According to researchers, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet…
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New Portrait Of Earth Shows Land Cover As Never Before
A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never…
Cancer Detected Earlier, Faster, With New Medical Imaging, Study Finds
Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a…
Turtle Nesting Threatened By Logging Practices In Gabon, Smithsonian Warns
Endangered sea turtles are victims of sloppy logging practices in the west central African country…
New Insights Into Mad Cow Disease: Diversity Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agents Discovered
Researchers have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease….
Toward The Next Generation Of High-efficiency Plastic Solar Cells
Researchers report an advance toward the next generation of plastic solar cells, which are widely…
One In Six Women, One In Ten Men At Risk For Alzheimer’s Disease In Their Lifetime
Researchers have estimated that one in six women are at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease…
Tiny Wasp Used To Wipe Out Major Agricultural Pest In Tahiti
Entomologists have used a tiny wasp to help nearly eradicate the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major…
Reconstructing Jumping Gene: New Tool For Elucidating The Function Of Genes
They can be found in plants, animals and even in humans — inactive remains of…
Environmentally Friendly Fireworks And Other Pyrotechnics
You know it is chemistry when it stinks and goes boom — and entrances us….