Chimpanzees learn from video demo 01/07/2009
Copycat chimps build their own tools after watching a video demonstration, say scientists....
Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird' 01/07/2009
TerreStar-1, the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite, is put into orbit....
Herschel captures galaxy image 01/07/2009
The European Space Agency releases a stunning image of the spiral "Whirlpool Galaxy"....
UK 'yet to embrace space tourism' 01/07/2009
Virgin Galactic boss Will Whitehorn says the UK needs a proper regulatory framework to expand private spaceflight activity in the country....
Spanish scientists develop echolocation in humans 30/06/2009
A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. Producing cert...
Researchers patent a process of ornamental stone consolidation to make it more resistant 30/06/2009
The University if Granada has patented a product and an implementation method to obtain the activation of the microorganisms that produce the carbonates found in construction and ornamental materials. Thanks to this, the formation of a calc...
The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria 30/06/2009
Researchers from Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany, develop new method for better diagnostic of diarrhea causing bacteria. Every year, diarrhea causes around five million fatalities worldwide. Most people die due to pathogen...
A thirst for blood sparks toxic algal blooms 30/06/2009
The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, propose in an article published in the journal PNAS that algal blooms are created when aggress...
Peptic ulcer bacterium alters the body's defence system 30/06/2009
Helicobacter pylori survives in the body by manipulating important immune system cells. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The discovery may lead to new treatments against the common pe...
Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species' 30/06/2009
The invasive Harlequin ladybird is putting over 1,000 species in the UK in peril, according to scientists....
