Month: December 2009

Female ducks have evolved an intriguing way to avoid becoming impregnated by undesirable but aggressive…

As the Arctic warms, permafrost will degrade, potentially resulting in increased groundwater runoff as frozen…

Researchers have found that weakened Plasmodium elicits a protective immune response.

Researchers report that they have successfully used RNA interference to turn off multiple genes in…

Several structurally similar small molecules appear capable of protecting cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity, a hallmark…

After Mimivirus, Mamavirus and the virophage, the group of giant viruses now has a new…

Caffeine is a stimulant drug, although legal, and adults use it widely to perk themselves…

Some land formations on Mars suggest the presence of water ice. These features could have…