Life Sciences

A Revised Timeline Of Human Origins?

survive." Even though all of the Homo species had overlapping body, brain and tooth sizes, they also had ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2014 - 8:00pm

Two Iowa State University Botanists And Their Colleague At The University Of North Carolina Have Discovered A New Species Of Nor

a plant's form, anatomy, ecology and other characteristics. "We want to get the big picture of how all ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2007 - 11:03pm

Neural Stem Cells Replace Stroke-Damaged Tissue In Rats

the UK has a stroke and it is vital that we do all we can to help those affected by stroke." ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2009 - 12:12am

Missing Link? Darwinius Masillae Transitional Fossil Has Human-Like Nails And Opposable Big Toes

turn Messel into a garbage dump.    Now it is instead off-limits to all but Senckenberg Museum ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2009 - 10:07pm

Baby Squid Vs. Baby Whale

all squid) have very fast growth rates. They're relatively faster when they're warmer, but ...

Article - Danna Staaf - Jan 12 2011 - 6:54pm

Raw Milk Quarantine Lifted- You Still Shouldn't Drink It

science. Let me be clear; I'd drink raw milk today. I am not all that worried but I grew up near ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 30 2012 - 5:06pm

Which Came First, A Brainless Head Or A Headless Brain?

(yet) used to form a full brain. Sea anemones and all higher animals, including humans, share a common ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2013 - 12:32pm

For A Better Coffee Harvest, Keep Some Biodiversity

on the harvest was equally good in all three cultivation systems, even in the unshaded plantations. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2014 - 5:30am

Borrelidin Bacteria Analogs Are Drug Candidates Against Malaria

machinery, they are of considerable interest because drugs that act in all the stages of infection are also ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2014 - 11:33am

Pheidole: The Genus Of Ants That Evolved To Conquer The World- Twice

accounting for as much biomass as all vertebrates combined. They serve important roles such as soil aeration, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2014 - 12:58pm