Month: April 2012

Researchers have used new DNA sequencing technology to reveal the animal and plant composition of…

Two new studies into the “plumbing systems” that lie under volcanoes could bring scientists closer…

Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, says a new study of poison frogs. Stretches of…

Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are…

“If you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” said Abraham Lincoln. It’s…

On April 5, 2010, the sun spewed a two-million-mile-per-hour stream of charged particles toward the…

A recent discovery of “hypervirulent” Salmonella bacteria has given researchers a means to potentially prevent…

Expanding on previous research providing proof-of-principal that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into…

Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to scientists who…

Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segments…