 New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were—discarded ... | |
New study of gene evolution could lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative disease 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Genetic evolution is strongly shaped by genes' efforts to prevent or tolerate errors in the production of proteins, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have found. | |
Research says fat friends and poor education helps people think thin 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware ... | |
 Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials ... | |
Sex and lifespan linked in worms: A family of sugar-like molecules controls both July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A group of scientists who set out to study sex pheromones in a tiny worm found that the same family of pheromones also controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived dauer larva. | |
Biology enters 'The Matrix' through new computer language July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Ever since the human genome was sequenced less than 10 years ago, researchers have been able to access a dizzying plethora of genomic information with a simple click of a mouse. This digitizing of genomic data—and its public ... | |
 Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been debated whether dinosaurs were part of the ‘Terrestrial Revolution’ that occurred some 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous when birds, mammals, flowering plants, insects ... | |
Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009 July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study. | |
 Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before, a study says. ... | |
Hybrid 'Muttsucker' Has Genes of Three Species July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the murky waters of an inconspicuous stream in a remote area of Wyoming, researchers detail the potential impact that an introduced fish, the white sucker, could have on the evolutionary biology of fishes. | |
Expert warns wheat residue too valuable to lose July 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Times are good for wheat farmers, but they should resist the urge to harvest their crop residue and sell it for ethanol production, a federal researcher says. | |
One missing gene leads to fruitless mating rituals July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Male fruit flies missing a gene for one particular odor receptor become clueless in matters of love, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered. | |
Scientists find new clues to explain Amazonian biodiversity July 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Ice age climate change and ancient flooding—but not barriers created by rivers—may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South America, a new study suggests. | |
Economists' new research shows positive effects of minimum-wage increases 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- As various states consider minimum wage increases, and with Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama proposing that the minimum wage be increased and indexed to adjust for cost-of-living increases, researchers ... | |
UC Santa Barbara chemist goes nano with CoQ10 23 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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If Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10 at your local Costco. | |
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