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Cow stomach holds key to turning corn into biofuel General Science / Chemistry April 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 An enzyme from a microbe that lives inside a cow’s stomach is the key to turning corn plants into fuel, according to Michigan State University scientists.

Just like penguins and other primates, people trade sex for resources General Science / Biology April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Female penguins mate with males who bring them pebbles to build egg nests. Hummingbirds mate to gain access to the most productive flowers guarded by larger males.

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? General Science / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.

Are humans evolving faster? Findings suggest we are becoming more different, not alike General Science / Biology December 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 Researchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up – and has not halted or proceeded at a constant rate, as had been thought – indicating that humans on different continents are becoming increasingly ...

Monkeys perform arithmetic as well as college students General Science / Biology December 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that monkeys have the ability to perform mental addition. In fact, monkeys performed about as well as college students given the same test.

Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world General Science / Mathematics March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental ...

Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution General Science / Other June 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 A new computational tool allows the most accurate insights into evolution ever What makes a human different from a chimp? Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics ...

Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble General Science / Other July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 (PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ...

Debunking The Commercial Press and Why Scientists Hate to Talk to the Media General Science / Biology October 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The popular press ran a story over the weekend about the eventual split into two species of the human race. The sources cited were the preeminent London School of Economics and the work of Professor Oliver ...

Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon General Science / Chemistry November 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 67 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.

Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties General Science / Chemistry January 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 75 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature.

Arctic seed vault opens doors for 100 million seeds General Science / Biology February 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened today on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries. With the deposits ranging from ...

First 'rule' of evolution suggests that life is destined to become more complex General Science / Biology March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Scientists have revealed what may well be the first pervasive ‘rule’ of evolution. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers have found evidence which suggests that evolution ...

Logo Can Make You 'Think Different' General Science / Other March 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 89 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and ...

How sweet it is: 'Revolutionary' process points to sugar-fueled cars General Science / Chemistry April 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Chemists are describing development of a “revolutionary” process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen, which could be used to cheaply and efficiently power vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells without ...

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Cow stomach holds key to turning corn into biofuel General Science / Chemistry April 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 An enzyme from a microbe that lives inside a cow’s stomach is the key to turning corn plants into fuel, according to Michigan State University scientists.

Just like penguins and other primates, people trade sex for resources General Science / Biology April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Female penguins mate with males who bring them pebbles to build egg nests. Hummingbirds mate to gain access to the most productive flowers guarded by larger males.

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? General Science / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.

Are humans evolving faster? Findings suggest we are becoming more different, not alike General Science / Biology December 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 Researchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up – and has not halted or proceeded at a constant rate, as had been thought – indicating that humans on different continents are becoming increasingly ...

Monkeys perform arithmetic as well as college students General Science / Biology December 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that monkeys have the ability to perform mental addition. In fact, monkeys performed about as well as college students given the same test.

Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world General Science / Mathematics March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental ...

Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution General Science / Other June 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 A new computational tool allows the most accurate insights into evolution ever What makes a human different from a chimp? Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics ...

Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble General Science / Other July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 (PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ...

Debunking The Commercial Press and Why Scientists Hate to Talk to the Media General Science / Biology October 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The popular press ran a story over the weekend about the eventual split into two species of the human race. The sources cited were the preeminent London School of Economics and the work of Professor Oliver ...

Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon General Science / Chemistry November 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 67 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.

Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties General Science / Chemistry January 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 75 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature.

Arctic seed vault opens doors for 100 million seeds General Science / Biology February 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened today on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries. With the deposits ranging from ...

First 'rule' of evolution suggests that life is destined to become more complex General Science / Biology March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Scientists have revealed what may well be the first pervasive ‘rule’ of evolution. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers have found evidence which suggests that evolution ...

Logo Can Make You 'Think Different' General Science / Other March 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 89 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and ...

How sweet it is: 'Revolutionary' process points to sugar-fueled cars General Science / Chemistry April 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Chemists are describing development of a “revolutionary” process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen, which could be used to cheaply and efficiently power vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells without ...

Cow stomach holds key to turning corn into biofuel

Just like penguins and other primates, people trade sex for resources

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?

Are humans evolving faster? Findings suggest we are becoming more different, not alike

Monkeys perform arithmetic as well as college students

Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world

Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution

Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble

Debunking The Commercial Press and Why Scientists Hate to Talk to the Media

Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon

Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties

Arctic seed vault opens doors for 100 million seeds

First 'rule' of evolution suggests that life is destined to become more complex

Logo Can Make You 'Think Different'

How sweet it is: 'Revolutionary' process points to sugar-fueled cars

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