A control program on southern Vancouver Island provided the carcasses of over 5,000 adult and…
Month: March 2013
Hovering is a bother for bees: Fast flight is more stable
Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to…
New sign of aging: Lessening contrast in facial features
The contrasting nature of facial features is one of the signals that people unconsciously use…
Scientists map genome of fungus that causes Dutch elm disease
Researchers have successfully mapped the genes in the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease. The…
New early warning system for the brain development of babies
Researchers have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral…
Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking, study finds
Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in…
Probiotics reduce stress-induced intestinal flare-ups, study finds
Stress has a way of significantly altering the composition of gut bacteria, which leads to…
CITES makes historic decision to protect sharks and rays
CITES plenary today accepted Committee recommendations to list five species of highly traded sharks under…
New evidence strengthens case that scientists have discovered a Higgs boson
The new particle discovered at experiments at the Large Hadron Collider last summer is looking…
New results indicate that particle discovered at CERN is a Higgs boson
Scientists working with CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have presented preliminary new results that further elucidate…