Month: January 2008

Chameleons evolved the ability to flash bright colours to show off, not to blend in,…

Science that safeguards satellites and aircraft against solar outbursts could be wiped out in the…

Ecuador investigates the slaughter of 53 sea lions found in the Galapagos islands with their…

Babies conceived during a period of famine are at risk of developing addictions later in…

A new study suggests that material in part of the lower mantle has unusual electronic…

Could the pursuit of happiness go too far? Most self-help books on the subject offer…

A plant pathologist known for his investigation of microbial life in the lower atmosphere is…

The French Nobel laureate Jacques Monod famously said, “What’s true for E.coli is true for…

A tiny, implantable device has pulled adult stem cells out of a living rat with…