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Birds can't keep up with climate change: study General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.

Study shows toll roads are more fair than taxes General Science / Other August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 (PhysOrg.com) -- Popular wisdom may suggest that toll roads are unfair to the poor, but a new joint study by UCLA and USC researchers shows that these pay-as-you-go transportation options may actually be fairer to all income ...

That tastes -- sweet? Sour? No, it's definitely calcium! General Science / Chemistry August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Chemists in Philadelphia are reporting a discovery that could expand the palate of human tastes — sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory — to include a new taste sensation that they term "calcium."

Study shows how daughter is different from mother General Science / Biology August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens. In yeast cells, that is.

Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer's treatment General Science / Chemistry August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset ...

India offers money to villagers to vacate tiger reserves General Science / Biology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet India on Saturday offered money to villagers to vacate wildlife reserves in a bid to save the country's tigers from extinction, officials said.

New reasons to avoid grapefruit and other juices when taking certain drugs General Science / Chemistry August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists and consumers have known for years that grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain drugs — with the potential for turning normal doses into toxic overdoses. Now, the researcher who ...

Biologists find diatom to reduce red tide's toxicity General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet It's estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found ...

Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome General Science / Biology August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study of the ribosome, the cell's protein-building machinery, sheds light on the oldest branches of the evolutionary tree of life and suggests that differences in ribosomal structure between the three ...

Piling on the homework -- Does it work for everyone? General Science / Other August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet While U.S students continue to lag behind many countries academically, national statistics show that teachers have responded by assigning more homework. But according to a joint study by researchers at Binghamton University ...

Using everyday language to explain scientific concepts could help students learn, study finds General Science / Other August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- To talk about photosynthesis, you need to know a little Latin, a bit of French, some Greek, a word coined by a pair of French chemists in the 19th century, and a word of ancient origin that has been adopted ...

Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes General Science / Biology 23 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible ...

New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines General Science / Other August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In the event of a standoff between the United States and Iran over uranium enrichment, would Barack Obama, if elected president, know enough about the physics of nuclear weapons to assess the threat? In leading the nation ...

New book further supports controversial theory of 'Man the Hunted' General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Despite popular theories to the contrary, early humans evolved not as aggressive hunters, but as prey of many predators. "Humans are no more born to be hunters than to be gardeners," argues Robert W. Sussman, ...

Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change General Science / Biology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a major contributor to global warming.

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Birds can't keep up with climate change: study General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.

Study shows toll roads are more fair than taxes General Science / Other August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 (PhysOrg.com) -- Popular wisdom may suggest that toll roads are unfair to the poor, but a new joint study by UCLA and USC researchers shows that these pay-as-you-go transportation options may actually be fairer to all income ...

That tastes -- sweet? Sour? No, it's definitely calcium! General Science / Chemistry August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Chemists in Philadelphia are reporting a discovery that could expand the palate of human tastes — sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory — to include a new taste sensation that they term "calcium."

Study shows how daughter is different from mother General Science / Biology August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens. In yeast cells, that is.

Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer's treatment General Science / Chemistry August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset ...

India offers money to villagers to vacate tiger reserves General Science / Biology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet India on Saturday offered money to villagers to vacate wildlife reserves in a bid to save the country's tigers from extinction, officials said.

New reasons to avoid grapefruit and other juices when taking certain drugs General Science / Chemistry August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists and consumers have known for years that grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain drugs — with the potential for turning normal doses into toxic overdoses. Now, the researcher who ...

Biologists find diatom to reduce red tide's toxicity General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet It's estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found ...

Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome General Science / Biology August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study of the ribosome, the cell's protein-building machinery, sheds light on the oldest branches of the evolutionary tree of life and suggests that differences in ribosomal structure between the three ...

Piling on the homework -- Does it work for everyone? General Science / Other August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet While U.S students continue to lag behind many countries academically, national statistics show that teachers have responded by assigning more homework. But according to a joint study by researchers at Binghamton University ...

Using everyday language to explain scientific concepts could help students learn, study finds General Science / Other August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- To talk about photosynthesis, you need to know a little Latin, a bit of French, some Greek, a word coined by a pair of French chemists in the 19th century, and a word of ancient origin that has been adopted ...

Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes General Science / Biology 23 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible ...

New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines General Science / Other August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In the event of a standoff between the United States and Iran over uranium enrichment, would Barack Obama, if elected president, know enough about the physics of nuclear weapons to assess the threat? In leading the nation ...

New book further supports controversial theory of 'Man the Hunted' General Science / Biology August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Despite popular theories to the contrary, early humans evolved not as aggressive hunters, but as prey of many predators. "Humans are no more born to be hunters than to be gardeners," argues Robert W. Sussman, ...

Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change General Science / Biology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a major contributor to global warming.

Birds can't keep up with climate change: study

Study shows toll roads are more fair than taxes

That tastes -- sweet? Sour? No, it's definitely calcium!

Study shows how daughter is different from mother

Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer's treatment

India offers money to villagers to vacate tiger reserves

New reasons to avoid grapefruit and other juices when taking certain drugs

Biologists find diatom to reduce red tide's toxicity

Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome

Piling on the homework -- Does it work for everyone?

Using everyday language to explain scientific concepts could help students learn, study finds

Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes

New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines

New book further supports controversial theory of 'Man the Hunted'

Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change

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