Scientists have created a new type of anti-cancer drug named BP-1-102. The drug, which can…
Month: May 2012
How Twitter is used to share information after a disaster
A new study shows how people used Twitter following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan,…
GPS for the brain: New brain map developed
Researchers have developed a map of the human brain that shows great promise as a…
Volcanic island of Santorini displaying signs of unrest
Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently…
Folic acid food enrichment potentially protective against childhood cancers
Researchers have found folic acid fortification of grain products in the United States may have…
Healthy marriage interventions: A boom or a bust?
Conventional wisdom, backed by years of research, suggests that healthy marriages equals a healthy society….
How Staph bacteria gain resistance to last-line drug
Scientists have determined the genome sequences of a dozen strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria known…
New frog species from Panama dyes fingers yellow
Biologists have discovered a new, beautiful golden frog species in western Panama. The frog that…
Does polyploidy play a role in the onset of the Italian endemic flora?
Plants show a higher variation in chromosome numbers than animals do, mainly because of polyploidy…
Archaeology: Spectacular tomb containing more than 80 individuals discovered in Peru
Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular tomb containing more than eighty individuals of different ages. This…