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World?s Most Endangered Otter ?Rediscovered? in Deramakot
AlphaGalileo 03/08/2010The world?s most endangered otter species known as the hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) has been ?rediscovered? in Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah by a collaboration of German and Malaysian researchers....
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New ESRC appointments announced
AlphaGalileo 03/08/2010The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has appointed two new members to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). In addition, the ESRC is pleased to announce the Chairs of its Committees. The new governance structure sup...
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Bacterial 'genome mining' brings novel antibiotic to light
CORDIS 03/08/2010Researchers in the Netherlands and the UK have discovered a novel antibiotic using a new tool to 'excavate' bacterial genomes. The findings, published in the journal Microbiology, could give the fight against multi-dr...
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Commission study emphasises role of cities in a sustainable future
CORDIS 03/08/2010A new publication featuring highlights of European research examines how continuous urbanisation can be reconciled with sustainable and inclusive growth. Compiled by the European Commission, the aim of the 'World and ...
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Everest pioneers 'hit by storm'
BBC News | Science & Environment 03/08/2010An extreme storm may have contributed to the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest in 1924....
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Snails 'have a homing instinct'
BBC News | Science & Environment 03/08/2010A 69-year-old amateur scientist discovers that, contrary to common belief, garden snails have a homing instinct....
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Botanists find genetic noise fuels hybrid vigour
EUROPA 02/08/2010Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have discovered that a degree of variation in gene activity gives plant hybrids the boost they need to become more vigorous. The research, funded in part by a Marie Curie grant for early stage ...
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Scientists launch new attack against AIDS
CORDIS 02/08/2010EU-funded researchers have developed a new defence against infection from the AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) virus. The pioneering method involves creating a protective shield that restricts the virus from...
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Botanists find genetic noise fuels hybrid vigour
CORDIS 02/08/2010Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have discovered that a degree of variation in gene activity gives plant hybrids the boost they need to become more vigorous. The research, funded in part by a Marie Curie...
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Mars site may hold 'buried life'
BBC News | Science & Environment 30/07/2010Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. ...
