New species of flowering plants called proteas are exploding onto the scene three times faster…
Month: December 2008
Technology
Continue Reading
Facebook silences Project Playlist widgets (CNET)
CNET – Social network Facebook has disabled widgets from music-sharing site Project Playlist at the…
Technology
Continue Reading
Fake Antivirus Peddlers Helped by Microsoft, IRS (PC World)
PC World – Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies…
Science
Continue Reading
Skipping sleep ‘hardens arteries’
People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a…
Technology
Continue Reading
Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share content (AP)
AP – The Washington Post and The (Baltimore) Sun, facing cost pressures as advertising revenue…
Science
Continue Reading
Dark Chocolate Is More Filling Than Milk Chocolate And Lessens Cravings
Dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening our craving for sweet, salty…
Science
Continue Reading
Novel Technique For Fluorescence Tomography Of Tumors In Living Animals
Fluorescent molecules — i.e. substances which can be stimulated to emit light — are extremely…
Science
Continue Reading
Popular Class Of Diabetes Drugs Doubles Risk Of Fractures In Women
New findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East…
Science
Continue Reading
Gender Gap In Spatial Skills Starts In Infancy, Psychologists Report
Men tend to perform better than women at tasks that require a person to rotate…
Science
Continue Reading
Scientists Unlock Key Mechanism Behind Cancer Metastasis
Researchers have shed light on a key mechanism behind the development of metastasis — the…