 Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The crown-of-thorns starfish, a notorious threat to coral in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, comprises four species, not one, biologists reported on Tuesday. | |
Study reveals specific gene in adolescent men with delinquent peers October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Birds of a feather flock together, according to the old adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, according to a landmark study led ... | |
 The Color of Evolution: How One Fish Became Two Fish October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since Darwin discovered that species can evolve, scientists have wondered how new species form. Answering this question is the key to understanding the diversity of all of life. A group ... | |
Protection for stressed-out bacteria identified October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An international team of researchers is a step closer to understanding the spread of deadly diseases such as listeriosis, after observing for the first time how bacteria respond to stress. | |
 New ant species discovered in the Amazon likely represents oldest living lineage of ants September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 86 vote(s)
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A new species of blind, subterranean, predatory ant discovered in the Amazon rainforest by University of Texas at Austin evolutionary biologist Christian Rabeling is likely a descendant of the very first ants ... | |
 Busy and valuable: Bees are worth $220bln a year September 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Bees and other pollinating insects are worth 153 billion euros (220 billion dollars) a year, thanks to their help in growing fruit, vegetables, oil crops, coffee, cocao and spices, a French study has found. ... | |
Primordial fish had rudimentary fingers September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Tetrapods, the first four-legged land animals, are regarded as the first organisms that had fingers and toes. Now researchers at Uppsala University can show that this is wrong. Using medical x-rays, they found rudiments ... | |
 New way to make malaria medicine also first step in finding new antibiotics September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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University of Illinois microbiology professor William Metcalf and his collaborators have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound, potentially making the treatment of malaria less expensive. | |
 Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth' October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female ... | |
 To survive, tiger moths are bright for birds, click for bats September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you ate a spoiled hamburger from a fast-food restaurant, chances are you would be reminded of the experience every time you saw the chain's logo. | |
Puzzle of ants' suicide mission to protect the nest September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying social insect behaviour have discovered a remarkable example of self-sacrifice in a species of ant found in Brazil. | |
Food for thought -- regulating energy supply to the brain during fasting October 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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If the current financial climate has taught us anything, it's that a system where over-borrowing goes unchecked eventually ends in disaster. It turns out this rule applies as much to our bodies as it does to economics. Instead ... | |
Evidence of evolutionary selection found in 544 genes September 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By comparing the genomes of humans and five other mammals, Cornell researchers have identified 544 genes that have been shaped by positive selection over millions of years of evolution. | |
New life found in ancient tombs September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Life has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found growing on the walls of the Roman tombs may help protect ... | |
Groundbreaking discovery may lead to stronger antibiotics October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The last decade has seen a dramatic decline in the effectiveness of antibiotics, resulting in a mounting public health crisis across the world. A new breakthrough by University of Virginia researchers provides physicians ... | |
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