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Who knew he was the alpha male?
How do you know if a stranger will be nice or nasty? Professor Cliff Summers' group at the University of South Dakota has found that you can predict the social status of male lizards before they fight. What is more, green Anolis lizards show their fighting fitness through a colour signal on their face. Wayne Korzan has discovered that how fast... view more... (2004-03-25)
Ethnicity important factor in rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections
Rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia are about three times as high in black Caribbeans as they are in black Africans, shows a study in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Cases of gonorrhoea and chlamydia, recorded at 11 sexual health clinics in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham Health Authority for the years 1994 and 1995, were studied. Ethnic group was... view more... (2001-02-02)
Book announcement: The World of Microbes - new textbook for key stage 2
Many people only associate microbes with disease, but we could not live without them. The World of Microbes is a new book, specially written for Key Stage 2 children, which looks at how harmful and beneficial microbes affect our daily lives. Packs containing six copies of The World of Microbes; a teacher’s guide; poster and science planning... view more... (2001-07-31)
New night vision system reduces car accidents
About 42% of fatal car accidents happen at night, according to the European Commission for the Automobile Industry. This figure is extremely worrying bearing in mind that there is about 60% less traffic during at night time. view more (2007-09-27)
New treatment for glaucoma shows promise in laboratory, say Iowa State researchers
Iowa State University researchers have developed a new technique that successfully treated rats for blindness caused by glaucoma. view more (2007-08-02)
First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13
A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. view more (2009-10-22)
Seeing Through the Skin
Feeling blue? According to Prof. Leonid Yaroslavsky from Tel Aviv University, the saying may be more than just a metaphor. view more (2008-09-12)
Silver cars are safest
Silver cars are less likely to be involved in a crash resulting in serious injury than cars of other colours, finds a study in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. Researchers in New Zealand examined the effect of car colour on the risk of a serious injury in over 1,000 drivers who took part in the Auckland car crash injury study between 1998... view more... (2003-12-17)
New Evidence on How our Eyes use Light to Manage our Body Clock - University of Surrey Groundbreaking Study Results
A new study published this week shows for the first time that the human eye is sensitive to short wave length visible light and transmits information to the body clock in a way that may make it possible to manipulate waking and sleeping rhythms. This new data, gained from a study carried out at the University of Surrey, might enable this type of... view more... (2001-08-20)
Burning oil cloud above northern Iraq
A burning oil pipeline in northern Iraq produced an immense cloud of black smoke that stretched across thousands of square kilometres, in this image acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. The smoke cloud is visible in the centre of this image of the alluvial plain occupied by the valley of the river Tigris (flowing from... view more... (2003-09-12)
Eye diseases gave great painters different vision of their work, Stanford ophthalmologist says
Michael Marmor, MD, wanted to know what it was like to see through the eyes of an artist. Literally. view more (2007-04-11)
Holograms make for better vision tests
A new paper published in the July 1 issue of OSA's Optics Letters shows that researchers in Australia have created a new one-step test that uses holograms to diagnose the astigmatic error of the human eye, a key measurement in determining the appropriate prescriptions for eye glasses in patients. view more (2007-07-09)
Antidepressants enhance neuronal plasticity in the visual system
In the April 18 issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. view more (2008-04-18)
Seeing red -- in the number 7
Hypnosis can induce synaesthetic experiences - where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another - according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers. view more (2008-10-23)
Musical Squares - Adventures in Sound
Musical Squares is a scientific extravaganza which is packed with sound and visual illustrations - and live experiments. It is suitable for all ages and requires no former knowledge of the subject at all. view more (1998-09-02)
New tool trains athlete brains to react 53 percent faster
All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. view more (2008-11-19)
Light shed on vision and hearing disorders
The most common hereditary condition that affects both hearing and vision is Usher Syndrome (USH). In the next issue of The EMBO Journal, scientists at the Institut Pasteur report on studies that have established the first link between Myosin VIIa, Cadherin 23 and Harmonin b. These three proteins were previously known to be involved in the... view more... (2002-12-16)
Unravelling the threads of history at the ESRF
An international team of scientists from Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom has recently been working at the ESRF in order to unravel the threads of history. Wrappings of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls have been studied with synchrotron light. The X-rays will hopefully provide the team with precious information, such as the kind of fibres the... view more... (2004-03-25)
Serious physical illness linked to suicide in later life
Most people who commit suicide late in life suffer from depression, but the role of physical illness is less clear. A study in this week’s BMJ finds that serious physical illness also carries an increased risk of suicide in elderly people. view more (2002-06-05)
Million pound study to help prevent blindness
A one million pound award to Cardiff University from the Medical Research Council is enabling researchers to conduct the world's most wide-ranging study into one of the body's most intriguing components - the cornea of the eye. At the front of the eyeball, the cornea is the transparent 'window' through which we see the coloured iris and the pupil.... view more... (2001-07-05)
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