Life would sometimes be so much easier if we were quantum particles. For example, if we were trying to find our way out of a strange town allowing chance telling us which way to go at every intersection. As objects of classical ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 16, 2010
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When it comes to violent nonfiction, men are from Mars, the planet of war, but women are from Earth, the planet of serial killings and random murders.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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The putative skull of Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden that has been kept in a shrine in Vadstena Abbey is probably not authentic. A new study conducted at Uppsala University reveals that the two skulls, believed to be ...
Archaeology
Feb 16, 2010
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A Danish biotechnology company on Tuesday launched a new enzyme which it said will make it possible to turn agricultural waste into biofuel at a competitive price.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2010
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Plants and people alike face critical choices as they reproduce: to make a few big, well-provisioned seeds--or babies--or many small, poorly-provisioned ones. Different species make strikingly different choices, resulting ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Butterfly experts have suspected for more than 150 years that vision plays a key role in explaining wing color diversity. Now, for the first time, research led by UC Irvine biologists proves this theory true ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2010
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US biofuel policies will fail to achieve the intended environmental, energy and agricultural goals, warns an article in the journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP).
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2010
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Engineers are unlikely to tinker with the cooling system if they want to increase the size of an engine. Yet chemists at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research have adopted an approach similar to this in their efforts ...
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2010
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Using several scientific methods, including analyzing DNA from royal mummies, research findings suggest that malaria and bone abnormalities appear to have contributed to the death of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun, with ...
Archaeology
Feb 16, 2010
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(AP) -- Verizon Wireless will let customers use the Internet phone service Skype to make free calls on some phones, an application that other wireless carriers have not allowed.
Telecom
Feb 16, 2010
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