Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both…
Month: February 2013
World’s first image of Grey Friars skull unveiled
Did this head once bear the English Crown? Researchers have just unveiled the world’s first…
Milestone of cancer research: Arresting cancers rather than killing them
Medical researchers have shown that the immune system is able to drive tumors and tumor…
Security protocol for online banking and Facebook has ‘serious weaknesses,’ say researchers
The protocol that provides security for online banking, credit card data and Facebook has major…
DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle
New research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists…
Poor mental health leads to unhealthy behaviors among low-income adults
A new study says binge drinking, smoking, and illegal drug use may be used to…
Plant scientists demonstrate new means of boosting maize yields
Plant geneticists have successfully demonstrated what it describes as a “simple hypothesis” for making significant…
Pioneering research helps to unravel the brain’s vision secrets
A new study has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception…
Understanding Earth’s climate prior to the industrial era
Climate signals locked in the layers of glacial ice, preserved in the annual growth rings…
Changes to DNA on-off switches affect cells’ ability to repair breaks, respond to chemotherapy
Cancer biologists have found a key determinant in the balance between two proteins, BRCA1 and…