Prehistoric frogs face extinction
The world's most ancient frogs may soon be mined to extinction, if the New Zealand government's plans to open up a conservation area for mining go ahead.
Ecology
May 20, 2010
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Nanotech breath sensor detects diabetes and potentially serious complication
Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a sensor that can instantly tell whether someone has Type I diabetes. It could also be used by emergency room doctors to determine whether a patient has developed ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 20, 2010
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Diplopedia a success at US Department of State
A new study released today by Rice University and the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Office of eDiplomacy looks at the five-year history of creating and implementing Diplopedia, DOS' use of the Wikipedia-style diplomacy ...
Software
May 20, 2010
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Biodiesel from sewage sludge within pennies a gallon of being competitive
Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to an article in ACS' Energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 20, 2010
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A compound in smokers' breath
If you smoke, your breath contains 2,5-dimethylfuran. A team of Catalan researchers have proved that the presence of this chemical compound indicates that a person has smoked in the last three days. This substance does not ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 20, 2010
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Astronaut gives Isaac Newton cosmic view of Earth
(AP) -- Sir Isaac Newton is getting the royal treatment in space, thanks to the British-born astronaut who carried up a picture of the 17th century scientist and a chip from his famous apple tree.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2010
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First results dealing with the impact of a celestial body on the planet Jupiter
The Planetary Sciences Group at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country (Spain) led by Professor Agustín Sánchez Lavega, has published the first results of research into one of the recent events that has ...
Astronomy
May 20, 2010
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First-ever high-resolution observations of DNA unfolding
The scientists Modesto Orozco, group leader of the Molecular Modelling and Bioinformatics Group at IRB Barcelona, Full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Barcelona and director of the Life ...
Biochemistry
May 20, 2010
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The fight is on to save Kenya's green lung
Poverty and climate change are threatening one of East Africa's most valuable forestry areas. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, including researchers from the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Faculty of Law, ...
Environment
May 20, 2010
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Study finds female damselflies prefer 'hot' males
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found that female damselflies prefer hot males.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2010
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