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How the slime mould gets organised
— 15 Mar 2011 21:05 | BiologyThe so-called cellular slime mould, a unicellular organism that may transition into a multicellular organism under stress, has just been found to have a tissue structure that was previously…
Study finds primates age gracefully
— 11 Mar 2011 15:28 | BiologyA new study says chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans. The findings come from the first-ever multi-species comparison of primate ageing patterns…
Researchers selectively control anxiety pathways in the brain
— 10 Mar 2011 18:20 | HealthA new study sheds light - both literally and figuratively - on the intricate brain cell connections responsible for anxiety…
Earth's sixth mass extinction: Is it almost here?
— 4 Mar 2011 15:06 | EnvironmentWith the steep decline in populations of many animal species, scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that have occurred just five times during…
Homoplasy: A good thread to pull to understand the evolutionary ball of yarn
— 26 Feb 2011 17:51 | BiologyWith the genetics of so many organisms that have different traits yet to study, and with the techniques for gathering full sets of genetic information from organisms rapidly evolving,…
Ancient catastrophic drought leads to question: How severe can climate change become?
— 26 Feb 2011 17:48 | EnvironmentHow severe can climate change become in a warming world? Worse than anything we've seen in written history, according to results of a study appearing this week in the journal Science…
Ice cores yield rich history of climate change
— 3 Feb 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentOn Friday, Jan. 28 in Antarctica, a research team investigating the last 100,000 years of Earth's climate history reached an important milestone completing the main ice core to a depth…
Seeking social genes
— 2 Feb 2011 17:07 | BiologyIn order understand the evolution of complex societies, researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects. The most recent data, published this week in the Early Edition of Proceedings…
Home and away: Are invasive plant species really that special?
— 2 Feb 2011 17:04 | BiologyInvasive plant species are a serious environmental, economic and social problem worldwide. Their abundance can lead to lost native biodiversity and ecosystem functions, such as nutrient…
Brain scans predict likely success when it comes to quitting smoking
— 2 Feb 2011 17:01 | HealthNew research from University of Michigan says brain scans showing neural reactions can predict behaviour change even better than the person whose brain is being scanned…