Science News 2004
Here's a list of all the news articles that appeared on Science a GoGo in 2004.
31 December 2004
Antibiotic Misuse A Serious Concern
Scientists say life-threatening conditions such as meningitis and pneumonia may become untreatable if the spread of antibiotic resistance continues...
29 December 2004
Evolution Of Human Brain Unique
The accelerated rate of evolution of the human brain was a 'special event' say researchers...
27 December 2004
Faulty Brain Activity Behind Some Heart Attacks
Sudden cardiac death from emotional stress, generated by emotional events such as family gatherings, may be triggered by uneven signals from the brain to the heart...
24 December 2004
Jigsaw Puzzles Cause Xmas Arguments But Excite Boffins
Jigsaw puzzles could be at the root of family arguments over the festive period, say researchers studying how people collaborate...
22 December 2004
Promiscuous Proteins Provide Evolutionary Shortcuts
Proteins that indulge in so-called promiscuous activities can provide nature with ready-made starting points for the evolution of new functions...
20 December 2004
Synthetic DNA Set For Data Processing
Researchers have constructed a synthetic DNA "scaffolding" that they say has the potential to self-assemble data processing components 1,000 times as densely as those produced conventionally...
17 December 2004
Crocheting Chaos
Two mathematicians have used crochet to turn the Lorenz equations - that describe the nature of chaotic systems - into a real-world decoration...
15 December 2004
Routine Tool Use By Wild Monkeys Observed
An entire population of wild capuchin monkeys using stone tools has been observed, behavior previously only seen in chimpanzees...
13 December 2004
Coral Reefs Set For Rapid Growth
In contrast to previous predictions, Australian scientists say that global warming will accelerate coral growth and that reefs around the world could grow in size by as much as a third...
10 December 2004
Fertility Risk From Laptop Computers
Fertility experts in the U.S. have warned teenage boys and young men to consider limiting the time that they use laptop computers positioned on their laps, as long-term use may affect the health of their sperm...
8 December 2004
Glacier Speed-Up Causes Concern
In what might be a worrying precursor to sea level rise, the world's fastest moving glacier has doubled its speed in the last few years...
6 December 2004
Shampoo Washes Neurons Down The Drain
Everyday exposure to a chemical found in shampoos and hand lotions could be harmful to the human brain and nervous system...
3 December 2004
Nutrients Being Bred Out Of Modern Crops
Important nutrients like protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and riboflavin are being bred out of modern crops as farmers seek higher yields...
1 December 2004
Geologists Say End-Permian Mass Extinction Not Caused By Asteroid
Geochemical analysis suggests that the cause of one of Earth's biggest extinction events may have been volcanic, rather than an asteroid impact...
29 November 2004
Dying To Be A Nicer Person
A series of experiments has found that people tend to upgrade their valuations of another person when they think that person has died. Oh, and they're also wary that the dead person's ghost may be watching them...
26 November 2004
Vioxx Whistleblower Points Finger At FDA
The Food and Drug Administration tried to discredit one of its own rsearchers after he told a US Senate hearing that the FDA had failed to protect the public over the drug Vioxx...
24 November 2004
U.S. Throws Away Half Its Food
Americans might be astonished at how much food is wasted, not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day, from the beginning of the harvest to the scraps tossed into the garbage...
22 November 2004
Poor Nutrition Leads To Low IQ
Poor nutrition, characterized by zinc, iron, vitamin B and protein deficiencies, leads to low IQ, which can lead to later behavioral problems say researchers...
19 November 2004
Mars-like Soils Can Harbor Life
Researchers have found microbial life beneath the arid surface of a desert where it rains only once a decade...
17 November 2004
An Apple A Day Keeps Alzheimer's Away
An antioxidant found in apples appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a process associated with Alzheimer's disease...
15 November 2004
Heavy Computer Use Linked To Glaucoma
Heavy computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma, especially among those who are short sighted, says a new Japanese study...
12 November 2004
Bacterial Behaviour Poorly Understood
A toxic molecule that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans has been found to be a critical catalyst for organ development in a tiny squid found in the Pacific Ocean...
10 November 2004
Promiscuous Females Make For Competitive Sperm
Females that mate with many partners create selective pressure for the male to make his semen more competitive...
8 November 2004
Honeybee Puts Question Mark Over Chicxulub Asteroid Event
The tropical honeybee may challenge the idea that a post-asteroid "nuclear winter" was a big player in the decimation of dinosaurs...
5 November 2004
Concern Over Environmental Estrogen
Even low environmental levels of the synthetic hormones used in oral contraceptives can still cause serious fertility problems in fish...
3 November 2004
Poo Power From New Fuel Cell
A new device called a microbial fuel cell can turn raw sewage into electrical power...
1 November 2004
Natural Nuclear Reactor Showed Elegant Simplicity
Researchers have established how Earth's only natural nuclear reactor worked flawlessly for 150 million years without blowing up...
29 October 2004
Taming The Photon
Long distance quantum information exchange moved a step closer as scientists demonstrate precise control of the emission time and pulse shape of single photons...
27 October 2004
Infinite Entropy Mooted As Universal Panacea
The concept of a universe of infinite entropy overcomes the "problem" of the molecules of the universe fluctuating from a high-entropy state into one of low entropy...
25 October 2004
Nano-Fabric Reveals Unique Properties
Graphene, the world's first single-atom-thick fabric, heralds a new class of materials and may lead to computers made from a single molecule...
22 October 2004
Male Scientists Not So Manly
A survey of academics suggests that male scientists are good at research because they have the hormone levels of women...
20 October 2004
Chinese Herbal Remedy Set To Tackle Cancer
Cancer-fighting compounds derived from the wormwood plant will be developed for potential use in humans...
18 October 2004
New Slant On Solar Sail
A new magnetic plasma propulsion method for spacecraft could dramatically speed up journeys to other planets in the solar system...
15 October 2004
One Third Of Amphibian Species May Disappear
Earth's amphibian species are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to a new study...
13 October 2004
Possible Surge In CO2 From Arctic Soil
Warming in the arctic tundra may be releasing large quantities of carbon dioxide, accelerating climate change even more...
11 October 2004
Constant Activity Of Visual Cortex Surprises Scientists
Researchers have found that around 80 percent of our cognitive power may be cranking away on tasks completely unknown to us...
8 October 2004
Chemosignal Unlocks Sexual Desire In Women
Breastfeeding women and their infants produce a chemosignal, or pheromone, that increases sexual desire among other women...
6 October 2004
Arctic Sea Ice Continues To Disappear
The floating sheets of ice that cover the Arctic Ocean are continuing their rapid decline, say researchers...
4 October 2004
Stress And Aggression Reinforce Each Other
The "cycle of violence" that seems to pervade human affairs may be due to a positive feedback loop where stress hormones lower the threshold for aggression, and aggression raises levels of stress hormones...
1 October 2004
Mechanical Memory Set For Comeback
Retro mechanical storage technology used in the first computers is set to challenge today's electromagnetic data storage in terms of speed and data-density...
29 September 2004
Neutrino Detectors Watching For Supernovas
Neutrino emanations from the explosive death throes of large stars will alert astronomers to the blasts before they can see the flashes of light...
27 September 2004
Novel Nanotubes Terminate Bio-Nasties
Scientists have synthesized a simple molecule that produces perfectly uniform, self-assembled nanotubes which can be trained to kill bacteria...
24 September 2004
Puzzle Over Low Galaxy Count
Astronomers looking at the fartherest reaches of the universe are puzzled over the lack of star-forming galaxies...
22 September 2004
Antarctic Glacier Flows Accelerating
Disintegrating ice shelves in Antarctica are causing glacier flows to speed up, which may mean rapidly rising sea levels...
20 September 2004
Ancient Man Spread The Love Around
New genetic insights into ancient mating and migration patterns reveal that men travelled far and wide to sow their wild oats...
17 September 2004
Stirling Engine Gets Noisy Makeover
A Stirling engine variant that uses powerful sound waves to generate electricity is more than twice as efficient as current thermoelectric generators...
15 September 2004
Water Disinfection Leads To Toxic Tapwater
Water treatment plants are trying to move away from chlorine based treatments but some of the new disinfectants can lace tapwater with toxins that cause birth defects and cancers...
13 September 2004
Stay Young With Positive Emotions
Negative social and environmental factors may prompt a rapid decline in the physical and functional health of the elderly...
10 September 2004
Prof Sparks Grav Wave Betting Plunge
English bookmakers are crazy to be offering odds of 100-1 on whether gravitational waves will be discovered before 2010, says a UK scientist...
8 September 2004
Link Between Global Warming And Evolution Revealed
Little critters in Yellowstone Park have shown that climate change can shape genetic diversity...
6 September 2004
Cough Medicines No Better Than Placebo
The active ingredients found in many cough medicines are no better than non-medicated syrup for children with respiratory tract infections and nighttime cough...
3 September 2004
Rethink ET Message Detection Says Prof
Extraterrestrial civilizations may be trying to communicate by physical means rather than radio signals...
1 September 2004
Boffins Mourn Passing Of The Slide Rule
An exhibition of slide-rules owned by the famous and not-so-famous is sure to get scientific-pulses racing...
30 August 2004
Nanoparticles Go Green
Scientists are using proteins to design and assemble metal oxide nanoparticles that could be used to clean up environmental pollution...
27 August 2004
Electron Lattice Yields Superconductor Clues
An extremely sensitive scanning tunneling microscope that can locate clusters of electrons is giving insights into how high-temperature superconductors work...
25 August 2004
Solar Hydrogen Not Far Away Say Aussie Boffins
Harnessing the power of the sun to extract hydrogen from water will be a reality within seven years according to Australian researchers...
23 August 2004
Linguistic Resources Shape Reality
An obscure Amazon tribe whose language contains words for only three numbers is helping researchers understand how language affects perception...
20 August 2004
Lactic Acid Not The Culprit In Muscle Fatigue
The belief among physiologists and athletes that a build up of lactic acid is a major cause of muscle fatigue has been overturned by researchers...
18 August 2004
New Bayesian Technique Helps Unravel DNA Mutations
A new mathematical approach for analyzing the patterns of natural mutation in DNA will help biologists understand how mutation contributes to evolutionary change...
16 August 2004
Prions Role In Evolution Revealed
Prions help cells navigate the risky business of natural selection by expressing a variety of hidden genetic traits...
13 August 2004
RNA Used As Nano-Scaffolding
Biology builds beautiful nanoscale structures, and we'd like to borrow some of them for nanotechnology, say researchers...
11 August 2004
Evolution Itself Subject To Natural Selection
Scientists suggest that the ability to reorder genes or to cause large-scale genetic change are themselves genetic traits, traits that are subject to selection like any others...
9 August 2004
Big Brain Evolved Through Social Problem Solving
Open-ended thinking and social problem solving led human brains to surpass other species in size, developing ecological dominance 2 million years ago...
6 August 2004
Big Rise In Younger Men Using Viagra
A new study shows younger men are the fastest growing group of Viagra users, suggesting increased use of the treatment as a recreational drug...
4 August 2004
Dramatic Assymetrical Matter, Antimatter Decay Observed
A Stanford accelerator experiment has revealed a dramatic difference in the behavior of matter and antimatter...
2 August 2004
High Quality Meteor Spectrum Caught By Chance
ESO's Very Large Telescope has captured information from a meteor which challenges theories on the efficiency of meteor-induced atmospheric chemistry at the time when life began on our planet...
30 July 2004
Concrete Jungle A Blooming Miracle For Plants
A study has found that cities and towns create warmer conditions that cause plants to stay green longer each year...
28 July 2004
New Sub-Atomic Particle Proposed
Three physicists are suggesting that neutrinos are influenced by a new force resulting from their interactions with newly recognized particles called "accelerons", with dark energy as the result...
26 July 2004
New Technology Heralds Smaller, Cooler Fuel Cells
Thin film solid oxide fuel cells could generate household electricity at an efficiency of approximately 65 percent - a twofold increase over conventional power plants...
23 July 2004
Nano-Imprinting Promises Even Smaller Electronics
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the low-cost production of minute, high density electronic structures...
21 July 2004
Confrontation And Defeat Really Can Break Your Heart
Daily exposure to confrontation appears to increase the risk for long-term cardiac problems...
19 July 2004
World's Oceans Becoming More Acidic
Oceans are absorbing an increasing amount of carbon dioxide, making them more acidic and threatening the survival of calcifying organisms such as corals, shellfish and phytoplankton...
16 July 2004
Carnivores Facing Extinction Have Only Themselves To Blame
Carnivore species around the world are more at risk of extinction due to their own biological attributes than from an increasing human population...
14 July 2004
UV Light Turns Plankton Into Cloud Factories
A tiny sea creature could have a big impact on global climate change. Researchers have found that plankton can indirectly create clouds that block the Sun's rays...
12 July 2004
Placebo Surgery Shows Surprising Results
Parkinson's disease patients who believed they had received a transplant of human neurons into their brains - but who hadn't - reported a marked improvement in quality of life one year later...
9 July 2004
Neutrino Boogie Upsets Standard Model
Newly observed neutrino oscillatory patterns allow the mass difference between neutrinos to be measured and show that the Standard Model is incomplete...
7 July 2004
Old Age Appears To Be A Recent Invention
Scientists are pondering what caused a dramatic increase in human longevity that took place around 30,000 years ago...
5 July 2004
New Theory Unites Dark Matter & Dark Energy
A new theoretical model proposes dark matter and dark energy are two aspects of a single unknown force...
2 July 2004
Smoke And Saliva A Potent Cancer Mix
Chemicals in tobacco smoke, when combined with saliva, destroy saliva's protective components, leaving a corrosive mix that damages cells in the mouth and eventually turn them cancerous...
30 June 2004
Nazi Eugenics Should Be Confronted, Says Prof
A German scientist says examination of Nazi-era reproductive research is vital to make decisions about ethical issues that confront doctors and scientists working today in gynaecology and embryology...
28 June 2004
New Method For Introducing Transgenic Material
Reproductive scientists have succeeded in producing the first animal offspring with transgenic material carried directly from sperm stem cells "infected" with a retrovirus...
25 June 2004
Photos Of Planets Outside Our Solar System On The Way
A new Earth-based camera that uses adaptive optics will be turned on regions beyond our solar system to capture the first images of extrasolar planets...
23 June 2004
World's Forests Need Disasters
Without disturbances in nature, such as forest fires, icing, or volcanic activity, forests will eventually become impoverished, due to a lack of phosphorous...
21 June 2004
Massive "Blazar" Black Hole Sheds Light On Big Bang
A super-massive black hole more than 10 billion times the mass of our sun is giving scientists a view of the universe in its infancy...
18 June 2004
Darwinian Principles Used To Breed Winning Race Cars
A new computer model based on genetic algorithms optimises the performance of Formula One racing cars by selectively combining winning attributes...
16 June 2004
Mammalian Cell Self-Organization Replicated In Lab
The reaction-diffusion process discovered by proto-boffin Alan Turing gives scientists the foundation to recreate complex cell patterns...
14 June 2004
Rising Seas & Climate Change Threaten 2 Billion
Climate change, deforestation, rising sea levels and population growth will put more than two billion people at risk by 2050...
9 June 2004
Proof For Riemann Hypothesis?
A mathematician claims to have proven the greatest unsolved problem in mathematics - which may win him a $1M prize...
7 June 2004
Ancient Meteorite Turned Earth Inside Out
A massive meteorite collision two billion years ago caused part of the Earth's crust to flip inside out...
4 June 2004
Tongue-Vision Allows The Blind To Lap-Up The Sights
The brain receives a great deal of information from the tongue and researchers are investigating how to capitalize on this high-bandwidth sensory organ to turn it into a virtual eye...
2 June 2004
Oral Bacteria Can Block HIV Infection
Oral biology researchers have found that certain strains of bacteria that occur naturally in the mouth can snare the HIV virus and the cells it has infected...
31 May 2004
Switching Genes On And Off To Cure Disease
Clinical trials are being conducted to determine whether epigenetic therapy - a technique to control gene silencing - can help in the treatment of inherited diseases and cancer, and perhaps even aging...
28 May 2004
New Findings On Ribosome Function A Surprise
Oops, researchers say that four critical components of cells' protein-building machinery don't do what scientists had long assumed...
26 May 2004
More Evidence For Nano-Bacteria Say Researchers
The controversial topic of nano-bacteria - living organisms that are degrees of magnitude smaller than normal bacteria - is set to hot up again with new findings based on examinations of human arteries...
24 May 2004
Thousands In UK May Be Infected With Mad Cow Disease
Researchers in the UK testing stored tissue samples have proposed some frightening figures concerning the potential number of infected humans...
21 May 2004
Global Warming Could Mean Less Sunshine
"Solar dimming" due to changes in cloud formation and air pollution could significantly impede the suns ability to penetrate the atmosphere...
19 May 2004
Magnetic Fields May Be "Visible" To Birds
Birds may see the earth's magnetic field as patterns of color or light intensity superimposed on their visual surroundings...
17 May 2004
Genetically Engineered Viruses Set To Fight Cancers
Cancer researchers have created a gen-en virus that can selectively kill cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact...
14 May 2004
Scene Of Planetary Reboot Located
Long before the age of the dinosaurs, a meteor the size of a mountain smashed into northern Australia wiping out 90% of all life...
12 May 2004
Wings Get Help From Whales
Bumpy whale flippers turn out to be more efficient as wings than the smooth designs used by the aeronautics industry on planes...
10 May 2004
Asthma Could Be Several Distinct Diseases
Researchers find evidence that asthma is not a single disease, but a group of syndromes with different origins and characteristics...
7 May 2004
DVD And CD Longevity Examined
Vendors say that DVDs and CDs will last for centuries but scientists say this is an exaggeration and optical media, if not handled and stored correctly, could become unreadable in a much shorter time…
5 May 2004
Quantum Cryptography Gets Up To Speed
A new "quantum key distribution" system transmits a stream of individual photons to generate a secret key at a rate that is about 100 times faster than previous systems...
30 April 2004
Contrails May Be The Culprit In Warming Trend
NASA scientists say that aircraft engine exhaust may be responsible for the rise in average U.S. surface temperatures that occurred between 1975 and 1994...
28 April 2004
Solar-Powered Robot Bird Set For Exploration Duties
Researchers are developing the world's first flapping-wing, solar-powered unmanned aircraft to explore regions on Earth and possibly beyond...
26 April 2004
New Clues To Origin Of Life
Traces of bacterial activity have been discovered in 3.5 billion year old volcanic rocks...
21 April 2004
Breakthrough In Restoring Compromised Immune Systems
In a discovery that may lead to restoring immunity to individuals with AIDS, researchers have found a way to revive the immune systems of mice...
19 April 2004
Fertilization Of Phytoplankton Not A Solution For CO2 Removal
A new study suggests that using iron to bolster the growth of plankton (which absorbs CO2) may not be the quick fix to climate problems that some had hoped...
16 April 2004
Cleanliness Next To Sickliness
Scientists believe the key to decreasing the chances of developing autoimmune diseases may be to stimulate the immune system by priming people with germs...
14 April 2004
Cinnamon Helps Combat Diabetes
Cinnamon may become the spice of choice for those with type II diabetes. Scientists say cinnamon demonstrates insulin-like activity and can also increase the effectiveness of insulin...
12 April 2004
Robots Get Social
New robots designed to work at disaster sites will use software for collaborative sensing and distributed exploration and mapping...
9 April 2004
Asteroid Catastrophy Calculator Automates Armageddon Advice
Worried about an asteroid collision ruining your day? Try a new online calculator that will model the impact and tell you what to expect in your neck of the woods...
7 April 2004
Babies First Feeds May Establish Favorite Flavors
Feeding experiences during the first seven months of an infant's life appear to contribute to food likes and dislikes later in life...
5 April 2004
Bark From Yohimbe Tree Has Potential To Treat Anxiety Disorders
Most commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, bark from the African Yohimbe tree is shaping up to revolutionize the treatment of fear and anxiety disorders...
1 April 2004
Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners
At last, some research that finally proves what everyone has believed for years, dogs, at least pure bred ones, really do resemble their owners...
31 March 2004
Early Exposure To Toxins Sets Stage For Adult Tumors
A single, short exposure to a toxin was enough to reprogram a uterus to respond to normal hormonal signals in a way that promoted tumor growth...
29 March 2004
Artificial Proteins Could Help Repair Cells
New classes of artificial proteins which can be tailored to send different biological signals to cells could assist in repairing injured or diseased body parts...
26 March 2004
Reproductive Problems Linked To High Plasticiser Levels
Suspected of causing low sperm counts and genital deformities, Phthalates - used as plasticisers - are present in humans at higher than expected levels...
24 March 2004
K Meson Decay May Upset Standard Model Of Particle Physics
A rare type of K meson decay that occurs only once in every 7 billion decays suggests a possible discrepancy with the Standard Model...
22 March 2004
Scramjet Set For Weekend Test
NASA may come one step closer to cheaper and more reliable access to space if the X-43A vehicle has its first successful test flight next weekend...
19 March 2004
For Sheep, Homosexuality Is In The Genes
Differences in the brains of homosexual and heterosexual sheep are providing clues to the processes involved in the development and regulation of sexual behavior...
17 March 2004
New Internet Protocol Promises Speed Breakthrough
Like to download a movie in a couple of seconds? BIC-TCP, a new Internet protocol, can achieve speeds around 6,000 times that of DSL...
15 March 2004
New Theory On How Nicotine Protects The Brain
There's new evidence of an anti-inflammatory mechanism in the brain by which nicotine may protect against nerve cell death...
10 March 2004
Poor Diet, Physical Inactivity Set to Overtake Tobacco In Death Stakes
Lack of exercise and poor dietary habits look set to overtake tobacco as the number one cause of preventable deaths...
8 March 2004
Copper Used To "Starve" Cancer Growth
Copper - a trace mineral in the human diet - is being examined for its potential to starve blood supply to cancerous growths...
5 March 2004
Experiments May Yield Materials With Negative Refractive Index
British and American scientists have demonstrated an artificially made material that provides a magnetic response to Terahertz frequency radiation, bringing the development of novel 'T-ray' devices closer...
3 March 2004
Nuclear Fusion From Bubbles Blasted With Sound
More tabletop fusion fun as scientists look into what appears to be nuclear fusion occurring in a liquid bombarded by ultrasound...
1 March 2004
New Dinosaur Species Dug Up In Antarctica
Two researchers, working thousands of miles apart in Antarctica, have found what they believe are the fossils of two species of previously unknown dinosaurs...
26 February 2004
Why Love Makes Us Blind
Romantic and maternal love activate many of the same parts of the brain and lead to a suppression of neural activity associated with critical social assessment of other people...
23 February 2004
Forced Mutations Demonstrate Evolution In Action
An experiment which forced E. coli bacteria to adapt or die demonstrated that they were capable of improvising a novel molecular tool to save themselves...
19 February 2004
DNA Damage From Magnetic Fields Linked To Iron In Cells
Researchers think they know why exposure to magnetic fields - such as those emitted by household devices like blow dryers, electric blankets and razors - can damage brain cell DNA...
16 February 2004
"Intelligent Design" Movement Wants To Satisfy Both Evolutionists And Creationists
Jumping into the creationist vs evolutionist stoush are a growing number of "intelligent design" proponents who suggest that a guiding hand must have played a role in the creation of life...
12 February 2004
Comets May Spread Life From Earth Around Galaxy
While comets hitting the Earth could cause mass extinctions, they could also disperse micro-organisms from Earth to the most distant parts of the Galaxy...
9 February 2004
Mass Extinctions In Peru Due To Climate Change
The Andes region of Peru - one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet - may suffer thousands of plant and animal extinctions due to Andean climate change...
5 February 2004
Dark Ages May Have Been, Err, Dark
Crop failures and summer frosts around 1,500 years ago may have been caused by a comet colliding with Earth...
2 February 2004
Melting Siberian Peat Bogs May Unleash Huge Quantities Of Methane
Regional Arctic warming may thaw Siberian bogs and cause trapped gases to be released into the atmosphere, resulting in a major and unexpected shift in climatic patterns...
29 January 2004
Harnessing Nature To Make Pharmaceuticals
Chemical engineers have shown how to make yeast cells boost productivity of an enzyme plants need to create chemicals such as anticancer compounds...
26 January 2004
Evidence For New Form Of Atomic Matter - The Pentaquark
Protons and neutrons are composed of three quarks but scientists have found evidence for a new particle made up of five quarks...
22 January 2004
Addiction Mechanism Regulates Bonding In Monogamous Animals
The reward mechanism involved in addiction appears to regulate lifelong social or pair bonds between monogamous mating animals which could help us understand the basis of romantic love...
19 January 2004
Planets Like Earth May Be Common
Scientists suggest that planets with enough water for advanced life to evolve may be commonplace...
15 January 2004
All Living Things Descended From Two Bacteria
A mathematics professor suggests that all plants and animals are likely derived from two primitive species of bacteria...
12 January 2004
Salmon From Fish Farms A Tad Toxic
PCBs and other environmental toxins are present at higher levels in farm-raised salmon than in their wild counterparts...
5 January 2004
Soot And Snow A Hot Combination
Black soot pollution alters the way sunlight reflects off snow and may be responsible for 25 percent of global warming effects...
1 January 2004
Busy Month Ahead For Space Buffs
Although Beagle is incommunicado, January is still shaping up as a busy month for extraterrestrial activities with landers on Mars and a rendezvous with a comet...