The many announcements at Apple’s 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week was welcome news to the throngs of…
Month: June 2014
Flowers’ polarization patterns help bees find food
Bees use their ability to ‘see’ polarized light when foraging for food, researchers have discovered….
New EU reforms fail European wildlife, experts argue
Despite political proclamation of increased environmental focus, experts argue that the European Union’s recent agricultural…
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ…
Transplanted fetal stem cells for Parkinson’s show promise
Fetal dopamine cells transplanted into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease were able to…
New isotopic evidence supporting moon formation via Earth collision with planet-sized body
A new series of measurements of oxygen isotopes provides increasing evidence that the moon formed…
First 3-D pterosaur eggs found with their parents
Researchers have discovered the first three-dimensionally preserved pterosaur eggs in China. The eggs were found…
Activating immune system could treat obesity, diabetes
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that is causing alarming rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease,…
Stimulating a protein in skin cells could improve psoriasis symptoms
Environmental contaminants can trigger psoriasis and other autoimmune disorders, and it is thought that a…
A new way to make laser-like beams using 1,000 times less power
With precarious particles called polaritons that straddle the worlds of light and matter, researchers have…