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Sugar intake key to obesity

September 21, 2007
It may not sound like a discovery to stop the presses, but scientists say the finding that eating more sugar is associated with obesity is an important one.

Was Newton beaten by 250 years?

September 19, 2007
The history books may need to be re-written according to a new finding which suggests Newton was not responsible for the development of calculus.

It only takes one

September 19, 2007
The term “biological invasion” conjures images of plagues of locusts destroying all in their path - but new research suggests that all it takes to cause such an intrusion is...

Genes control lonely hearts

September 19, 2007
Many people have felt the odd pang of loneliness – but now scientists think it could be all down to our genes.

Drug detection is on the money

September 19, 2007
A research team claims they have made life for drug dealers harder by examining the amount of drug contamination in banknotes across the country.

A fishy treatment for malaria

September 17, 2007
Pesticide resistance is an increasing problem for malarial control methods but new research has provided a unique solution - a fish.

Next generation power source reliant on people power

September 14, 2007
Forget wind, wave or bio-fuels - the next source of power generation could come from something much closer to home - you.

Thunderstorms not cut out for city living

September 12, 2007
A team of US scientists have found that thunderstorms can become much fiercer when they collide with a city.

First 3-D images set cell biology in a spin

September 10, 2007
A new imaging technique has allowed scientists to create the first 3D images of a living cell, using a method similar to the X-ray CT scans doctors use to see...

River dolphin declared extinct

September 7, 2007
Scientists have concluded after a six-week long search that The Yangtze River dolphin - a freshwater dolphin found only in China - is “likely to be extinct”.

Military ‘too influential’ say scientists

September 5, 2007
The military has too much influence on scientific research - a situation caused by flawed government thinking, according to a new briefing from ethical science group, Scientists for Global Responsibility.

Scientists find that ‘little voice’ in your head

September 3, 2007
Scientists claim to have found the ‘little voice’ in your head that pipes up when you start to think twice about sending that angry e-mail.

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