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Mysterious ‘Red-deer Cave people’ fossils found in China
Fossils from two caves in southwest China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people. These cave people hunted the now extinct red deer.
March 20, 2012
Corn insecticide linked to honeybee die-off
New research has linked springtime die-offs of honeybees with insecticides used to coat corn seeds. Any honeybee is susceptible.
March 19, 2012
Chemistry makes up the world we live in: George Whitesides:
"The world we live in is chemistry," George Whitesides told EarthSky, and described what it means to be a chemist today.
March 16, 2012
Gorillas more closely related to us than thought
Researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla. It turns out that about 15% of our genome more closely resembles gorillas' than chimpanzees'.
March 14, 2012
Artificial muscles created in the lab
Ray Baughman's lab creates tiny artificial muscles. They spin carbon nanotubes into yarn stronger than steel yet so light it almost floats in air.
March 13, 2012
Shark fin soup to blame for blue shark decline
Scientists say the market for shark fin soup is the likeliest reason for the sharp drop in blue shark numbers over the last 30 years.
March 13, 2012
White roof cooled New York building by 42 F
On the hottest day of the 2011 summer in New York City, a white roof covering was 42 degrees cooler than a traditional black roof.
March 10, 2012
Biofuel from seaweed breakthrough
A unit of seaweed contains more potential ethanol than corn or switchgrass. A new technology helps to further the wide-scale use of seaweed for biofuel.
March 8, 2012
Antimatter counterpart of hydrogen measured
Researchers at CERN report first measurement of antimatter hydrogen. We are one step closer to understanding why our universe of matter exists at all.
March 7, 2012
Wine ratings by experts may not be relevant
If an expert's ability to taste wine is different from yours, should you listen to their recommendations? Wine ratings seem to different among experts.
March 3, 2012
