Science News

Diabetes all in the mind

Well not quite all, but new research suggests that a population of brain cells have a role to play in triggering the non-insulin-dependent form of the disease. ...

Plants less thirsty in a warmer world

UK researchers have found that rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels could have potential benefits for drier parts of the world - because plants become less thirsty. ...

Pppp-Pick up a Poo-llutant

Belgian scientists have found that penguin poo is causing concentrations of pollutants to build up in the Antarctic. ...

Implosion Fusion - A New Approach to Nuclear Power

A New approach to fusion has been given the go-ahead near Oxford in the UK.Nuclear fusion is the power source for the Sun and involves smashing nuclei of light elements...

Jaws II - The Moray Returns

Scientists have discovered how Moray eels manage to swallow things nearly as large as themselves - they have a second set of teeth in their throat, called pharyngeal jaws, that jum...

P-Ink - Billboards inspired by Butterflies

Researchers in Toronto have developed a new form of display inspired by butterflies, they call it P-ink.Most displays today, whether that are conventional TV's, LCDs or...

Start 'em young - cigarette with your morning breast milk?

US researchers have found altered sleep patterns amongst breastfed infants of mothers who smoke. Julie Mennella from the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia recruited 15 ...

Any advance on HIV Vaccine?

Scientists have taken a step forward in working out what's required to make a vaccine to tackle the world's worst pandemic - AIDS. Dennis Burton and Anne Hessell, from the Scripps ...

Origin of Armageddon Asteroid Uncovered

Scientists in the US and the Czech Republic have discovered the origins of the meteorite that helped to bring about the demise of the dinosaurs. Bill Bottke from the Southwest Rese...

Chimaeric human / animal hybrid embryos – what’s going on?

On Wednesday 5th September, the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) announced their decision that British scientists can press ahead with research to generate ...