More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins -- turkeys and scallops -- down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But researchers have found that a motor protein, myosin 2, remains structurally identical
LaCie recently introduced a new hard drive designed by Neil Poulton. The device is very small considering its relatively spacious 500GB capacity and has a unique design. The subtle black exterior is meant to blend easily with dark workstations and
An international team, including Oxford scientists, has revealed the genetic make up of the platypus, giving fresh insight into the evolutionary history of mammals. The platypus is one of the world's strangest animals as it combines mammal characteristics, such as
We've all heard of Pavlov's dogs, the famous canines trained by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov to associate food with the sound of a bell. Now, scientists have found that bacteria may be capable of similar behavior- an ability never seen
Frustrated that there aren't more dinosaur bones at your local museum? Blame beetles. A team from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, has examined thousands of dino bones from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and found that flesh-eating bugs
His immobile body is trapped in his wheelchair but his brilliant mind soars to the edges of the Universe as he ponders the most fundamental questions humans can ask: Why are we here? Where did we come from?
Physicist Steven Hawking, who has been described as "the most famous living scientist on the planet," gave his first public lecture in Africa in Muizenberg, Cape Town, on Sunday.
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
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