…
Sol System “Pretty Special,” Say Astronomers
Existing models that attempt to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average in every…
Testosterone Key In Disease Transmission
Working with mice, researchers from Penn State have established that high levels of testosterone in an individual can spur disease…
Quantum “Uncollapse” Muddies Definition Of Reality
Quantum theory says that quantum particles have wave-like properties and can exist in many places at once. Why the objects…
Prof Pooh-Poohs “Exercise Pill” Reports
An expert in exercise and the human metabolic system has criticized recent media stories about the invention of an “exercise…
The High Cost Of Intelligence
The metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of human cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to…
Drug Testing, Approvals Process Fatally Flawed, Says New Study
More drug catastrophes like the Vioxx disaster are inevitable, says Donald Light, a professor of comparative health policy at the…
Elephant Extinction Mooted
African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade…