Science Update

Mapping Disasters

October 5, 2010

Google Earth is making it easier to locate survivors of natural disasters.

October 4, 2010

It may be possible to detect mad cow disease by shining light into an animal's eyes.

October 1, 2010

ANIMALS: How dolphins breathe, sea snails that hide their gender, the genetics and epigenetics of …

September 30, 2010

Menopause occurs only in humans and two species of whales.

September 28, 2010

A compound from cone snail saliva may be an extremely efficient painkiller.

September 27, 2010

This year's flu vaccine packs extra protection.

September 22, 2010

A new hypothesis suggests that life began between ultra-thin sheets of minerals.

September 21, 2010

Scientists are testing a new method for obtaining DNA samples from dolphins.

September 20, 2010

Scientists have discovered the closest thing yet to our solar system.