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After 25 years, sustainability is a growing science that's here to stay
— 22 Nov 2011 16:44 | EnvironmentSustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition…
Algae that live inside the cells of salamanders are the first known vertebrate endosymbionts
— 6 Apr 2011 16:13 | BiologyA species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who…
Fossil is best look yet at an ancestor of buttercups
— 1 Apr 2011 15:54 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists from the United States and China have discovered the first intact fossil of a mature eudicot, a type of flowering plant whose membership includes buttercups, apple trees,…
Study: Emissions trading doesn't cause pollution 'hot spots'
— 30 Mar 2011 16:37 | EnvironmentPrograms that allow facilities to buy and sell emission allowances have been popular and effective since they were introduced in the U.S. two decades ago. But critics worry the approach…
Managing post-stroke depression improves physical functioning
— 15 Mar 2011 19:41 | HealthStroke patients who are not successfully treated for depression are at higher risk of losing some of their capability to function normally, according to a study in the March 15, 2011…
Rising CO2 is causing plants to release less water to the atmosphere, researchers say
— 4 Mar 2011 16:09 | EnvironmentAs carbon dioxide levels have risen during the last 150 years, the density of pores that allow plants to breathe has dwindled by 34 percent, restricting the amount of water vapour the…
Tanning bed exposure can be deadly when complicated by medication reactions
— 2 Mar 2011 12:13 | HealthTanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted…
Discovery of source of glycogen 'manufacturing' errors sheds light on fatal disease
— 2 Mar 2011 12:10 | HealthIndiana University scientists have solved a perplexing mystery regarding one of the body's main energy storage molecules, in the process shedding light on a possible route to treatment…
Polygamy hurt 19th century Mormon wives' evolutionary fitness
— 22 Feb 2011 23:27 | HealthPolygamy practised by some 19th century Mormon men had the curious effect of suppressing the overall offspring numbers of Mormon women in plural marriages, say scientists from Indiana…
Research examines callous-unemotional traits, conduct problems in children
— 21 Feb 2011 17:39 | HealthResearch presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science highlights the importance of callous-unemotional traits (CU) in identifying…