Psychologists have found that using memories of recent meals reduces the amount of food eaten…
Month: March 2013
Programmed destruction: Same signaling enzymes can trigger two different processes in the cell
Lab results show the same signaling enzymes can trigger two different processes in the cell,…
Earth’s interior cycles contribute to long-term sea-level and climate change, researchers find
Ancient rises in sea levels and global warming are partially attributable to cyclical activity below…
Tiny minotaurs and mini-Casanovas: Ancient pigmy moths reveal secrets of their diversity
Strange thickened antennae like bulls’ horns and mustache-like scent scales are amongst the romantic armory…
Chemical trickery explored to help contain potato pest
If left unchecked, the pale cyst nematode burrows into potato roots to feed, obstructing nutrients…
Suggestions for a middle ground between unlogged forest and intensively managed lands
In the world’s forested regions, two management systems — retention forestry and agroforestry — are…
Only one-third of parents follow doctors’ orders for kids all of the time
One in 10 say they follow pediatricians’ advice ‘only occasionally;’ most likely to ignore guidance…
Nine new wasp species of the genus Paramblynotus described from Africa and Madagascar
A detailed revision of the Afrotropical liopterid wasp subfamily Mayrellinae reveals nine new species in…
Putting the clock in ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’
Of course, roosters crow with the dawn. But are they simply reacting to the environment,…
How some prostate tumors resist treatment, and how it might be fixed
Researchers have discovered that the protein Siah2 keeps a portion of androgen receptors constantly active,…