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Plants & Animals Jan 20, 2015

Lab develops protein-based vaccine for insect-borne virus

Vaccines developed using proteins rather than live viruses can help protect animals and subsequently humans from insect-borne viruses, according to Alan Young, chief scientific officer for Medgene Labs, an animal health company ...

Space Exploration Dec 30, 2014

NASA's upcoming Year of the Dwarf Planet

Together, the space probes Dawn and New Horizons have been in flight for a collective 17 years. One remained close to home and the other departed to parts of the Solar System of which little is known. They now share a common ...

Engineering Dec 10, 2014

Firefighters' portable radios may fail at elevated temperatures

New test results from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) confirm that portable radios used by firefighters can fail to operate properly within 15 minutes when exposed to temperatures that may be encountered ...

Archaeology Dec 1, 2014

American mastodons made warm Arctic, subarctic temporary home 125,000 years ago

Existing age estimates of American mastodon fossils indicate that these extinct relatives of elephants lived in the Arctic and Subarctic when the area was covered by ice caps—a chronology that is at odds with what scientists ...

Ecology Oct 13, 2014

Helicopter shootings provide humane end for camels

The first study to assess animal welfare outcomes from helicopter shootings has shown the method is a humane tool for reducing overabundant camel populations across Australia.

Environment Oct 10, 2014

Well in the desert: a healthy soak in Saharan sands

As the morning sun rises over the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Sahara, men and women dig holes for tourists who want to bury themselves in the sand.

Earth Sciences Sep 12, 2014

ESA image: Lake Gairdner from orbit

Lake Gairdner in central South Australia is pictured in this image acquired by Japan's ALOS satellite on 1 December 2009.

Archaeology Sep 6, 2014

Panama Canal expansion dredges up historical treasures

Panama Canal expansion work has uncovered an unexpected trove of archeological and paleontological treasures, scientists said, as the massive construction project winds down.

Plants & Animals Sep 2, 2014

Researchers find Asian camel crickets now common in US homes

With their long, spiky legs and their propensity for eating anything, including each other, camel crickets are the stuff of nightmares. And now research from North Carolina State University finds that non-native camel cricket ...

Business Aug 31, 2014

Fujifilm vs Ebola: Japan giants turn hands to medicine

When Japan announced it was ready to supply a new drug to help combat the deadly Ebola virus, one unusual detail emerged—it would be made by Fujifilm.

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