biology
Action needed to 'future-proof' pollinators
Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
International scientists are calling for action to "future-proof" the prosperity of pollinating insects, birds and mammals.
Are we looking for Martian life in all the wrong places?
Posted in Science on 9th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Organic compounds that may have existed in/on rocks located on the surface of Mars would have been degraded by radiation from the Sun.
Cancer gene tests 'reveal family link'
Posted in Science on 7th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists have discovered why some families are affected by many different types of cancer, thanks to genetic testing.
Next five years could see successes or failures for first SENS antiaging treatment
Posted in Medicine on 4th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Success for companies based on SENS is a very important step for much larger funding of the SENS life extension approach.
Stopping deforestation will not end tropical species losses
Posted in Featured, Science on 31st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Species in tropical forests will still go extinct even if deforestation is stopped immediately, unless efforts are made to restore damaged areas.