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Monday, 22 March 2010
Shoulder movement changes after mastectomy
Women who have had a mastectomy move their shoulder differently to those who have not had the operation, a new study has found.
Researchers develop desal on a chip
Monday, 22 March 2010
Scientists unearth Australia, NZ rocky past
Monday, 22 March 2010
Saturn's rings a chaotic clutter
Friday, 19 March 2010
Researchers create 3D invisibility cloak
Friday, 19 March 2010
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Queen ants put stop to sperm wars
Friday, 19 March 2010
The female of a species of ant that mates with many males, can stop the battle between competing sperm in her reproductive tract, researchers have found.
Male pipefish decide who survives
Thursday, 18 March 2010
A new study has found that pipefish, close cousin to the seahorse and sea dragon, choose which of the brood survives, on the basis of the mother's attractiveness.
Blocking gene forces cancer cells to age
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die.
Tools push back dates for humans on Flores
Thursday, 18 March 2010
A new batch of stone tools suggest humans colonised the famous Indonesian 'hobbit' island of Flores much earlier than previously thought, say researchers.
Poorer women seek out manlier men
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Scottish scientists report that women living in countries with worse rates of disease and ill health are far likelier to head for masculine-looking men than feminine-looking rivals.
Glaucoma may start in the brain
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
In what may be a turning point in glaucoma research, scientists have determined that the disease, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, shows up first in the brain, not the eye.
Butterflies 'fly early as planet warms'
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Australian scientists say they have uncovered a "causal link" between the early emergence of a common butterfly and human-induced global warming.
Rogue star on collision course
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
There is a high probability our solar system will feel the effect of a close encounter from a nearby star, according to a new study.
People leave unique 'germ print'
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
People leave more than fingerprints when they touch objects: They also deposit a tell-tale trail of germs that could help investigators solve crimes, according to US researchers.
Ocean geoengineering may prove lethal
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Although phytoplankton may prove an unlikely ally in the effort to reduce the impact of climate change, enlisting these microorganisms to sequester carbon could have deadly consequences.
Boost for evidence of early ocean
Monday, 15 March 2010
The theory that oceans covered the Earth four billion years ago has received a boost from a study of crystals found in Greenland.
Researchers uncover thalidomide mystery
Monday, 15 March 2010
Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a study.
Antarctic winds affect key ocean layer
Monday, 15 March 2010
Scientists have discovered a link between winds that circle Antarctica, and changes in the depth of an important ocean layer which impacts the rate of climate change.
Women on pill may live longer
Friday, 12 March 2010
Australian experts are divided over fresh British research that says the oral contraceptive pill is good for women.
Parents give fewer bad genes than thought
Friday, 12 March 2010
American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery - parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.
