The world can only meet its future food needs through innovation, including the use of agricultural biotechnology, a Harvard development specialist said today.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Nouabale-Ndoki National Park is a tree-dotted enclave in Central Africa's Republic of Congo. Heavy logging surrounds the park, but it still has one of the largest intact forests in Africa. In ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The behaviour of seabirds during migration – including patterns of foraging, rest and flight – has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

A team of Australian engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated a quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon, promising dramatic improvements for data processing ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 17, 2013 4.4 / 5 (15) 2 |

The world's biggest scheme to certify that seafish come from sustainable sources has come under fire in a scientific journal, where researchers say the label is too generous and may "mislead" consumers.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 12, 2013 not rated yet 0

The certification of seafood as "sustainable" by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has found.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

According to the World Health Organization, more than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. And it's not just humans who are packing on the pounds. Our furry companions are plagued by an obesity ...

Biology - Other

Apr 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and that if the situation gets worse, society has a "moral responsibility to address the problem," according ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Experts have disabled a unique member of the signalling proteins which are essential for the development of the malaria parasite. They have produced a mutant lacking the ancient bacterial Shewanella-like protein phosphatase ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 25, 2013 not rated yet 0

Furry crabs once thought to be damaging the Great Barrier Reef may in fact be helping save the coral by stopping the spread of disease, a researcher said.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 05, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

Each intravenous drug user contracting Hepatitis C is likely to infect around 20 other people with the virus, half of these transmissions occurring in the first two years after the user is first infected, a new study estimates.

Biology - Other

Jan 31, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have identified an enzyme that will trigger the rapid breakdown of several mycobacteria species, including the bacteria known ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 08, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Until today, Alfred Russell Wallace's century old map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding of global biodiversity. Thanks to advances in modern technology and data on more than 20,000 species, ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 20, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 0 |

Long ago, when life on our planet was in its infancy, a group of small single-celled algae floating in the vast prehistoric ocean swam freely by beating whip-like tails, called flagella. It's a relatively unremarkable tale, ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Black holes are surrounded by many mysteries, but now researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have come up with new groundbreaking theories that can explain several of their properties. The ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Dec 11, 2012 4.6 / 5 (42) 90 |