http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites. http://www.physorg.com/news178541680.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:57:30 EST news178541680 The first engineering study of the internal fluid flows of insects, creatures that have evolved efficiently over millions of years, may provide engineers and scientists with new ideas for how to build better artificial tissues and organs, and for the design of new medically implantable microdevices. http://www.physorg.com/news171194881.html Biology Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:40:03 EST news171194881 (PhysOrg.com) -- It`s surprising how much havoc the tiny termite can wreak. Each year infestations of these insects cause an estimated $30 billion in damage to buildings and crops nationwide. Historically, homeowners and plantation farmers have resorted to using harmful chemical pesticides to kill off the pests, but new research out of Northeastern University may soon change that. http://www.physorg.com/news170618505.html Biology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:10:04 EST news170618505 Federal environmental regulators are warning pet owners and veterinarians to closely follow instructions if they use several popular flea and tick treatments, and monitor their pets, as they investigate thousands of reports about the products, some involving animals becoming sick or dying. http://www.physorg.com/news161366655.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 May 2009 17:04:48 EST news161366655 (PhysOrg.com) -- A study of natural pest control on conventional and organic farms in the southwest has found no difference between the two systems. http://www.physorg.com/news152895747.html Biology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:02:49 EST news152895747 Diversity is valuable socially, economically and now environmentally. Research by Michigan State University scientists has found that growing more corn to produce ethanol - creating less diverse landscapes - reduces the ability of beneficial insects to control pests, a loss valued at about $58 million per year in the four states studied (Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin). http://www.physorg.com/news148583478.html Biology Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:11:18 EST news148583478 A study in northern China indicates that genetically modified cotton, altered to express the insecticide, Bt, not only reduces pest populations among those crops, but also reduces pests among other nearby crops that have not been modified with Bt. These findings could offer promising new ideas for controlling pests and maximizing crop yields in the future. The report will be published by the journal Science on Friday, 19 September. http://www.physorg.com/news140965624.html Biology Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:07:04 EST news140965624