The significant advantages enjoyed by the male offspring of long-reigning alpha male capuchin monkeys evoke…
Month: July 2012
Ordinary chickens may be extraordinary in fighting cancer and other diseases
The common barnyard chicken could provide some very un-common clues for fighting off diseases and…
New parasitic coral reef crustacean named after late reggae performer Bob Marley
President Barack Obama has one. Comedian Stephen Colbert has one. Elvis Presley has one. Even…
Secrets of parasites’ replication unraveled
A group of diseases that kill millions of people each year can’t be touched by…
Waste to watts: Improving microbial fuel cells
Some of the planet’s tiniest inhabitants may help address two of society’s biggest environmental challenges:…
Hubble unmasks ghost galaxies
Astronomers are studying some of the smallest and faintest galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. These…
Dangerous caregivers for elderly: Agencies place unqualified, possibly criminal caregivers in homes of vulnerable seniors, study suggests
A troubling new U.S. national study finds many agencies place potentially dangerous and vastly unqualified…
Climate change may lead to fewer but more violent thunderstorms
Scientists are working hard to identify just how climate change will impact weather around the…
New possibilities for solar power
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in solar technology. A newly developed solar photovoltaic thermal…
New biofuel process dramatically improves energy recovery, and uses agricultural waste
A new biofuel production process produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods….