Scientists say they have found a way to convert the delicate exoskeleton of single-cell algae into silicon, the gold standard of electronics. The ability to replicate these nanoscale structures could yield new applications in electronics from ultra-
Around 3.3 million years ago, gorillas gave our early hominid ancestors pubic lice, and humans have had them ever since, according to new research. The pesky parasites, which on humans live in pubic hair and other hairy areas except the scalp, suck
A particle that may mediate the rare decay of a Sigma-plus hyperon appears to have close affiliations with a light Higgs boson found in one supersymmetric modelan interpretation suggesting unambiguous evidence for physics beyond the standard model (S
They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. So say scientists who've linked bone cell and genome size among living species and then used that new understanding to gauge the genome sizes
In this photo released by Birdlife International, large-billed, Reed-warbler, one of the world's least known birds, is seen in this photo taken March 27, 2006. A wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years has been rediscovered at a was
Scientists have discovered that increased levels of ocean acidity and carbon dioxide concentrations have resulted in unexpected changes in oceanic chemical processes. Their research results are published in the March 7, 2007, issue of the journal Ge
