How unique is the Milky Way? To find out, astrophysicists compared the Milky Way to…
Month: May 2011
Mummies tell history of a ‘modern’ plague
Mummies from along the Nile are revealing how age-old irrigation techniques may have boosted the…
U.S. honey bee losses at 30% for 2010-2011 winter
Total losses from managed honey bee colonies across the U.S. were 30 percent from all…
Possible new target for sarcoma treatment and prevention
Researchers have discovered a protein signaling pathway that becomes hyperactivated in human sarcoma cells, suggesting…
Novel artificial material could facilitate wireless power
Electrical engineers have determined that unique artificial materials should theoretically make it possible to improve…
Whites believe they are victims of racism more often than blacks, study suggests
Whites believe they are the primary victims of racial bias in America, a new study…
Innate immune system proteins attack bacteria by triggering bacterial suicide mechanisms
A group of proteins that act as the body’s built-in line of defense against invading…
The role of bacteria in asthma and the potential for antibiotic treatment
People with severe asthma are more likely to have antibodies against the disease-causing bacteria Chlamydia…
Globalization exposes food supply to unsanitary practices, scientists say
As the United States continues to import increasingly more of its food from developing nations,…
T. rex leech, Titanic-eating bacterium, batfish that hops and glow-in-the-dark fungi: Scientists list top 10 new species
A committee of taxonomists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10…