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UN to Survey Gender Sensitivity of Science Policies
The Commission on Science and Technology, in collaboration with the UN Conference on Trade and Development, plans to publish...
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Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded After All?
The long-standing belief that dinosaurs were cold-blooded may have been premature, if new research into herbivorous mammals is anything...
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Human Ancestor Ate Bark Like a Chimp
Bits of food stuck between the teeth of a two-million-year-old South African hominid show that, unlike almost all other...
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Mind Reading From Brain Recordings?
Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of...
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Scientists Recreate Matter Flooding Universe Moments After Big Bang
Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have carried out an experiment that has recreated a form of matter that...
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Harnessing Human Power for Electricity
From footfalls to button pushes, scientists seek to generate current to power small devices
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How the Brain Views Race
Research on the link between implicit race preference and brain activity could be used to prevent unintended consequences of...
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Appeals Court Upholds EPA Pollution Limits
A U.S. federal court of appeals upheld the right of environmental regulators to curb harmful carbon emissions via clean...
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Back-to-the-Future Battery Spells Good News for Energy
Scientists have given a 21st-century makeover to the nickel-iron battery, a gadget conceived by Thomas Edison during the era...
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Condors’ Comeback Imperiled By Lead Poisoning
The California condor’s return from near extinction is threatened by persistent exposure to lead-based bullets, despite intensive efforts to...