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Sudden moves spark brain battle
Neurons compete in a royal rumble for the brain's attention.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/most_recent/~4/LVs4zWOAqd0" height="1" width="1"/>
New Species: Fanged Frog, More Found in Mekong
New species discovered along Asia's Mekong River in 2008—including a leopard gecko and a fanged frog that eats birds—are already under serious threat because of climate change, WWF says. Video.
Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species
Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.
US to review endangered status of humpback whales
The population of humpback whales has been
Strategies For Improving Productivity Of Jatropha Curcas: A Bio-Diesel Plant
Jatropha curcas grows wild in Udaipur division in Rajasthan. Chattisgarh state and several other nothern states of India Under the micromission programme of Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India under...
New Method For Improving The Functional Characteristics Of Enzymes
Scientists develop a new method for improving the functional characteristics of enzymes. The method has potential for wide application in the chemical, medicinal and food industries.
Microbiology: Free-for-all On The Leaf Surface
Scientists have examined the genes and proteins of bacteria that live on leaves to clarify which unicellular organisms are found on leaf surfaces and what they are doing there.
Two Proteins Enable Skin Cells To Regenerate
Nevermind facial masks and exfoliating scrubs, skin takes care of itself. Stem cells located within the skin actively generate differentiating cells that can ultimately form either the body surface or...
Video: Future Of Growing Older
Mo Rocca takes a look at the future of human beings and the increasing longevity of human life.
What's government's role in making the Web secure?
(AP) -- There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.
Stock Robot Surprisingly Ignorant Of Squid Facts
I was going to write about this article in the Kitsap Sun, which highlighted my advisor's recent research trip off the WA coast. I thought that was pretty cool, but...
Florida fears African rock python invading Everglades
Three of the aggressive, nonnative snakes have been found near the national park, raising concern that the species is breeding in the wild. The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats,...
How Disruption Of Spectrin-actin Network Causes Lens Cells In The Eye To Lose Shape
A network of proteins underlying the plasma membrane keeps epithelial cells in shape and maintains their orderly hexagonal packing in the mouse lens, according to new research.
Secrets Of The Sandcastle Worm Could Yield A Powerful Medical Adhesive
Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered...
Just how much sun is enough to meet vitamin D needs?
You have said that people who get 10 to 15 minutes of sun exposure at one time can make enough vitamin D in their skin. On what percent of the...
Work arms and legs together
Here's an excellent way to simultaneously train the large muscles in your lower body and your shoulders and biceps. You can use a kettlebell or substitute a dumbbell.
France-Size Shark Sanctuary Created -- A First
The tiny island country of Palau has set aside a vast haven for sharks, which are plummeting due to rising demand for shark-fin soup.
Comprehensive understanding of bacteria could lead to new insights into many organisms
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, University of California, San Diego, The Scripps Research Institute, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation and other institutions have constructed a complete...
The State of the Art of Electronic Noses
Three new e-noses use three different methods to sniff out everything from freon to fatty acids A rose by any other name would smell as sweet; we all know that. But what...
Engineers Track Bacteria's Kayak Paddle-like Motion For First Time
Engineers have for the first time observed and tracked E. coli bacteria moving in a liquid medium with a motion similar to that of a kayak paddle. The findings will...
US budget bears good news for chemistry
Obama’s 2010 proposal is positive for chemistry overall, but the NIH and DOD figures pose difficulties
From nature, robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- To a robot designer like Sangbae Kim, the animal kingdom is full of inspiration. "I always look at animals and ask why they are the way they are,"...
Great Tits Eat Bats In Times Of Need
Necessity is the mother of invention: Great Tits eat hibernating common pipistrelle bats under harsh conditions of snow cover. This remarkable newly-acquired behaviour was observed by researchers in a cave...
Certain Colors More Likely To Cause Epileptic Fits, Researchers Find
Researchers have discovered that epileptic brains are more ordered than non-epileptic ones and also that certain flicking colors seem more likely to cause fits.
Scientists scour Fundy for invasive tunicate
Marine scientists are searching the waters around Campobello and Deer islands for an invasive species that could devastate the local environment if it migrates into Canada.
Carbon Nanotubes Shown to Boost Plant Growth, Could Spawn Super-Fertilizers
Carbon nanotubes have improved existing technologies in fields ranging from electrical circuitry to architecture to materials science. So is it any surprise that when researchers in Arkansas applied the miraculous microscopic structures to...
Scientists create tiny explorers
Australian researchers are developing tiny devices that will be able to cheaply and easily explore oceans, rivers and the human body.
Arachnophobes look away now - it's a bumper autumn for spiders
Conservationists say there could be more spiders and daddy long legs than usual this autumn because of favourable breeding conditions