New Class Of Galactic Nuclei Identified
Reporting in Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers using NASA’s Swift satellite and the Japanese Suzaku X-ray observatory say they has discovered…
Biologists Create Gene “Dimmer Switch”
Writing in the journal Cell, three Boston University biomedical engineers report they have created a genetic dimmer switch that can…
When A Bad Fit Improves Accuracy
Molecular “computations” are essential for the survival of all organisms. To work, the molecules must pinpoint and then bind to…
Solar Cell Efficiency Approaching 50%
University of Delaware (UD) researchers have managed to crank up the efficiency of silicon solar cells to a record-breaking 42.8…
Writer’s Cramp A Sign Of Brain Abnormalities
Compared to healthy individuals, people with serious cases of writer’s cramp have less brain tissue in areas of the brain…
ADHD Drug Affects Developing Brain
Ritalin – used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder – may cause long-term changes in children’s brains, suggests a new study…
Report Pooh-Poohs Corn Biofuels
Corn is not a viable biofuel source, says a new report released today by Food & Water Watch, the Network…
Medicos Mull Advantageous Drug-Food Interactions
Exploiting interactions between food and drugs could dramatically lower the rising costs associated with anticancer drugs and other medications, say…
Mirror Neurons Show Their Xenophobic Side
The infamous middle finger salute is recognized by nearly everyone in our society, but to someone from a foreign country,…
Tourette’s Sufferers Enjoy Superior Grammar Skills
Children with Tourette’s syndrome are much quicker at certain mental grammar skills than are children without the disorder, suggests a…
Antibiotics Absorbed By Vegetables
Evaluating the impact of livestock antibiotics on the environment, University of Minnesota researchers have found that many vegetables uptake the…
Chernobyl Radiation Affecting The Brightest Of The Bunch
Birds with brightly colored plumage are among the species most adversely affected by the high levels of radiation around the…
Chill Out… And Fight!
Chinese researchers have found a startling correlation between peaks of warfare in China and cold phases. David Zhang, from the…
Physicists Surf New Type Of Electron Wave
Physicists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have proven the existence of a new type of electron wave on…
Sperm Used To Clone Male Genome
A man’s low sperm count often means that fertility treatment involves locating a single viable sperm and injecting it into…
Pesticide Suspected In Case Of AWOL Honeybees
The sudden disappearance of honeybees (colony collapse disorder) in many parts of the country might be related to pesticide exposure,…
Before The Big Bang
Using Loop Quantum Gravity theory, physicists have proposed a new mathematical model of what the universe looked like before the…
Doctors Laissez Faire About Needle-Stick Injuries
A surprising survey of 700 surgeons in the US found that more than half failed to report needle-stick injuries when…
Did Trichromatic Vision Evolve Because of Colorful Bottoms Or Colorful Fruit?
Primates that can distinguish red hues from green ones (trichromatic color vision) have been the cause of much debate among…
Smog And Women – A Bad Combination
Intriguing research from Penn State University shows that air pollution has a bigger effect on the immune system of females…
Satellites Open To Amateur Attack
Earlier this year, China deliberately destroyed one of its own weather satellites in orbit; an act which some analysts suggested…
Icebergs – Oases Of The Ocean
A new study in this week’s issue of Science reveals how free-floating icebergs are a haven for a startling array…
New Study Slams Male Circumcision As HIV Preventative
Male circumcision, which had previously been found to lessen the risk of contracting HIV, is largely irrelevant, suggests a new…
Tortoise-Hare Executive Functions Of Brain Identified
The human brain’s chain-of-command relies on not one, but two quite different – although complementary – command-and-control areas, according to…
Human Genome “Far More Complex Than Anyone Imagined,” Lament Researchers
It looks like it may be back to the drawing board for many of the new gene therapy treatments being…
Military Superiority Sometimes A Hindrance To Winning A War
A new University of Georgia study has found that despite overwhelming military superiority, the world’s most powerful nations failed to…
Glucose Converted Directly To Faux Fossil Fuel
A big step towards viable biofuel refining was taken this week, with scientists claiming to have directly converted the natural…
Evidence Of Altruism In Plants
Gardeners believe that some pairs of plants get along better than others, and it now seems there may be scientific…
Researchers Ponder Primordial Broth
Two scientists from the University of California – San Francisco have developed a model that they believe could explain how…
Shrinking Icecap On Kilimanjaro Not Due To Global Warming
The dwindling icecap of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro (pictured) has assumed something like iconic status for those seeking to dramatically illustrate…