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An eye gene colors butterfly wings red

Red may mean STOP or I LOVE YOU! A red splash on a toxic butterfly's wing screams DON'T EAT ME! In nature, one toxic butterfly species may mimic the wing pattern of another toxic species in the area. By ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: White wine can make tooth stains darker

It has long been known that red wine causes teeth to stain. But white wine? A recent study by NYU dental researchers found that drinking white wine can also increase the potential for teeth to take on dark stains.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Dyeing easier : New potential for dyeing polyester with chitosan

Najua Tulos and co-researchers of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, studied the potential of chitosan to dye polyester fabric. Produced commercially by removing ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hacking code of leaf vein architecture solves mysteries, allows predictions of past climate

(Phys.org) -- UCLA life scientists have discovered new laws that determine the construction of leaf vein systems as leaves grow and evolve. These easy-to-apply mathematical rules can now be used to better ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Voters' views of Mormonism still hamper Romney's campaign

Mitt Romney's religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in 2012, according to David Campbell at the University of Notre Dame. Real time voter analysis of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

New frog species from Panama dyes fingers yellow

A new bright yellow frog species has been found in the mountains of western Panama. The frog belongs to a species-rich group of frogs, the so called rainfrogs that lack a tadpole stage, but develop directly ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new dimension to DNA and personalized medicine of the future

(Phys.org) -- By investigating the existence of an unusual four-stranded structure of DNA in human cells, scientists have opened the door to novel cancer therapeutics and a new era for personalised medicine.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How the pufferfish got its beak

The origin of the unusual beak of pufferfishes has been discovered, giving new clues about how such unique structures can evolve, scientists report today.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Colors burst into contemporary architecture

White stopped being the official colour of architecture a while ago. New buildings have now been transformed and fragmented and they display movement and innovation thanks to the versatility of colour. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexican experts find ancient blood on stone knives

(AP) - Traces of blood and fragments of muscle, tendon, skin and hair found on 2,000-year-old stone knives have given researchers the first conclusive evidence that the obsidian blades were used for human sacrifice so long ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Beyond stain-resistant: New fabric coating actively shrugs off gunk

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a fabric coating that would give new meaning to the phrase "stain-resistant" -- a coating that would take an active role in sloughing off grease, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advance could mean stain-busting super scrub brushes and other new laundry products

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a way to reuse -- hundreds of times -- the expensive, dirt-busting enzymes that boost the cleaning power of laundry detergents and powdered bleaches that now ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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