Cane toads, one of the world’s most destructive invasive species, have started killing native wildlife…
Month: June 2010
Badger cull faces legal challenge
The Badger Trust wins leave to appeal against a legal ruling in favour of Wales’s…
S Korea postpones rocket launch
South Korea delays the launch of a rocket to put a satellite into space due…
Wealthy businesswomen win California Republican races (Reuters)
Reuters – Two powerful Silicon Valley businesswomen won Republican nominations for California governor and the…
Regular bedtimes linked to better language, reading and math skills in preschool children
Children in households with bedtime rules and children who get adequate sleep scored higher on…
Applying tomographics to the quantum world
Scientists in Spain have demonstrated the validity of tomographic representation of quantum states, which can…
Experimental targeted therapy shows early promise against medulloblastomas, type of childhood brain cancer
Researchers have presented findings of a pediatric brain tumor study using an experimental drug that…
Working toward the next battery breakthrough: Scientist brings fresh perspective to the nation’s electrical grid
If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its…
New use for old drugs in treating hepatitis C
Common drugs used to treat conditions such as diabetes and obesity could be used to…
Climate change linked to major vegetation shifts worldwide
Vegetation around the world is on the move, and climate change is the culprit, according…