A South African World Cup stadium has turned to birds of prey to chase out rogue pigeons and rats in an anti-pest strategy that favours raptors above the pitch instead of poisons.
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2010
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A new species of horned dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has larger horns that any other species - up to 4 feet long - and has given scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America, according to a ...
Archaeology
May 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of U.S. and Chinese physicists are zeroing in on critical effects at the heart of the latest high-temperature superconductors -- but they're using other materials to do it.
Superconductivity
May 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Palentologists have found the partial skull of an infant crocodile at the Arlington Archosaur Site, a prolific fossil site in North Arlington. The young reptile's skull is a tiny version of the adult skull ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley researchers successfully attached imaging probes to glycans - the sugar molecules that are abundant on the surfaces of living cells -- in the embryos of zebrafish less than seven hours after fertilization. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2010
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today announced the 0.18-mciron automotive Embedded Flash IP as its second generation Embedded Flash IP that passed AEC-Q100 product qualification requirements for a wide range of ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 28, 2010
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Genetic research focusing on the soil nematode C. elegans has generated fundamental new insights into the way in which these tiny worms age. During the ageing process, the activity of the worm's genes gradually becomes more ...
Biotechnology
May 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cepheid star is one whose mass and age results in physical conditions that generate periodic oscillations in its photosphere. A Cepheid thus varies regularly in brightness, with a period proportional to ...
Astronomy
May 28, 2010
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Jupiter’s moon Europa has a salty ocean, and scientists have long wondered if life could be found there. One scientist says Europa also has enough oxygen to support an ocean teeming with life.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2010
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US President Barack Obama arrived in Louisiana Friday to view the oil spill response amid suspense over the latest bid to cap the massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environment
May 28, 2010
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