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BBC Science/Nature
Dwarf galaxies gobbled by giants
Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:56pm
'No climate link' to African wars
A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
6 Sep 2010 at 5:47pm
Video to assess Wave Hub impact
High definition (HD) video is being used to assess how wave energy devices will affect the ecology of coastal areas.
7 Sep 2010 at 12:16pm
Inbred bees 'facing extinction'
Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
6 Sep 2010 at 6:19pm
Huge growth at largest wind farm
A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.
7 Sep 2010 at 12:30pm
Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
6 Sep 2010 at 7:18am
Insect brains to fight MRSA
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
6 Sep 2010 at 6:08am
Blair in climate inaction warning
Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.
5 Sep 2010 at 6:09pm
Danish rocketeers postpone launch
A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.
5 Sep 2010 at 8:43am
Island 'super-sized' mice studied
Researchers begin a study of the "super-sized" mice found on a tiny Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides.
3 Sep 2010 at 5:59am
Live Science
Green Tea Benefits Questioned by FDA
Green tea is all the rage these days. But is it any good for you?
7 Sep 2010 at 2:20pm
New Details on How the Brain Responds to Fear
A new brain finding could allow Schaffer to keep civilians shaking in their knees (not fleeing) when he unleashes some world domination scheme.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:59pm
Colorado Wildfires Seen From Space
Smoke is seen flowing eastward from the wildfires.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:47pm
2 Asteroids to Pass Close to Earth
Two space rocks will pass by Earth this week inside the orbit of the moon.
7 Sep 2010 at 12:15pm
Hallucinogenic Comforts Fatally Ill Patients in Study
Hallucinogens might help reduce anxiety in terminal cancer patients.
7 Sep 2010 at 12:14pm
Classic UFO Battle Waged Online
An interesting argument about UFOs is playing out in the Space section of MSNBC.
7 Sep 2010 at 11:39am
Hurricanes Throw Birds Off Course
When Hurricane Earl barelled north last week, it took more than a lot of moisture and energy with it.
7 Sep 2010 at 11:21am
Ancient Egyptian City Rises from the Sea
The ancient city of Leukaspis (also called Antiphrae) was nearly wiped out by a tsunami in the fourth century.
7 Sep 2010 at 11:14am
Scientists Drill into Ancient, Underwater Coral Reef
Ancient, fossilized coral holds key to past sea level change.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:43am
Secret to Red Crabs' Epic Migration Discovered
Hormones keep the crabs from sputtering out of fuel along their breeding migration.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:04am
ScienceDaily
The brain speaks: Scientists decode words from brain signals
In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with ...
Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a new article. Additionally, napping does not appear to be an adequate substitute for nighttime sleep in terms of preventing obesity.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Imaging reveals key metabolic factors of cannibalistic bacteria
Researchers have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging mass spectrometry, is a first step toward a broader effort to map all signaling molecules between organisms.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
First Irish genome sequenced
The first entire genome of an Irish individual has been sequenced. The sequence provides insight into the evolutionary history of this distinct lineage.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Critically endangered whales may be fleeing Russian oil and gas boom, observe...
Russian oil and gas company Rosneft is conducting oil and gas exploration work that may have caused the critically endangered western gray whale to flee its main feeding ground. Tests and offshore installment of equipment by Rosneft for a major seismic survey began in late August, despite repeated calls from 12 governments, NGOs, scientists and the public to postpone the survey because of potential risks to the whales.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury
Using ultrasound and a minimally invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study.
7 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Colorful mix of asteroids discovered, may aid future space travel
New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with a surprisingly wide array of compositions.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol i...
Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have elevated total and LDL cholesterol levels, according to a new article.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics
Cockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard, according to scientists who have discovered powerful antibiotic properties in the brains of cockroaches and locusts.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Discovery of mixer cells: Mixer cells relax tissue tension during embryogenesis
Researchers have recently identified cells that surprisingly change identity during embryogenesis in the Drosophila. By studying these "mixer cells" in a healing model, the scientists demonstrated that they helped to relax tissue tension, allowing perfect intercalation of the epidermis.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Six times more insect species in tropical mountains than predicted
How many species of insects exist? Researchers found that in tropical mountains there are six times more insects than shown in global calculations. The insects in these areas are also highly specialized in their choice of food.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows
Teens who slept less than eight hours on weeknights consumed 2.2 percent more calories from fats and 3 percent fewer calories from carbs than teens who slept eight hours or more, according to new research. In secondary analyses stratified by sex, the results were significant among girls but not boys. Also, for each one-hour increase in sleep duration, the odds of consuming a high amount of calories from snacks decreased by an average of 21 percent.
7 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Extreme survival: 'Conan the Bacterium' reveals its recipe for success
The discovery of long-sought chemical antioxidants in the world's toughest microbe is reported in a breakthrough study. First studied nearly 50 years ago, this bacterium can survive massive exposures to gamma-radiation, ultraviolet radiation, desiccation, and other agents which kill cells by generating reactive oxygen species.
7 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
Hallucinogen can safely ease anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients, study...
In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety.
7 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
Visual pattern preference may be indicator of autism in toddlers
Using eye-tracking methods, researchers have shown that toddlers with autism spend significantly more time visually examining dynamic geometric patterns than they do looking at social images -- a viewing pattern not found in either typical or developmentally delayed toddlers.
7 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
New Scientist
Real invisibility threads would be fit for an emperor
Combining techniques used to produce light-bending metamaterials with those used to make optical fibres might just make see-through threads a reality
28 Aug 2010 at 4:00am
LHC lawsuit dismissed a second time
The latest case against the particle collider's funding agencies for their potentially Earth-destroying activities has been dismissed, reports Kate McAlpine
27 Aug 2010 at 12:59pm
New Orleans: Are the new defences tough enough?
A $14.5 billion revamp of New Orleans's flood defences is almost finished, but some say the measures aren't tough and comprehensive enough
27 Aug 2010 at 12:35pm
Today on New Scientist: 27 August 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: caterpillars that call their nemesis, Stonehenge's secret sounds, day-squeezing sunspots and more
27 Aug 2010 at 12:00pm
Black holes + dark matter = light
Two of the darkest things in the universe may together be making light – or at least, gamma rays – detectable from Earth
27 Aug 2010 at 10:48am
Renewable power on a grand scale
An exhibition of photographs of the sustainable energy industry includes this shot of a huge hydroelectric turbine shaft
27 Aug 2010 at 10:13am
How astronauts' experience could help trapped miners
Experience from space missions shows the trapped miners in Chile may face their most severe psychological challenges in a couple of months' time
27 Aug 2010 at 9:55am
Sunspots squeeze and stretch the day
These dark regions may somehow alter the rate of Earth's spin – an insight that could help steer spacecraft more accurately
27 Aug 2010 at 8:46am
Innovation: Sunrise boulevards could bring clean power
Could roads surfaced with solar panels bring renewable energy to our doors?
27 Aug 2010 at 8:34am
This week's top stories [27 August 2010]
Our top articles ranked by reader popularity. Harvard confirms misconduct by morality researcherFlawed proof ushers in era of wikimathHow collapsing bubbles could shoot cancer cells deadYou don't need brothers or sisters to be sociableHydrogen bonds are caught on cameraMaking light work of LED droopGulf spill: Is the oil lurking underwater?This week's top stories [20 August 2010]Ancient Chinese medicine could boost cancer therapyKiller T-cells, the fix for organ rejection?
27 Aug 2010 at 8:00am
Oxytocin fails 'trust elixir' test
The hormone does make people more trusting, but not gullible, as many internet vendors would have us believe
27 Aug 2010 at 7:29am
Sounds of the rainforest versus sounds of the city
Rainforests give more to ears than to eyes - has a sound installation in a huge London greenhouse managed to recreate them, asks Catherine de Lange
27 Aug 2010 at 6:35am
Macabre details of suicide hangings revealed
The results of this grisly research could be significant in court cases where prison officers are accused of negligence or foul play
27 Aug 2010 at 6:24am
Socket and see: Apple reinvents the audio jack
Apple thinks that the humble jack socket needs a redesign. A microphone buried beneath it could stop dust entering iPhones and iPods, says Paul Marks
27 Aug 2010 at 5:33am
Acoustic archaeology: The secret sounds of Stonehenge
Trevor Cox reveals how the acoustic footprint of the world's most famous prehistoric monument was measured
27 Aug 2010 at 4:31am
SpaceWire News
USGS Earthquake Activity
M 3.1, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 07, 2010 19:20:05 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 2:20pm
M 2.7, Southern California
September 07, 2010 18:50:42 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 1:50pm
M 3.4, Southern California
September 07, 2010 17:29:14 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 12:29pm
M 6.2, Fiji region
September 07, 2010 16:13:33 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 11:13am
M 5.5, Kyrgyzstan
September 07, 2010 15:41:37 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 10:41am
M 2.7, Northern California
September 07, 2010 13:06:57 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 8:06am
M 5.4, Fiji region
September 07, 2010 12:49:01 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 7:49am
M 5.0, Kuril Islands
September 07, 2010 11:30:52 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 6:30am
M 2.7, western Montana
September 07, 2010 10:08:26 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 5:08am
M 2.7, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 07, 2010 08:40:35 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 3:40am
M 4.9, southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
September 07, 2010 07:22:13 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 2:22am
M 3.1, Central California
September 07, 2010 06:59:25 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 1:59am
M 4.2, Kodiak Island region, Alaska
September 07, 2010 05:54:04 GMT
7 Sep 2010 at 12:54am
M 3.4, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 07, 2010 04:43:36 GMT
6 Sep 2010 at 11:43pm
M 3.6, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 07, 2010 03:43:43 GMT
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