For Earth Hour 2010, record-breaking millions of businesses, homes, and landmarks around the world will turn off their lights Saturday…
Month: March 2010
Windpipe transplant success in UK child
DOCTORS HAVE carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old British boy from his own stem cells.…
Bonobos opt to share their food
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report. This sort of…
Girl, 6, Inspires Huge Food Donation
Inspired by a 5-year-old girl’s efforts that led to more than $30,000 being raised for the San Francisco Food Bank,…
Wrong Number Saves Stroke Victim
A wrong number proved to be the right call for an elderly woman who had suffered a stroke at her…
Giant mouse lemur seen in threatened forest
A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar’s Ranobe forest, in an area threatened by…
New Type of Human : X-woman
A new type of prehistoric human has been discovered via DNA from a child’s pinky finger found in a central…
Beta-blockers ‘cut cancer spread’
Blood pressure drugs may be able to reduce the ability of breast cancer to spread around the body, researchers have…
Gym for the Homeless Helps the Environment
A new gym opened in Detroit today. It has some of the same equipment you’ll find in a typical gym.…
Splitting Cyclone Spotted on Neptune
If the violent conditions observed so far are any indication, this weekend’s weather forecast for Neptune can’t be good. THE…