All News from Mon, 15 Nov 2010
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Experts find lost genes in wild soybean
Genes that make wild varieties resistant to diseases and harsh conditions Read more…
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Scientists to exhume Danish astronomer’s remains
Seeking to determine the cause of death of 16th century astronomer, Tycho Brahe Read more…
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Women with high job stress face heart risks
Women who have jobs with big demands but little authority were most affected - US study Read more…
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Arab world among most vulnerable to climate change
A report released last week by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) showed the region's water supply had shrunk to a quarter of its 1960 level Read more…
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Scientists to map lakebed vents that created fabled Terraces
Two unmanned submarines will be used to map hydrothermal vents on the bottom of Lake Rotomahana in a bid to better understand the drowned geothermal systems of the Pink and White Terraces Read more…
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Jetpack lauded by Time magazine
A jetpack being developed by New Zealander Glenn Martin has been listed as one of Time magazine's 50 best inventions of 2010 Read more…
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Turn chronic pain into `the colour blue’
A breakthrough by Australian and Austrian scientists offers the prospect of a new type of treatment that would numb pain by re-routing its signals and enable a sufferer to instead experience it as colour, sound or even smell Read more…
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Gulf corals adapt to warmer water, still in peril
Scientists surprised surviving corals have adapted to 37degC temperatures Read more…
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Popular energy drinks have hidden risks – study
Could seriously dehydrate users - University of Texas medical researchers report Read more…
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Climate science “under-reported” at 2009 UN summit
Less than 10 percent of the articles written about last year's Copenhagen climate summit dealt primarily with the science of climate change, a study of coverage in 12 countries shows Read more…
