3-28-14 Truth or lie - trust your instinct, says research
Truth or lie - trust your instinct, says research
When it comes to detecting lies, you should trust your instinct, research suggests.
3-27-14 Scientists hail synthetic chromosome advance
Scientists hail synthetic chromosome advance
Scientists have created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast in a landmark for biological engineering.
3-26-14 Chemistry of love: Using pheromones to find your match
Chemistry of love: Using pheromones to find your match
It is evening at Stories, a bar in east London, and here men and women are huddled around a table full of plastic bags stuffed with t-shirts.
3-20-14 Nose can detect one trillion odors
Nose can detect one trillion odours
The human nose can detect one trillion different odors, far more than we previously thought, say US scientists.
3-17-14 Frozen Antarctic moss brought back to life after 1,500 years
Frozen Antarctic moss brought back to life after 1,500 years
British scientists have successfully revived mosses that have been frozen under the Antarctic ice for 1,500 years.
3-12-14 New fossil species supports early origin of echolocation in toothed whales
New fossil species supports early origin of echolocation in toothed whales
Research led by an anatomy professor at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine indicates that echolocation - the sonar-like system based on high-frequency vocalizations and their echoes - was present in a 28-million-year old relative of modern-day toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
3-8-14 Neanderthal hot spots highlighted in modern humans' DNA
Neandertal hot spots highlighted in modern humans' DNA
Humans appear to have inherited some traits related to skin, hair and some autoimmune diseases from Neanderthal ancestors.
3-8-14 Neanderthal hot spots highlighted in modern humans' DNA
Neandertal hot spots highlighted in modern humans' DNA
Stone Age people's mating with now-extinct species had genetic pros and cons
3-5-14 Biggest-ever virus revived from Stone Age permafrost
Biggest-ever virus revived from Stone Age permafrost
AS IF there weren't enough problems with thawing tundra. A virus of unprecedented size has been reactivated after being isolated from Russian permafrost 30,000 years old.
3-3-14 30,000-year-old giant virus 'comes back to life'
30,000-year-old giant virus 'comes back to life'
An ancient virus has "come back to life" after lying dormant for at least 30,000 years, scientists say.
3-1-14 Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains
Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains
How did we become the smartest creatures on Earth? The story of our ancestors' mental leaps can be found in stones - a modern-day flint-knapper is our guide.