Anti-abortion groups continue to wage a battle against RU-486, the abortion pill. And, according to a new University of Oregon study, their tactics appear to be working
Geneticist Giorgio Casari and neuroscientist Roberto Marconi of Milan’s San Raffaele Institute have discovered a gene linked to severe migraines, a finding they say could pave the way to banishing not only migraines but everyday headaches as well
EuroSETI is set to reveal scientifically sound and verifiable evidence based on observations taken by the SOHO satellite and other satellites that indicate UFOs are present within our solar system — via Slashdot
Imagine the human genome as music. Unravel DNA’s double helix, picture its components lined up like piano keys, and assign a note to each. Run your finger along the keys. Spanish scientists did that just for fun and recorded what they call an audio version of the blueprint for life
Four people are confirmed dead and up to 400 homes are in ruins after the devastating firestorm that swept through large areas of Canberra at the weekend. The historic Mount Stromlo Observatory was largely destroyed, along with equipment and property worth an estimated $20 million. Fierce flames claimed five telescopes, the workshop, eight staff homes and the main dome
Scientists have announced they had devised an instant test for detecting the plague, providing a powerful weapon in the fight against bioterrorism and for combating the disease in poor countries where it remains a peril
A Europe-wide ban on the use of animals to test cosmetic products has been approved with an overwhelming majority by the European Parliament. It took 10 years of argument, but under the final compromise agreed the European Union will bring in the ban by 2009. However, there are some loopholes which have been condemned by animal rights groups as unacceptable
An aerospace company is proposing to deploy what it calls a space sheepdog
to usher space junk safely out of orbit. It could even put the junk’s spare momentum to good use
Using just 30 pounds-worth of equipment, 19 Greenpeace protesters successfully broke into the control building at Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk in a bid to highlight what they said was the plant’s vulnerability
Global warming and the pollution believed to lie behind it are key reasons for the severity of Australia’s drought, an ominous sign for the future of the food-producing nation. The report, by the environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature Australia and two meteorologists, said record day-time temperatures last year led to unprecedented rates of water evaporation
The US Army is working on a Transdermal Nutrient Delivery System which works similarly to nicotine or birth control patches but delivers vitamins and other micronutrients. It was developed to help warfighters sustain their physical and mental performance
during high intensity conflict. Stand aside lest the herd of code geeks trample you in their rush for a supply of food patches — via Slashdot
Despite the benefits of modern medical technology, new evidence suggests that doctors should sometimes cede to the authority of the earth’s original healer, Mother Nature. A new study describes the benefits of using maggots to treat stubborn wounds that refuse to heal as a result of infection or other problems. Maggots digest dead tissue and destroy bacteria
An international group of scientists pooling more than 30 years of data has concluded that behavioural patterns among different orangutan populations show evidence of culture
Hunting skills may not after all have triggered the tremendous burst of human evolution at the beginning of the ice ages nearly two million years ago. Instead of man the hunter, the driving force behind this evolutionary surge may have been woman the gatherer, with both mother and grandmother playing a vital role
Does abortion lead to breast cancer? Does condom use lead to increased sexual activity? According to the government, the answer is now inconclusive, as they blindly alter low-level scientific conclusions to satisfy conservatives
Renewable Energy Generators Australia said that a report recommending the end to a mandated target for increased green energy use was flawed and would put at risk billions of dollars in investment
Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people who get involved in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations experience an improvement in psychological well-being that can help them overcome stress, pain, anxiety and depression
Data recorders in aeroplanes, the so-called black boxes, describe what went wrong after a disaster. Now, medical devices are emerging to act like a black box in the human body, except they’re being used to prevent disaster
Chinese and French scientists say they have developed a new approach to treating the equivalent of HIV in monkeys
Three environmental groups — the International Centre for Technology Assessment, Sierra Club and Greenpeace — sued the Environmental Protection Agency in a bid to force it to combat global warming by limiting air pollution from US automobiles
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