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Left brain helps hear through the noise
— 15 Nov 2007 12:13 | BiologyOur brain is very good at picking up speech even in a noisy room, an adaptation essential for holding a conversation at a cocktail party, and now we are beginning to understand the…
US faces burning emissions issue
— 1 Nov 2007 01:51 | EnvironmentSevere United States wildfires can contribute as much as vehicles to carbon emissions in some US states, although the amount is highly variable. New research published in the online…
Tangled web of the insect, plant and parasite arms race
— 1 Nov 2007 01:51 | BiologyNew insights into the evolutionary relationship between plant-dwelling insects and their parasites are revealed in the online open access journal BMC Biology. Researchers shed light…
Colourful view for first land animals
— 25 Oct 2007 16:18 | BiologyWhen prehistoric fish made their first forays onto land, what did they see? According to a study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, it's likely that creatures venturing out of the…
Sea cucumbers fast track organ regeneration by healing their wounds
— 18 Oct 2007 12:53 | BiologySea cucumbers are the champions of organ regeneration because they direct their wound healing abilities towards restoring their organs, according to research published in the online…
Dilaton could affect abundance of dark matter particles
— 2 Oct 2007 04:04 | PhysicsThe amount of dark matter left over from the early universe may be less than previously believed. Research published in the open access journal PMC Physics A shows that the 'relic abundance'…
Does the victim affect snake venom composition?
— 27 Sep 2007 08:35 | BiologyA snake's intended prey might affect the type and evolution of toxins in their venom, research published in the online open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows…
DNA analysis shows true dispersal of Protozoa
— 13 Sep 2007 10:33 | BiologyIn contrast to previous findings, it seems that the global distribution of macro- and microorganisms might be similar. A study in the online open access journal, BMC Evolutionary Biology,…
Evolution of genomic imprinting
— 7 Sep 2007 14:42 | BiologyHow we come to express the genes of one parent over the other is now better understood through studying the platypus and marsupial wallaby - and it doesn't seem to have originated in…
A case of mistaken identity for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?
— 15 Mar 2007 02:52 | BiologyVideo evidence that an extinct woodpecker is alive and well in Arkansas, USA may prove to be a case of mistaken identity. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology…