Pro-life campaigners have welcomed publication of an article arguing killing newborns should be "permissible", saying it showed there was no moral difference between abortion and infanticide... more »

A repression of gene activity in the brain appears to be an early event affecting people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found... more »

The major difference between plant and animal cells is the photosynthetic process, which converts light energy into chemical energy... more »

A curious correlation between the mass of a galaxy's central black hole and the velocity of stars in a vast, roughly spherical structure known as its bulge has puzzledastronomers for years... more »

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Fears that the male Y chromosome could be wiped out within five million years have been undermined by new research showing the drop in genes has stabilised.A study of rhesus macaque monkeys found that while male DNA was lost at first, the rate of reduction tailed off... more »

Factor in that exercising all the muscle groups is much better for that cardiovascular system from the body. Pack a lunch and eat around the block instead of eating at restaurants. Not only will you acquire some outdoors and sunshine, but you'll undoubtedly consume healthier foods. The fact that you walk to the park for your lunch has the added .. more »

Sparrows, blackbirds and the great tit are all birds known to sing at a higher pitch (frequency) in urban environments... more »

For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice... more »

Laser Bad Breath Treatment In an effort to rescue Valentine's Day for Americans with bad breath, leading Periodontists are now treating gum disease-related bad breath with FDA approved laser gum therapy... more »

To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet... more »

A device which reads the thoughts of brain-damaged patients could become a reality, scientists claimed, after proving they could tell what someone was hearing just by decoding their brain waves... more »

In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggest that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as 'Snowball Earth,' are unrelated to .. more »

Findings of a latest research suggest that reading or indulging in puzzle solving exercises may be the best way to ward off dementia.. more »

A new study suggests that there may be link between reduced brain activity and the onset of dyslexia, a disorder that is characterized by a difficulty in reading and speaking, generally not diagnosed until a child reaches third grade... more »

Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life... more »

A giant 'telescope' more than half a mile in length is to be built two miles beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea in a bid to reveal new secrets about the universe... more »

In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric volcanic explosion, was created far more recently than previously thought -- and that conditions for a sequel may exist today... more »

Few situations are more infuriating than taking your seat on an aeroplane or train, closing your eyes, and hearing a baby at the other end of the cabin open its lungs with the gusto of an Italian tenor... more »