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Bees to make elephants 'buzz off'
African elephants’ fear of bees could help keep them out of valuable crop fields, researchers suggest. Related PostsGłuche słowaTo bardzo ważne, żeby niesłyszące ...
Discovery astronauts return to Earth (AP)
AP - Discovery and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday and concluded a 15-day space station build and repair mission that was among the most challenging and ...
Ancient escape hatch found in Israel (AP)
AP - Under threat from Romans ransacking Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, many of the city’s Jewish residents crowded into an underground drainage channel to hide ...
MRI scans might prevent breast cancer, study shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MRI scans may offer a new way to detect breast cancer at its earliest stages and perhaps even prevent cancer among high-risk women, European ...
Po raz pierwszy sklonowano ssaka naczelnego
Po raz pierwszy w historii naukowcy stworzyli sklonowane… Related PostsMay looks to sky to complete PhDGuitarist Brian May makes final preparations to submit ...
Mexico caps damaged Gulf oil well (AP)
AP - Oil workers have capped a damaged oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico that spilled crude and natural gas for almost two months after a deadly high-seas collision, ...
Pierwsza gwiazdka - Wega, Capella lub... Mars
W tym roku największe szanse na to by być pierwszą wigilijną gwiazdką mają Wega oraz Capella, a jeśli zaliczymy do tego grona planety to także Mars. Related PostsChimps ...
Voters reject slew of ballot measures (AP)
AP - Cost-conscious voters rejected school vouchers for Utah students, state-sponsored stem cell research in New Jersey and increased cigarette taxes in Oregon to ...
Governors Join in Creating Regional Pacts on Climate Change
Three Western governors will appear in a nationwide television advertising campaign trying to generate public and political support for climate change legislation. Related ...
Bush orders federal aid to battle California wildfires (AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush declared an emergency in southern California due to out-of-control wildfires and ordered federal aid to be directed to the area, ...
Ancient Mammal Had Modern Teeth (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The fossils of an ancient creature resembling a small opossum and equipped with modern-looking teeth suggest our furry ancestors were far more ...
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - This weekend brings us the return of the famous Leonid Meteor Shower, a meteor display that in recent years has brought great anticipation and excitement ...
Italy battles imported viral epidemic (Reuters)
Reuters - A small region in northern Italy is battling what may be Europe's first epidemic of the crippling, mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, a senior official ...
Michael Elliott
Obituary: Chemist whose research led to modern insecticides Related PostsNorthwest wind and rain targets Midwest (AP)AP - A storm that brought hurricane force ...
Two years on, New Orleans musicians still blue (Reuters)
Reuters - Musicians marched a silent "second line" through the French Quarter on Sunday to protest the state of New Orleans' famed music scene nearly ...
Arctic sea route opens
LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic’s Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route ...
Hope for tailored cancer vaccine
A patient’s own tumour cells may form the key ingredient of a light-sensitive vaccine to treat their cancer. Related PostsDelayed Ariane rocket launch set ...
Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Stifle Research (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Last week independent teams of scientists announced a major advance in stem cell research with their discovery of how to turn human skin cells ...
50 lat temu w kosmos poleciał pierwszy satelita
W czwartek 4 października minie pół wieku od momentu wysłania w kosmos pierwszego sztucznego satelity Ziemi. Sputnik 1 został wystrzelony na orbitę o godzinie 19.28 ...