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Threat To Cone Shells And The Potential Drugs They Contain

Scientists from the UK and America have warned this week that we might be loosing the most promising source of new drugs because of habitat loss and overexp...

New Breast Cancer Detection Method

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have been investigating a new technique to diagnose breast cancer. MRI or Magnetic Resonance imaging using radiowa...

The Secret of Jonny's Golden Kick

After yesterday’s fabulous performance of England in the Rugby World Cup final, I can’t resist finding some science in there somewhere. And inde...

Strawberries Boost Astronaut's Performance

Snacking on strawberries may help astronauts to perform better on long space missions. A daily dose of the frozen fruit boosts the brain function in rats ex...

Usa Carbon Sequestration Plan

America has steadfastly refused to sign up to the Kyoto agreement – a worldwide drive to cut carbon dioxide emissions from cars and industry to stop t...

Face Transplants a Step Closer To Reality - But Do We Want Them ?

Did you see the film Face Off a few years back where John Travolta and Nicolas Cage swap faces? Well, we might not be far off that procedure being a reality...

Why Do We Have Eyebrows ?

Have you ever noticed that the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre is of a lady with no eyebrows? The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503 by Leonardo da Vinci, and i...

Pisa Once Like Venice

Archeologists have unearthed a ghost fleet of ships buried in mud outside the Italian city of Pisa. This had led them to think that Pisa was built on a lago...

Seas Longest Lived Animal – The Sea Urchin

Researchers have discovered the real old man or old woman of the sea – the humble sea urchin – which can live over 200 years ! Studying specimen...

Frogs Croak With an Accent

I expect to most people listening to the show tonight, the croak of one frog probably sounds much the same as another. But apparently at least one species of frog h...