Almost all foodstuffs contain the genetic material of those animal and plant species that were…
Month: March 2013
Better-educated parents feed children fewer fats and less sugar
Almost 15,000 children aged between two and nine years old took part in the study….
Young, hot and blue: Stars in the cluster NGC 2547
The Universe is an old neighborhood — roughly 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy, the…
Blowing in the wind: How accurate is thermography of horses’ legs?
Since its introduction fifty or so years ago, thermography has been increasingly used by vets…
How to build a very large star
Stars ten times as massive as the Sun, or more, should not exist: as they…
Why sticking around is sometimes the better choice for males
Researchers have been able to provide one answer as to why males in many species…
Researchers discover how model organism Tetrahymena plays roulette with seven sexes
It’s been more than fifty years since scientists discovered that the single-celled organism Tetrahymena thermophila…
Potential Chagas vaccine candidate shows unprecedented efficacy
Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10…
Mice show innate ability to vocalize: Deaf or not, courting male mice make same sounds
While humans and birds must learn to vocalize, a neurophysiologist has found that deaf male…
Measuring Mars: The MAVEN magnetometer
When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission begins its journey to the Red Planet…