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When it comes to what's for dinner, baboon society is no democracy

Biology /

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In decisions about where to eat, baboons don't all have an equal say, according to a report in the November 20th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Rather, most baboons in a group will follow their leader ...





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New crops needed for new climate

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plants grown under high CO2 and drought conditions show an increase in toxic compounds, a decrease in protein content and a decrease in yield. Dr. Ros Gleadow will present her findings at the Society for Experimental Biology ...


Key to evolutionary fitness: Cut the calories

Biology / Evolution

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Charles Darwin and his contemporaries postulated that food consumption in birds and mammals was limited by resource levels, that is, animals would eat as much as they could while food was plentiful and produce as many offspring ...


Ozone depletes oil seed rape productivity

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With rising ozone levels scientists have found that high ozone conditions cause a 30 percent decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of compounds with toxic effects to livestock, but anticarcinogenic ...


Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature

Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar or high-protein pollen ...


Artificial Mouth

Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth

Chemistry /

created May 05, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

For years scientists have tried to build an electronic tongue, a robotic tasting device that could have profound applications in improving food quality and safety. But before machines learn to taste their ...


Forest service carves new experimental forest out of Tongass NF

Forest service carves new experimental forest out of Tongass NF

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The USDA Forest Service established a new experimental forest in Alaska on June 25. The 25,000-acre Héen Latinee Experimental Forest is located inside the Tongass National Forest, and is easily accessible ...


Herbal remedy reduces obesity and heart disease?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (24) | comments 0

With unprecedented levels of obesity across the Western world, and incidence of associated heart disease, cancer and diabetes rising, there is a major drive to find new treatments. Scientists from Germany have recently discovered ...


Measuring the effects of temperature increases in the Antarctic fauna

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey subjected species found in Antarctic waters to increasing levels of water temperature to learn how well they would cope with a warmer ocean. The study, to be presented at the ...


Don't throw the candy out: Temptation leads to moderation

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Banishing tempting goodies may not be the best way to keep from eating them. Tempting foods can actually increase willpower, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. Although it seems counterintuitive, consum ...


Fast-food diet cancels out benefits of breastfeeding in preventing asthma

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many studies have shown that breastfeeding appears to reduce the chance of children developing asthma. But a newly published study led by a University of Alberta professor has found that eating fast food more than once or ...



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