Second Galileo satellite launched successfully

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 27, 2008 | 3.9 / 5 (13) | 2

Designed to provide the whole planet with a highly accurate Global Navigation Satellite System under civilian control, Europe’s Galileo project moved a step closer as a second test satellite was launched successfully ...

Looking at neurons from all sides

Medicine & Health / Research

Apr 27, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (29) | 0

A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at tissues in different optical planes will enable scientists to get a three-dimensional view of neurons or nerve cells as they interact, ...

Epigenetic research uncovers new targets for modification enzymes

Biology /

Apr 27, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (13) | 0

Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surrounding molecules that determine ...

Tests reveal first cancer victim in Norway

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Apr 27, 2008 | 4 / 5 (7) | 2

DNA and X-ray tests of two bodies dated back to the year 834 have revealed the first case of cancer in the history of Norway, researchers say.

Study: Bio-plastic goods not eco-friendly

Space & Earth / Environment

Apr 27, 2008 | 3.4 / 5 (16) | 1

Bio-plastic goods can still damage the environment by emitting gases that can impact climate change, a study by a British newspaper found.

EPA calls for Miracle-Gro pesticide recall

Space & Earth / Environment

Apr 27, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (10) | 2

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered major retailers to pull certain types of Scotts Miracle-Gro products from their shelves.

NASA faces long odds in shuttle schedule

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 27, 2008 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 1

The United States' three-ship space shuttle fleet faces "significant challenges" in its future orbiter work, the U.S. government has warned.

Did John Wilkes Booth survive?

Other Sciences / Other

Apr 27, 2008 | 2.2 / 5 (10) | 0

Two distant relatives of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth want a chance to prove the family legend that he was not killed in a Virginia tobacco barn.

Zoo welcomes rare newborn Somali wild ass

Biology /

Apr 27, 2008 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

The first Somali wild ass to be born at the St. Louis Zoo arrived earlier this month.

Research: Gray squirrel at risk in Britain

Biology /

Apr 27, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 0

The gray squirrel population throughout Britain could soon be dominated by a mutant squirrel species whose numbers are dramatically rising, researchers say.

Scientist awaits cicadas' noisy return

Biology /

Apr 27, 2008 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Cicadas, the noisy arthropods, are expected to return to eastern Cincinnati this May, a biologist said.