Human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates, researchers hypothesize in new…
Month: June 2014
HPV testing: Benefit in primary screening
Current study results confirm the final report from 2012: Precursors of cancer can be detected…
Making new species without sex
Plants can transfer their entire genetic material to a partner in an asexual manner, researchers…
Eye evolution: From dark-light to detailed eyesight
The visual system of marine annelids has been studied to gain insights into the evolution…
Chemical sensor on a chip created to test chemical composition of liquids
A tiny laser and a corresponding light detector has been developed in one production process,…
Somatic embryogenesis system to propagate pine hybrids able to tolerate water stress
The high water stress tolerance of hybrids of the Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata X Pinus…
NASA instruments on Rosetta start comet science
Three NASA science instruments aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft, which is set…
Mercury passes in front of the sun, as seen from Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has imaged the planet Mercury passing in front of the sun,…
NASA announces two upcoming undersea missions
NASA is returning to the bottom of the ocean. Twice this summer, aquanauts participating in…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft stacks up for first flight
With just six months until its first trip to space, NASA’s Orion spacecraft continues taking…