Ten Short-tailed Albatross chicks have been moved by helicopter, from their current stronghold on Torishima…
Month: March 2008
Certain Liver Disease Related To Cardiovascular Fitness
Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have suboptimal levels of cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, body…
In Poker, Psychologists Place Bets On Skill
Is it luck of the draw in poker? The answer is ‘no’, according to new…
Baby Boys Are More Likely To Die Than Baby Girls
Male infants in developed nations are more likely to die than female infants, a fact…
Ultrahigh-energy Cosmic Rays Are From Extremely Far Away
Final results from the University of Utah’s High Resolution Fly’s Eye cosmic ray observatory show…
‘Suspended Animation’ Induced In Mice With Sewer Gas: Effects Are Reversible
Low doses of the toxic gas responsible for the unpleasant odor of rotten eggs can…
S Asia in climate change ‘crisis’
A Greenpeace report warns that South Asia faces a major human crisis if greenhouse gas…
Antarctic shelf ‘hangs by thread’
A huge chunk of ice starts breaking away from Antarctica in what scientists believe is…
CSI Fact Catching Up With Fiction As Chemists Develop New Technology
Real-life crime scene analysis of bloodstains, fingerprints, and other evidence does not match the speed…
A Chemical ‘Keypad Lock’ For Biomolecular Computers
Researchers are reporting an advance toward a new generation of ultra-powerful computers built from DNA…