The secret to chimp strength
February's brutal chimpanzee attack, during which a pet chimp inflicted devastating injuries on a Connecticut woman, was a stark reminder that chimps are much stronger than humans-as much as four-times stronger, some researchers believe. view more (2009-03-31)
New study suggests that women eating PCB contaminated fish are less likely to give birth to boys
New research published in the open access journal, Environmental Health: a Global Access Science Source suggests that women exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls are less likely to give birth to boys. The results come from a study of mothers and fathers around the Great Lakes region of the United States who have eaten large quantities of... view more... (2003-04-30)
Producing bio-ethanol from agricultural waste a step closer
Research conducted by Delft University of Technology has brought the efficient production of the environmentally-friendly fuel bio-ethanol a great deal closer to fruition. view more (2006-06-08)
From paper planes to jet engines
Throwing paper planes in class can be educational! Dr Julia King, Chief Executive of the Institute of Physics, used paper planes to explain the physics of flight to teachers at the Association for Science Education (ASE) meeting in Reading today (Friday 9 January 2004). She tackled the tricky subject of explaining what causes 'lift' in a wing, and... view more... (2004-01-09)
Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome?
Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome? Researchers have answered a similarly vexing (and far more relevant) genomic question: Which of the thousands of long stretches of repeated DNA in the human genome came first? And which are the duplicates? view more (2007-10-09)
Catheter angiography may be an unnecessary follow-up to CT angiography
Even in challenging cases, CT angiography (CTA) offers an accurate and rapid diagnosis for blunt trauma victims who may have aortic or great vessel injury negating the need for more invasive procedures. view more (2007-09-21)
Early human ancestors walked on the wild side
Arizona State University anthropologist and Institute of Human Origins researcher Gary Schwartz, along with fellow anthropologist Dan Gebo from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, have studied fossil anklebones of some early ancestors of modern humans and discovered that they walked on the wild side. view more (2006-02-16)
NOAA Announces an Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Bulletin for Lake Erie
Predicting harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA announces an experimental HAB forecast system in Lake Erie. view more (2009-09-18)
University of Leicester scientists discover technique to help 'friendly bacteria'
There is currently a great deal of interest in the health-associated properties of probiotics, also known as 'beneficial' or 'friendly' bacteria, and prebiotics, the food needed for the growth of probiotic when inside our bodies. view more (2007-09-21)
Report of the Second International Conference for Science Communicators (ICSC 2003).
The conference "Man and the Universe" was held on June 20-22, 2003 at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai to felicitate and honor Dr. Jayant Narlikar, an eminent scientist and a science populariser, who will be retiring from Directorship at IUCAA, Pune soon. Professor Yash Pal, former Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi... view more... (2003-07-24)
Innovative course for health workers wins award
An innovative course designed for health professionals working with people facing the trauma of sight loss has won the Yorkshire Times Healthcare Industry Course of the Year Award. The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)/City University`s Department of Optometry and Visual Science Support Studies course is aimed at staff working in eye... view more... (2002-06-27)
Great wines come from great soils
The world's greatest wines are the result of a threefold synergy among grape variety, human input, and something called the "terroir" -- a term often defined as the vineyard site, soil, and climate. view more (2009-11-04)
New Study To Investigate Demise Of Coral Reef Ecosystems
Scientists are embarking on a project which will explore how global warming is devastating one of the world's most diverse ecosystems. One sixth of the world's coral reefs died due to bleaching in 1998, and the situation is getting worse. Bleaching occurs when tropical seas heat up above there normal maximums, killing the corals. These events... view more... (2004-07-30)
Beagle 2 - Media Briefing on latest communication attempts
Venue: The Science Media Centre, the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS Date: 26 January 2004 Time: 1400 GMT. Registration: 13.45 GMT On 12 January a period of radio silence was initiated when no attempts were made to contact Beagle 2. Maintaining radio silence for a period of ten days is intended to force... view more... (2004-01-21)
Analysis of breast and colon cancer genes finds many areas of differences between tumors
Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Ireland Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are part of a new national study that has analyzed more than 18,000 genes, including 5,000 previously unmapped genes, from breast and colorectal tumors. view more (2007-10-12)
New Study Finds Evidence That BSE Cases Were Missed
Researchers from Imperial College London have published new results that suggest that over half of BSE cases went unrecognised or unreported during the epidemic in Great Britain. The new figures, to be published in a forthcoming Proceedings B, a learned journal published by the Royal Society, estimate that the total number of cattle infected... view more... (2002-10-08)
Robots can learn from their mistakes
In the near future, intelligent, automated robots will help us in a number of different fields, such as transports, cleaning, mining, and agriculture. These robots will steer themselves without human involvement and will plan their own tasks. This makes great demands on safety, so that people, animals, or other things in the environment are not... view more... (2004-09-10)
Car jack lifts another major award
Last night an innovative 'airbag' car jack developed in conjunction with engineers from Sheffield Hallam University won yet another major national award, when Leeroy Brown beat off stiff competition to scoop the coveted Consumer Award at the BBC's Tomorrows World Awards, in association with NESTA. He collected the £5000 prize at a... view more... (2002-09-26)
Dogs have personalities too!
It might be thought that personality is something that only exists among humans. But this is by no means the case, according to Kenth Svartberg at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, who has studied the personalities of dogs in his doctoral dissertation. He has shown that dogs--just like humans--differ when it comes to anxiety,... view more... (2003-06-16)
Combine and shorten distribution channels
Two years ago, the merger of the German car manufacturer Daimler Benz and the US Chrysler Group to form DaimlerChrysler AG caused a great stir throughout the world. For the two giants of the automobile industry, the merger posed a great challenge in a variety of ways. One key issue was to link the two existing and fully autonomous distribution... view more... (2001-07-30)
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