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New study changes conditions for Spanish brown bears
Brown bears from the Iberian Peninsula are not as genetically different from other brown bears in Europe as was previously thought.   view more (2008-03-19)

Eighteen Bear Cubs Leave For Adult Life
This year the brown bear population inhabiting the forests in the vicinity of the town of Tver has been increased by eighteen more bears. The bear population grows up annually thanks to the effort undertaken by Valentin Pazhetnov, Doctor of Biology, and his family. Since 1990 they have been... view more (2002-09-23)

DNA analysis reveals rapid population shift among Pleistocene cave bears
Studying DNA obtained from teeth of ancient cave bears, researchers have been able to identify a shift in a particular population of the bears inhabiting a European valley in the late Pleistocene era.   view more (2007-02-20)

Famous animator comes home
One of the world's most celebrated animators has returned to her roots to pass on her knowledge to students at the University of Sunderland - and research creativity in the 21st century.   view more (2004-10-13)

A link between antidepressants and type 2 diabetes
While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A's School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased risk of type 2 Diabetes.   view more (2008-03-26)

Medical College researchers find dinosaur clues in fat
A team of researchers at New York Medical College has discovered why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialized to generate heat.   view more (2008-04-24)

University research shows that Tony Blair is benefiting from the presence of Gordon Brown
A survey conducted at the Centre for the Study of Group Processes, University of Kent, has thrown up some interesting results in the final run-up to the general election.   view more (2005-05-03)

Alaska Space Grant program launches B.E.A.R.
The Alaska Space Grant Program and the Arctic Amateur Radio Club formed the Balloon Experiment And Research Program-or B.E.A.R. for short-in December 2007.   view more (2008-06-04)

Researcher turns brown algae phylogeny upside down
According to fellow phycologists, algae expert Stefan Draisma from the Leiden University has turned brown algae phylogeny completely upside down. His research shows that few of the currently assumed relationships between the orders are correct. Furthermore, it transpires that some simple species... view more (2002-06-24)

Why are there so many more species of insects? Because insects have been here longer
J. B. S. Haldane once famously quipped that "God is inordinately fond of beetles." Results of a study by Mark A. McPeek of Dartmouth College and Jonathan M. Brown of Grinnell College suggest that this fondness was expressed not by making so many, but rather by allowing them to persist for... view more (2007-04-04)

Sex offender treatment centres? - Not in my back yard!
These were the findings of a study published today, Monday 13 September, in Legal and Criminological Psychology, by psychologist Sarah Brown of University College Northampton.   view more (1999-09-06)

Blue eyes - a clue to paternity
Before you request a paternity test, spend a few minutes looking at your child's eye color.   view more (2006-10-24)

NTT Observations Indicate that Brown Dwarfs Form Like Stars
Dusty Disks Detected around Very Young Substellar Objects in the Orion Nebula An international team of astronomers is announcing today the discovery of dusty disks surrounding numerous very faint objects that are believed to be recently formed Brown Dwarfs in the Orion Nebula. This finding is based... view more (2001-06-07)

K-State researchers study gene regulation in insects
Susan Brown, an associate professor of biology at Kansas State University, is interested in how evolution generates so much diversity in insects shapes and forms.   view more (2006-04-28)

BSE - A Post Industrial Disease?
Ahead of the Commons debate on BSE due to be held next week, an alternative hypothesis about the origin and behaviour of BSE and vCJD is posed in the latest issue of the SCI publication Chemistry & Industry. Dr David Brown of the University of Cambridge suggests that prion diseases are... view more (2001-02-13)

Male praying mantids prefer not to be victims of sexual cannibalism
Female praying mantids are notorious for sexual cannibalism - that is, for eating their male partner during mating.   view more (2006-07-27)

Looping genes may hold a key to understanding breast cancer
Another piece of the puzzle that is breast cancer has been found by University of Queensland researchers.   view more (2008-04-09)

New President For The British Psychological Society
The British Psychological Society's new President, Emeritus Professor Kenneth Brown, takes over from Emeritus Professor Alexander (Zander) Wedderburn at the Society's Annual Conference at Imperial College, London on Friday 16 April 2004. Professor Brown retired from Queen's University in Belfast in... view more (2004-04-16)

From ethnic slurs to football via school: the psychology of groups
Ethnic slurs, football, school performance, Northern Ireland, and attitudes to the French. These were some of the topics on which psychologists reported findings in a major symposium held today, Saturday 31 March, at The British Psychological Society’s Centenary Annual Conference, held at the... view more (2001-03-26)

Scientists find brown fat master switch
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a long-sought "master switch" in mice for the production of brown fat, a type of adipose tissue that generates heat and counters obesity caused by overeating.   view more (2007-07-11)

Grizzly bears feast on diverse diet
There's no such thing as picky grizzly bears—they'll eat almost anything they can find. A new University of Alberta study that tracked food habits of the Alberta grizzly bear living in the foothills sheds some light on the animal's varied diet and their activity pattern.   view more (2007-02-15)

Understanding hypertension in African Americans proves elusive
Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension, found Michael D. Brown, Ph.D., the senior author of a study in the September issue of Experimental Physiology. Brown is an associate professor of kinesiology at Temple University's... view more (2007-08-16)

Joslin study identifies protein that produces 'good' fat
A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help promote the development of brown fat, a "good" fat that helps in the expenditure of energy and plays a role in fighting obesity.   view more (2008-08-21)

Stellar still births
The systematics of celestial bodies apparently needs to be revised. Researchers at the Argelander Institute of Astronomy of the University of Bonn have discovered that brown dwarfs need to be treated as a separate class in addition to stars and planets.   view more (2008-08-25)

Arctic climate models playing key role in polar bear decision
The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change.   view more (2008-03-12)
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