Researchers report mad cow breakthrough

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Jan 01, 2007 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 0

U.S. researchers say they have developed cattle that may be biologically incapable of getting mad cow disease, the Washington Post reported.

Plans in the works for huge manmade reef

Space & Earth / Environment

Jan 01, 2007 | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 0

Thinning kelp beds off Southern California are expected to flourish again after completion of one of the country's biggest artificial kelp reefs.

Scientists want MRI to read minds

Medicine & Health / Research

Jan 01, 2007 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

A magnetic resonance imaging machine at the University of Illinois at Chicago tracks neurons in a way that reveals how real-time thoughts form, a report says.

Scientists study rise in centenarians

Medicine & Health / Health

Jan 01, 2007 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

With the number of centenarians growing, scientists have been researching the secrets of living to age 100 and beyond, the Baltimore Sun says.

Urban populations to tip scales

Other Sciences / Other

Jan 01, 2007 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

Scientists say humankind will be a predominately urban species in 25 years, with roughly 60 percent living in towns or cities, a report out of Britain says.

Britain sees explosion in swan population

Biology /

Jan 01, 2007 | 2.5 / 5 (4) | 0

Conservationists in Britain are reporting an exponential increase in the population of swans, which are currently under protection by the Royal Charter.

Happy New Year for astronauts

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 01, 2007 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

The director of Russia's Federal Space Agency wished the crew of the International Space station a happy New Year.