More than 2,000 years after Archimedes found a way to determine the density of a king’s crown by measuring its mass in two different fluids, MIT scientists have used the same principle to solve an equally vexing puzzle ...
Biotechnology
Jun 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Meat grown using tissue engineering techniques, so-called ‘cultured meat’, would generate up to 96% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventionally produced meat, according to a new study.
Environment
Jun 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long scratched their heads over the Earth’s dazzling array of flowering plants. While conifers took 300 million years to yield hundreds of species, flowering plants diversified in less ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators from the UK and China are to analyse the most in-depth surveys on aging ever carried out in both countries to explore what key factors affect the well-being of the elderly. They will also compare ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2011
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The air in most Asian cities is getting more polluted and the rivers filthier, but experts say there are many reasons to believe in a green vision for the region as urbanisation powers ahead.
Environment
Jun 21, 2011
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Smartphone character "Talking Tom" has signed with a top Hollywood talent agency in a sign that "apps" are out to break the bonds of mobile gadgets and hit films and television.
Software
Jun 21, 2011
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More than 5,000 hard-hat workers swarm over a sprawling nuclear facility in western Finland to build OL3 -- touted as the safest nuclear reactor in the world -- a claim which has come under scrutiny following Japan's nuclear ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 21, 2011
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A new species of large land crab was discovered on Cocos Island in Costa Rica, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2011
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Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. plans to introduce its first mobile phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system this year, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
Business
Jun 21, 2011
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New research at the University of Leicester is investigating a growing fascination with 'chav' culture among middle-class gay men in Britain.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2011
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