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Bacteria smells

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Aug 2010

Bacteria not only produce foul smells, but can also detect chemicals releases by potential competit…

Primitive mantle discovered.

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Aug 2010

The Earth may not be as old as we think it is according to scientists who believe they’ve found a p…

Sweet – sugar doesn’t cause weight gain

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Aug 2010

Women consuming sugary drinks reduce their energy intake elsewhere to balance out their energy inta…

Graphene in screening DNA

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Aug 2010

A novel method to pull DNA through a graphene membrane in order to screen and sequence its code is …

Earthquake synchronicity changes concept of seismic hazard

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Aug 2010

Earthquakes may occur in synchrony with one large quake triggering another tremble along the same f…

Special Report: What’s in a name?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Aug 2010

David ‘Two Brains’ Willetts  recently took to the stand at the Royal Institution for his first majo…

Age-old puzzle cracked

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Aug 2010

Scientists have cracked the puzzle of what came first – the chicken or the egg. The answer is both …

Has the IPCC got it wrong over aerosols?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Aug 2010

Aerosols help cool the atmosphere by encouraging cloud droplets to form icy particles which reflect…

Universe’s secrets captured on camera

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2010

The night sky is to be photographed by a 1400 megapixel camera as part of a new project to monitor …

A bright new light

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2010

Fluorescent probes that allow scientists to monitor the activity of individual cells in real time a…

To bite or not to bite...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2010

Tall men and overweight women are more likely to be bitten by midges according to new research in S…

Octopus adapt venom to sub zero temperatures

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2010

Scientists have discovered that all octopuses are venomous, with species living in the Antarctic ad…

Glacier retreat exposes weak underbelly of Antarctic

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Aug 2010

An Antarctic glacier has come loose from the underwater ridge it was sitting on allowing ice to mel…

Longer is best?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jul 2010

Telomere length may be important in determining which human embryos survive and which do not develo…

Recycled LCDs have applications in biomedicine

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Jul 2010

With over 2.5 billion LCD TVs approaching the end of their life, Europe is facing a recycling dilem…

Scientists find missing piece in sudden cardiac death puzzle

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jul 2010

Genetic mutation in a protein is responsible for disrupting the electrical activity of the heart an…

Blast-proof curtains reduce impact of bomb explosions

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jul 2010

Blast-proof curtains which get thicker rather than thinner when stretched to provide better protect…

New test for food allergies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jul 2010

An allergic reaction to milk, peanuts, eggs and soy can be life-threatening, but current allergy te…

Tea v coffee and rheumatoid arthritis

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jul 2010

Female tea drinkers have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis compared with non-tea…

Knockout creates cancer killer cells

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jul 2010

A new type of cell capable of killing tumour cells and preventing cancerous growths forming could s…