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Measuring Calcium in Serpentine Soils
Serpentine soils contain highly variable amounts of calcium, making them marginal lands for farming. Successful management of serpentine soils requires accurate measurement of the calcium they hold. Research published this month in the Soil Science Society of America Journal shows that multiple... view more (2008-08-20)

Korea offers participation in the ITER fusion experiment
After the USA and China South Korea also recently offered to participate in the ITER international fusion test reactor (Latin for "the journey"). The research project was jointly prepared by European, Japanese and Russian scientists. As stated in a letter from the Korean minister of research,... view more (2003-07-03)

XIVth International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and Ecology
Soils provide humans with a whole range of irreplaceable ecosystem services the production and maintenance of which are largely dependent on the actions of the animal communities which inhabit them. Apart from the substantial agricultural production made necessary by humanity's demand for food,... view more (2004-08-30)

Laugh and the world laughs with you
The first findings from Laughlab, the world’s largest experiment into the psychology of humour, are released today by psychologist Dr Richard Wiseman , University of Hertfordshire, who devised the project in collaboration with the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) as... view more (2001-12-18)

UCLA-Dutch team uncovers Egypt's earliest agricultural settlement
Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be... view more (2008-02-13)

Cancer scientists create 'human' leukemia process to map how disease begins, progresses
Cancer researchers led by Dr. John Dick at Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) have developed a method to convert normal human blood cells into "human" leukemia stem cells.   view more (2007-04-27)

Historian Reveals Paris not Oxford Street was Favoured by 17th Century Seasonal Shoppers
Rather than the majority of people in the UK buying masses of Christmas presents and fighting through crowds of frantic shoppers, 17th and 18th Century seasonal shopping was reserved for the rich and took place in the New Year, and Paris, not Oxford Street, was favoured by consumers. As part of... view more (2002-12-20)

Surinamese language Trio demands honesty
The Leiden linguist Eithne Carlin has discovered that the Surinamese indigenous language Trio is particularly accurate with respect to the truth level of statements. Carlin has almost finished a complete written grammar of Trio. The precision of Trio means that it is difficult to accurately... view more (2002-04-18)

PET scan shows during treatment if radiation is shrinking lung tumor, U-M study shows
Lung cancer patients may not need to wait till their radiation treatment is over to know if it worked. A PET scan several weeks after starting radiation treatment for lung cancer can indicate whether the tumor will respond to the treatment.   view more (2007-07-19)

New 52-city report examines use of wastewater in urban agriculture
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied (80 percent) are using untreated or partially treated... view more (2008-08-18)

Top Businessman Honoured By Kingston University
Kingston University has honoured the head of one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare groups. Jeff Harris, the Non-Executive Chairman of Alliance UniChem Plc, has received an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration in recognition of his support of the academic community... view more (2003-06-26)

Biofuels: An advisable strategy?
Biofuels have been an increasingly hot topic on the discussion table in the last few years. In 2003 the European Union introduced a Directive suggesting that Member states should increase the share of biofuels in the energy used for transport to 2% by 2005 and 5.75% by 2010.   view more (2007-03-08)

Biodiesel won't drive down global warming
EU legislation to promote the uptake of biodiesel will not make any difference to global warming, and could potentially result in greater emissions of greenhouse gases than from conventional petroleum derived diesel.   view more (2007-04-23)

A single gene makes the chicken a victim
Feather pecking is a common and serious behavioural disorder in laying hens around the world. The chickens peck and pull the feathers of their victims, and this may lead to cannibalism. Now a group of researchers under the lead of Per Jensen, Professor of ethology at Linköping University have... view more (2004-10-04)

Campus Vienna Biocenter - Architecture & Agency aid Scientific Communication
23rd of April, 2004: Vienna, the Biotech hub of Eastern and Central Europe, will see a significant extension. Today, a new laboratory-cum-office building is officially inaugurated. With its open architecture, the modern building stands for both internal and external scientific communication.... view more (2004-04-22)

Land tenure conflict in Kenya turning into strong inter-ethnic territorial claims
Kenya's recent history has been dotted with several intense episodes of land-ownership conflict, starting in the early 1950s with the bloody repression of the Mau Mau movement by the British colonial power.   view more (2008-05-16)

New science advisory council for Defra
Ministers have appointed a new body to give expert and independent advice on science policy and strategy to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 12-strong Science Advisory Council will help guide Defra's scientific priorities and work, including horizon-scanning and... view more (2004-02-03)

BBSRC invests over £20M per annum in agricultural sustainability (A response by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to the call by English Nature for a new Sustainable Farming Centre)
"What matters is not how we label our research" says Professor Ray Baker FRS, Chief Executive of BBSRC "but that we have programmes in place to integrate basic and strategic research with more applied studies. These institutes provide precisely this framework, combining as they do... view more (1999-09-17)

Children born from frozen embryos weigh more and do better than those born after fresh transfer
Children born after a frozen, thawed embryo has been replaced in the womb have higher birth weight than those born where fresh embryos were used.   view more (2008-07-08)

Detecting synthetic fertilizers: Is it organic or not?
As organic farming becomes more common, methods to identify fraud in the industry are increasingly important. In a recent study in Journal of Environmental Quality, scientists successfully use nitrogen isotopic discrimination to determine if non-organic, synthetic fertilizers were used on sweet... view more (2008-02-04)

THE BURDEN OF REPRODUCTIVE-ORGAN DISEASE IN RURAL GAMBIAN WOMEN (p1161)
The culture of silence surrounding reproductive-organ disorders in rural Gambian villages is more likely to be broken by focusing not on the possibility of acquiring HIV infection, as is done in many western cultures, but by educating people on the risk of infertility, conclude authors of a study... view more (2001-04-11)

Madagascar : the forest in danger
Madagascar's forest is one of the most threatened in the tropical world. In the south-west of the island cultivation of maize on areas cleared by slash-and-burn methods is the main cause of deforestation which, particularly intense in this area, is increasing year by year. Research scientists from... view more (2000-05-22)

Back Pain Under-recognised In Less-developed Countries
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how lower back pain is a serious and poorly recognised health burden for rural communities in less-developed countries.   view more (2003-01-16)

Cutting Of The Antlers May Be Harmful For Reindeers
The reindeer`s antlers make the beauty and the pride of a male, being a reliable weapon during spring tournaments. In autumn the antlers are no longer needed, so reindeers shed the antlers and grow them up anew in the next season. With the majority of the reindeer types, the male sex hormones... view more (2002-03-04)

Mexican farmers effectively cultivate phenotypic diversity in maize
Erosion of genetic diversity of crop plants has for several decades been making it necessary to develop initiatives for protecting these plant resources. One strategy is in-situ conservation of crop plants. The model currently advanced involves maintaining the varieties to be conserved isolated in... view more (2004-03-31)
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