Month: March 2008
Methane found on distant world
A carbon-containing molecule has been detected for the first time on a planet outside our…
Royal Jelly Makes Bee Queens, Boosts Nurture Case
New research may explain why eating royal jelly destines honeybee larvae to become queens instead…
Bile Acids As Drug Candidates
Bile acid derivatives can turn on the vitamin D receptor without causing excess calcium buildup,…
Surprising Discovery From First Large-scale Analysis Of Biodiversity And Biogeography Of Viruses
Viruses and bacterial viruses are among the planet’s most abundant life forms. Two recent Nature…
Rare White Killer Whale Spotted In Alaskan Waters
Scientists in the North Pacific have sighted a creature of great rarity and even myth:…
Mice Could Provide Clues To Autistic Behaviors, Study Suggests
Scientists have developed a new mouse model to help illuminate the vagaries of autism, according…
Research finds birdsong trigger
A hormone triggered by light hitting a brain cell causes birds to sing in the…
New bluetongue cases confirmed
Bluetongue zones have been extended after new cases were found in Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire.
US-Swedish carrier spat ‘breaks’ Net (AP)
AP – President Bush famously spoke of “the Internets” in 2004. Well, they’re here.