The once-mighty American chestnut tree, which was virtually wiped out by a pathogenic fungus that…
Month: April 2012
New life for controversial stellar wind theory
Astronomers have succeeded in identifying a specific kind of dust grain in the vicinity of…
Endangered bats find sanctuary in Israeli ‘ghost bunkers’
Abandoned army bunkers along a 60 mile stretch of land in the north of Israel…
How cells distinguish between disease-causing and innocuous invaders
The specific mechanisms by which humans and other animals are able to discriminate between disease-causing…
Genetic adaptation of fat metabolism key to development of human brain
About 300,000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of…
First-ever model simulation of the structuring of the observable universe
Astronomers have performed the first-ever computer model simulation of the structuring of the entire observable…
Caterpillars more likely to vomit alone
A type of caterpillar which defends itself by regurgitating on its predators is less likely…
Determining a stem cell’s fate: Biologists scour mouse genome for genes and markers that lead to T cells
What happens to a stem cell at the molecular level that causes it to become…
Low-mass planets orbiting star just 25 light years away
Astronomers have found compelling evidence for two low-mass planets orbiting the nearby star Fomalhaut, just…
Majority-biased learning: In humans and chimpanzees knowledge is transmitted within a group by means of a majority principle
In humans and chimpanzees knowledge is transmitted within a group by means of a majority…