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Feed a cold, for definite

Scientists have come up with strong immunological evidence for why you should always feed a cold. Writing in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Lynn Ma...

How plants avoid the shade

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the US have fathomed the molecular secrets of how plants stretch and grow their way into the sunshine. ...

Satellites spot cholera

Cholera kills thousands of people every year.  It's a diarrhoeal illness caused by a bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, which is carried harmlessly in the intestines and on the surfa...

Superinsulators

We have known about superconductors for about a hundred years. Superconductors are materials in which, if you cool them down far enough, their electrons form quantum objects called...

Oscars predictable as ever; in fact moreso...

Anyone who fancies a punt on the winners of next year's Oscars may be able to boost the success of their predictions with the help of statistics. ...

Primate Gamble Pays Off

In a study which might help to explain why humans sometimes make rash decisions that don't pay off, scientists have uncovered the evolutionary origin of why some animals are partia...

Cloned tissue cure Parkinson's Mice

Scientists have used cloning technology to cure mice with the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, using their own cells....

Sharp Beaks Stick to Soft Squid

Could you carve a roast dinner using a knife that had no handle?  Well this is almost what a squid has to do every time it uses its beak.  Scientists at the University of...

Bad memories lost to the ether

A new study has shown that a whiff of anaesthetic might be able to wipe away bad memories and even prevent post-traumatic stress disorder....

Rule Learning Rats

It seems that rats are even smarter than we thought – they can learn a set of abstract rules and apply them to completely new situations – something we thought previously only huma...