Modern Earth - 460 Million Years Ago
By News Staff  August 9th 2010 07:34 PM
A team of scientists say they have reconstructed the Earth's climate belts of the late Ordovician Period, between 460 and 445 million years ago, and their study says these ancient climate belts were surprisingly like those of the present.
Crocodile Fossil Reveals Teeth of a Mammal
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Published: August 9, 2010
The fossil of a crocodile the size of a house cat was found in Tanzania.
The Claim: Smoking Relieves Stress
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Published: August 9, 2010
The benefits of quitting smoking ― reduced risk of cancer and many other health problems ― are known. But for millions of smokers, the calming effect of a cigarette can be reason enough to start up again.
10 August 2010 Last updated at 04:14 ET
Climate change 'partly to blame' for sweltering Moscow
By Katia Moskvitch Science reporter, BBC News
Global climate change is partly to blame for the abnormally hot and dry weather in Moscow, cloaked in a haze of smoke from wildfires, say researchers.
DNA Test May Speed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
By NICHOLAS WADE Published: August 9, 2010
A new generation of DNA tests for colon cancer seems likely to improve the detection both of cancers and of the precancerous polyps that precede them. The tests, if validated, could reduce the burden of disease substantially by detecting tumors at an early stage, including those not picked up by a colonoscopy.
Portuguese Scientists Discover An Extraordinary New Type Of White Blood Cell
By Catarina Amorim August 10th 2010 11:53 AM
Portuguese scientists have found a new type of white blood cell that once activated, migrates into the liver, where it suppresses any immune response in its vicinity
11-Aug-2010
'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all
AdHu26 demonstrates same fault as previously studied vaccine vectors
11-Aug-2010
Oldest Earth mantle reservoir discovered
Researchers discover evidence for the oldest Earth mantle reservoir on Baffin Island
11-Aug-2010
Research shows sugary drinks do not cause weight gain
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women when they do not know what they are drinking.
Russian Fires Raise Fears of Radioactivity
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ Published: August 10, 2010
As if things in Russia were not looking sufficiently apocalyptic already, with 100-degree temperatures and noxious fumes rolling in from burning peat bogs and forests, there is growing alarm here that fires in regions coated with fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 24 years ago could now be emitting plumes of radioactive smoke.
11 August 2010 Last updated at 13:43 ET
Tool-making and meat-eating began 3.5 million years ago
Researchers have found evidence that hominins - early human ancestors - used stone tools to cleave meat from animal bones more than 3.2 million years ago.
Russia Fires, Pakistan Floods Linked?
Published August 11, 2010
They're raging a continent apart, but two deadly natural disasters―the Russian wildfires and the Pakistan floods―may be connected by the Asian monsoon, one of the most powerful atmospheric forces on the planet, scientists say.
12-Aug-2010
Over-the-counter painkiller may help ease emotional slights, UF study finds
Maybe that disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant should have popped a couple of Tylenols.
Move Over Hydrogen, Make Way for Magnesium Power
Magnesium stores about 10 times as much energy as hydrogen.
By Gene Charleton Thu Aug 12, 2010