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Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Fossil find points to earliest life
The evolution of oxygen-producing organisms has been pushed back another 270 million years through the discovery of well-preserved fossils in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Weight loss may be toxic: study
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Low vitamin D linked to schizophrenia
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
There's gold in them thar bacteria!
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
First mission to touch the Sun
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
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NZ quake reveals unknown fault
Monday, 6 September 2010
Scientists have described the weekend's devastating earthquake in New Zealand, which occurred on a previously unknown fault, as a "warning shot across the bow".
Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic beer
Monday, 6 September 2010
A group of people who lived nearly 2000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia drank beer laced with tetracycline.
Meaning of life changes across cosmos
Monday, 6 September 2010
Scientists have detected a spatial variation in the fine structure constant, meaning the laws of physics might alter in different parts of the universe.
Brain exercises delay mental decline
Friday, 3 September 2010
New research suggests exercising your brain can keep you sharper for longer into old age, but when the symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster.
God did not create universe: Hawking
Friday, 3 September 2010 (91 comments)
God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the universe due to a series of developments in physics, according to a new book by Stephen Hawking.
Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study
Friday, 3 September 2010
Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction that could take tens of millions of years to recover from, an Australian scientist says.
Ant nav relies on a point of view
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Ants travelling along a familiar route use their photographic memory to calculate how to stay on track say British researchers.
Dying star in hot water
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Astronomers think light from distant stars may be forming water on a dying red giant twice the mass and 700 times the size of our Sun.
Females more prone to football knee injury
Thursday, 2 September 2010
'Kicking like a girl' is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, say US researcher.
Lack of sleep ups mental illness risk
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness.
Tiny creatures reveal ancient sea levels
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of West Antarctic give a strong hint of the effects of sea level rise, say scientists.
Communal feasts date back 12,000 years
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Community feasts were probably a common occurrence among early humans, possibly predating the advent of agriculture, according to a new study.
Virus-built batteries to provide power
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Batteries built by viruses could soon power your mobile phone or be sprayed onto uniforms as wearable power sources.
Review calls for UN climate shake-up
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
A shake-up has been recommended for the UN climate panel, a body which came under fire recently in the so-called 'Climategate' scandal.
Genome of the apple laid bare
Monday, 30 August 2010
One of the world's most popular fruits, the apple, has been genetically sequenced, an exploit that could lead to crisper, juicier and more flavoursome harvests, says scientists.
