More modest male displays attract the females when it comes to brown-headed cowbirds, contrary to…
Month: May 2012
Beehive extract shows potential as prostate cancer treatment
An over-the-counter natural remedy derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells…
Using electrons to map nanoparticle atomic structures
Scientists have shown how a form of nanocrystallography can be carried out using a transmission…
Protein signal is crucial for accurate control of insect size
Two independent groups of researchers have identified a hormone that is responsible for keeping the…
Different recipes for success in the world of plants
In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ…
Nutrient supply after algal bloom determines the succession of the bacterial population
Algal blooms can considerably interfere with summer holidays by the sea. In the coastal zone…
Life on mars? Mars Rover Opportunity finds some of the necessary conditions once existed
Late last year, the NASA Mars Rover Opportunity found what appeared to be veins of…
Gamma ray optics: a viable tool for a new branch of scientific discovery
There has been a surprise discovery of ‘significant’ refraction of gamma rays which opens the…
Paydirt at 8-year-old Mars rover’s ‘new landing site’
A report details discoveries Opportunity made in its first four months at the rim of…
Plant diversity is key to maintaining productive vegetation
Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in…