Italian inventor making paper from apples

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Italian inventor Alberto Volcan has created a type of paper made from apples and through regional funding has expanded to other office products as well.


Honeybee

Detecting poisons in nectar is an odour-ous task for honeybees

Biology /

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Though many spring flowers have bright advertisements offering sweet rewards to honeybees, some common flowers have not-so-sweet or even toxic nectars. Why plants would try to poison the honeybees they wish ...


Gender linked to development of skin cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Inherent gender differences – instead of more sun exposure – may be one reason why men are three times more likely than women to develop certain kinds of skin cancer, say researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center.


New U.S. forest rules blocked

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A federal judge put the brakes on the Bush administration's plans to loosen rules governing the U.S. National Forest system.


Study identifies multiple genetic risk factors for prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and Harvard Medical School has identified seven genetic risk factors—DNA sequences carried by some people but not others—that ...


Apple Invades the Living Room

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With the long-awaited Apple TV home entertainment adapter, consumers can see for themselves whether Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room.


H-1B Scramble Hits Fever Pitch

Technology / Other

created Apr 01, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The months leading up to the opening of the H-1B filing season has been more dramatic than ever this year, due in part to the speedy exhaustion of visa supply last year, setting a new record.



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