Breast feeding moms have lower blood pressure and behave more aggressively compared to women who are bottle-feeding their children, suggesting…
Month: September 2011
Rare African Golden cat captured by cam
Scientists tracking one of Africa’s most elusive and poorly understood animals say they’ve recorded a rare – and possibly the…
The girl who can finally smile
A mother raised £50,000 for a series of operations to allow her daughter to smile. Katie Meehan, 15, feels she…
Meteorites delivered gold to Earth
Scientists have shown that the Earth’s surface became enriched with precious metals by impacting meteorites. The Earth’s crust and mantle…
New Planet May Be Among Most Earthlike—Weather Permitting
A new planet found about 36 light-years away could be one of the most Earthlike worlds yet—if it has enough…
South African fossils halfway between ape and human
Two fossil skeletons of early humans appear to mark a halfway stage between primitive “ape-men” and our direct ancestors. A…
Ek Sonn Chan pipes something precious into the homes
Residents of Cambodia’s capital city used to have little access to safe drinking water; now more than 90 percent of…
Dolphin Whisperer Could Help Us Talk To E.T.
For 27 years, marine biologist Denise Herzing and colleagues have been regular visitors in the Atlantic Ocean home of a…
Shaggy, Shovel-Headed Rhino Evolved
Woolly rhinos and many other large, shaggy prehistoric animals first evolved their cold tolerance in Tibet, which served as the…
“Walking” Fish a Model of Evolution in Action
Sometimes, a fish out of water doesn’t feel like a fish out of water—at least if it’s a Pacific leaping…