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Ancient environment found to drive marine biodiversity
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | Geology and palaeontologyMuch of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record - but how accurately does that reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on Earth?…
New perspective diminishes racial bias in pain treatment
— 8 Mar 2011 14:26 | HealthYears of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests that a quick dose of empathy…
Ecological adaptation likely to influence impacts of climate change
— 2 Mar 2011 12:34 | EnvironmentAnimals' capacity to adapt is a factor in how they are likely to respond to changing climate conditions…
Asthma through the eyes of a medical anthropologist
— 19 Feb 2011 10:39 | HealthAsthma diagnosis and management vary dramatically around the world, said David Van Sickle, an honorary associate fellow at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public…
Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:44 | TechnologyMost people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it. Yet not all borders are places of limbo intended only for crossing. Some borders, like those…
World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
— 15 Feb 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentRecalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertiliser linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse…
Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways
— 11 Feb 2011 15:51 | BiologyLeafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food…
New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage
— 4 Feb 2011 16:34 | HealthBy coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer…
Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps
— 25 Jan 2011 18:59 | BiologyFuture queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker…
Stress, anxiety both boon and bane to brain
— 19 Jan 2011 17:14 | HealthA cold dose of fear lends an edge to the here-and-now - say, when things go bump in the night…