Trees, bushes and other greenery growing in the concrete-and-glass canyons of cities can reduce levels…
Month: July 2012
All-they-can-eat diet for lab mice and rats may foster inaccurate test results
The widespread practice of allowing laboratory rats and mice to eat as much as they…
Enhanced royal jelly produces jumbo queen bee larvae
Scientists have discovered a way to make worker bees produce an enhanced version of royal…
Five-second rule has plenty of bugs, says expert
Dropped grill items, ice cream cones that topple, pacifiers that fit the floor — most…
Environmental concerns increasing infectious disease in amphibians, other animals
Climate change, habitat destruction, pollution and invasive species are all involved in the global crisis…
X-rays illuminate the origin of volcanic hotspots
Scientists have recreated the conditions at Earth’s core-mantle boundary 2,900 km beneath the surface. Using…
Colon and rectal tumors constitute a single type of cancer, study shows
The pattern of genomic alterations in colon and rectal tissues is the same regardless of…
Discovery of new heart failure trigger could change the way cardiovascular drugs are made
In their quest to treat cardiovascular disease, researchers have been interested in developing new medicines…
Sinking carbon: Researchers publish results of an iron fertilization experiment
Scientists have shown that a substantial proportion of carbon from an induced algal bloom sank…
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope report the earliest spiral galaxy ever seen
Astronomers have discovered the first spiral galaxy in the early universe, billions of years before…