Month: April 2008
Faeces hint at first Americans
Fossilised excrement found in a cave may settle the debate about how and when humans…
Projectors to magnify cell-phone cinema (AP)
AP – Recognizing that it’s not much fun to watch movies on a tiny cell…
Cup Of Coffee A Day Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Suggests
A daily dose of caffeine blocks the disruptive effects of high cholesterol that scientists have…
Mouse Calls During Courtship Help Search For Emotion-controlling Genes
Scientists have long known that emotions and other personality traits and disorders run together in…
Nano-softball Made Of DNA
For quite some time, DNA, the stuff our genes are made of, has also been…
Evidence Lacking On Health Benefits Of Drinking Lots Of Water, According to Review of Literature
A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals…
Some Migratory Birds Can’t Find Success In Urban Areas
New research finds fresh evidence that urbanization in the United States threatens the populations of…
New Species Of Infectious Disease Found In Amazon
While investigating the tropical disease leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon, an infectious disease specialist has…
New Views On The Sun’s Startling Magnetic Fountains
Astronomers have known for decades that the Sun has a very dynamic atmosphere. Huge fountains…