Scientists have detected evidence that pollutants from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf…
Month: April 2012
World’s first handmade cloned transgenic sheep born in China
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in animal cloning. The world’s first transgenic sheep produced…
Being beside the seaside is good for you
Exercise in the open air is good for you, but if you want to reap…
Meditation makes you more creative
Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking. This is the outcome of a study by…
Metal oxides hold the key to cheap, green energy
Harnessing the energy of sunlight can be as simple as tuning the optical and electronic…
Chernobyl radiation fells female birds, making chirping more frequent from lonely males
Birdsong is one of the joys of nature, but higher percentages of birds chirping near…
Surgeons complete rare successful forehead and scalp reattachment
Forehead and scalp of victim of workplace injury successfully reattached through rare microsurgery procedure.
Cells in normal tissue seem to have ‘personal space’ issues; Factor in maintaining healthy tissue
Cells in normal tissue seem to have “personal space” issues. They know how much space…
Distinct ‘God spot’ in the brain does not exist, study shows
Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a “God spot,” one distinct area of…
It’s the network: Ever wonder why your friends have more friends than you or diamond is harder than graphite?
Networks governing processes in nature and society are becoming increasingly amenable to modeling, forecast and…