How is it that an insect can remake itself so completely that it appears to…
Month: February 2012
Earthworms to blame for decline of ovenbirds in northern Midwest forests
A recent decline in ovenbirds, a ground-nesting migratory songbird, in forests in the northern Midwest…
Finding a potent new energy source by listening for Earth’s gas bubbles?
What if we could cheaply and efficiently detect a potent new energy source, while also…
Blockade of learning and memory genes may occur early in Alzheimer’s disease: Treatable in mice
A repression of gene activity in the brain appears to be an early event affecting…
Reawakening neurons: Researchers find an epigenetic culprit in memory decline
In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, memory problems stem from an overactive enzyme that…
Oldest fossilized forest: Entire fossil forest dating back 385 million years unearthed
Researcher who previously found evidence of the Earth’s earliest tree, has gone one step further….
Astronomers rediscover life on Earth — by looking at the moon
By observing the Moon using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life…
Old drug reveals new tricks: How interferon works to suppress virus in patients with HIV, hepatitis
A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS but long ago shelved after newer, modern…
When continents collide: New twist to 50-million-year-old tale
Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the…
Not just a new iPad, but Apple TV rumored for Appleās March 7 event (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Apple has started sending out invites for a March event that looks to…