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Astrophysicists Listen to Loops Shivering on the Sun
You would imagine that a 500,000 kilometre long arch of super heated plasma releasing energy equal to the simultaneous explosion of 40 billion Hiroshima atomic bombs would be as easy to "hear" as it is to "see" - but it's not. Astrophysicists have long thought about using the... view more (2004-02-17)

Fragments of dinosaur protein survive in bone fossils
Proteins are tougher than we think - which is good news for scientists trying to piece together the history of evolution from fragments of ancient DNA. In this month’s (December 2000) edition of the journal, Geology, Dr Matthew Collins, of Newcastle University, England, shows how significant... view more (2000-12-18)

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)

Ovary removal surgery elevates risk for dementia
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ovariectomy, surgical removal of a woman's ovaries, raises her risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment. Risk is especially increased if a woman has her ovaries removed at a young age.   view more (2006-04-06)

Alternatives to the use of nitrate as a fertiliser
In order to develop sustainable agricultural production, what is required is a study of nitrogenated sources as alternatives to the nitrates that predominate in agricultural soils and that have a greater contaminant capacity.   view more (2006-04-19)

Mechanism identified for promising neurological drug
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center have identified the mechanism by which minocycline, a medication currently being studied for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, protects brain and nerve cells from damage.   view more (2006-06-22)

The social care function of farm animals
Farm animals can play a valuable role in the lives of children and adults with psychological problems or a mental handicap. Social care farms and children's farms can improve the quality of their life, as shown by interviews with counsellors and managers of children's farms and social care farmers.... view more (2002-04-22)

Poorer farmers benefit most from organic practices
Farmers in developing countries are reaping the benefits of adopting 'green' agricultural practices far more than their western counterparts, suggests a report published today, Thursday 14 February 2002. The report by Nicolas Parrott at Cardiff University's Department of City and Regional Planning... view more (2002-02-12)

Before selling carbon credits, read this
Storing carbon in agricultural soils presents an immediate option to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming.   view more (2007-05-21)

Farm kids have lower risk of asthma, study shows
Farm children appear to have a lower risk of asthma than their urban counterparts or even those living in a non-agricultural rural environment, according to a University of Alberta study.   view more (2007-10-17)

Mayo Clinic study finds coma grossly misrepresented in the movies
A new study by a Mayo Clinic neurologist finds that, overall, motion pictures inaccurately represent the comatose state. Findings will appear in the May issue of the journal Neurology.   view more (2006-05-09)

Logging doubles threat to the Amazon, rivaling clear-cutting, study suggests
Human activities are degrading the Amazonian forest at twice the rate previously estimated, suggests a new study that adds the effects of logging to those of clear-cutting.   view more (2005-10-21)

Media Invitation: British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Lancaster University, 7-9 September 2004
You are invited to attend the UK's premier ecological event, the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting, being held at Lancaster University on 7-9 September 2004. Thousands of ecologists from all four corners of the globe will be attending the meeting, which features hundreds of scientific... view more (2004-08-17)

Sometimes dry soils yield more clouds
Symposium of the American Meteorological Society in Wageningen (The Netherlands) Cloud formation does not always follow beaten tracks. The formation of low clouds during nice weather conditions will normally take place above moist soils. Under specific atmospheric conditions, which can occur in... view more (2002-07-12)

How parachute spiders invade new territory
Researchers have developed a new model that explains how spiders are able to 'fly' or 'parachute' into new territory on single strands of silk — sometimes covering distances of hundreds of miles over open ocean.   view more (2006-07-12)

Conventional plowing is 'skinning our agricultural fields'
Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth's soil supply, a new study confirms.   view more (2007-08-09)

Alternative farming cleans up water
Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply.   view more (2007-07-20)

Poverty in Africa: Migration can help
Migration plays an important role in poverty alleviation. Moving within Africa (continental migration) is a long-established practice in response to drought and low agricultural productivity.   view more (2006-06-12)

Old leaves need to die in time or they will bring a plant down
In a study from the November issue of The American Naturalist, researchers Alex Boonman and co-workers from the Netherlands show that it is beneficial for plants growing in a dense stand to shed their oldest, lower leaves once these become shaded.   view more (2006-11-02)

Farmed salmon could become an invasive species in forest streams
Ever since the Norwegians expanded commercial farming of salmon in the 1960s, the industry has continued to rapidly grow worldwide.   view more (2007-03-09)

Symbiotic fungus does not depend on fungus-farming ants for reproduction, researchers say
Fungus-farming ants around the world cultivate essentially the same fungus and are not as critical to the reproduction of the fungi as previously believed, biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.   view more (2006-06-28)

First analysis of recent disease outbreak in China
Last year, there was major press coverage of an alarmingly large and deadly outbreak of Streptococcus suis disease in Sichuan province in China.   view more (2006-04-11)

Are you a midge magnet?
Entomologists have confirmed the truth behind the long-held belief that some of us are more prone to midge attacks than others. Speaking at the Royal Entomological Society's meeting Entomology 2001: "Insects and disease", to be held at the University of Aberdeen on 10-12 September 2001,... view more (2001-08-30)

The future of British agriculture: fit for consumption?
What is the fate of agriculture in this country? This topical issue will be debated at a British Association Forum on Thursday 26 April 2001. Debate on the future is hampered by a lack of clarity. Terms such as the environment, sustainability and animal welfare are widely cited, yet rarely do... view more (2001-04-25)

Intensified research effort yields climate-resilient agriculture to blunt impact of global warming
In reporting new forecasts of the devastating impact of climate change on food production in some of the globe's poorest regions, the world's largest alliance of international agricultural research centers today announced it is embarking on a new effort to intensify and streamline research to... view more (2006-12-05)
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