While industrial action is largely perceived as a legitimate means of encouraging organizational change in…
Month: July 2008
Nanojewels Made Easy
Researchers have developed a method that mimics nature’s way of producing dazzling colors at the…
Cholesterol-lowering Drug Boosts Bone Repair
Lovastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol and help prevent cardiovascular disease, has been shown…
Isthmus Of Panama Formed As Result Of Plate Tectonics, Study Finds
Contrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama…
Mechanism For Postpartum Depression Found In Mice
Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some…
New Yeast Trick For Eating Favorite Food
Bioengineers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that allows yeast to shut down the metabolism…
Quick Change Artists Resurrect Facebook’s ‘Scrabulous’ as ‘Wordscraper’
Hope springs anew for the more than 500,000 “Scrabulous” fans mourning the demise of their…
Hungry seals ‘steer by the stars’
Scientists find evidence that marine mammals, like humans, navigate by the stars to get to…
Geological mapping gets joined up
The world’s geologists have dug out their maps and stuck them together, producing the first…
The Power Of Peter Piper: How Alliteration Enhances Poetry, Prose, And Memory
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry…