New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2010-08-25T14:32:57ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has revealed a previously unknown type of oil-eating bacteria, which is suddenly flourishing.... hosted.ap.org |
Really?: The Claim: Paper Towels Thwart More Germs Than Air Dryers Do
A few studies have portrayed air dryers as bacterial breeding grounds. But those studies tend to have a conflict of interest: paper-industry financing. feeds.nytimes.com |
Observatory: Dancing Flies Dress Up to Lure Female Partners
The ornamentation, a protrusion shaped like a boxing glove, often appears on just one of the fly’s front legs. feeds.nytimes.com |
Russian spacecraft damaged during transportation
By 2010-10-07T10:54:26ZBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Russia's space agency chief says that a spacecraft that is used to ferry crew to the international space station in December has been damaged during transportation by rail.... hosted.ap.org |
Royal Society's prize is the last
Biochemist Nick Lane's book Life Ascending has won what will be the last Royal Society Science Book Prize. bbc.co.uk |