 Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition. | |
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans 9 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 9 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
 Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: report 11 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Volkswagen AG will join forces with Japan's Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery, a key component of hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday. | |
 Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. | |
 Eruptions subside at Sicily's Mount Etna 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The eruptions that have shaken the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily have subsided, experts said Sunday at the Palermo Geophysics and Volcanology Institute. | |
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism 9 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court. They seek vindication and financial redress from ... | |
 Japan aims to cut emissions by 60-80 pct by 2050: reports 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday, as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental goals. | |
Is divorce bad for the parents? 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The elderly are cared for by their adult children regardless of their marital status. In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents ... | |
UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of Canadian scientists using a lotion which glows under ultraviolet light have shown that up to a third of patient toilets are not properly cleaned. Their findings, published in BioMed Central’s journal, BMC Infectious ... | |
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