| Thursday November 20, 2008 |
| Thousands pursue wacky world records - CNN.com 03:12PM EST (CNN Showbiz) |
| | ... by Treading. And in New Zealand, would-be record-holders will chase glory in a race to set the Fastest Time to Peel and Eat - what else? - a Kiwi Fruit. The unusual pursuits unfold worldwide as part of Guinness World Records Day. The editors of "Guinness World Records" - universally ... | |
| Tuesday November 18, 2008 |
| Sleep Makes Room For Memories 07:09PM EST (Science News) |
| | ... the amount of GluR1 in the brain may climb up to 40 percent higher than levels found when the animal has been asleep for a few hours. A new study in fruit flies showed that all areas of the brain have much higher levels of molecules found at synapses. Normally, strengthening a synapse ... | |
| Sunday November 02, 2008 |
| BBC News | Enlarged Image 01:26AM EST (BBC Science/Technical) |
| | ... project to halt hunting and habitat loss has saved the Pemba flying fox from extinction, says Fauna and Flora International (FFI). Only a few of the fruit bats remained on Pemba, an island off the coast of Tanzania, in the late 1980s but now there are more than 22,000. ... | |
| Tuesday August 19, 2008 |
| Dopamine Fends Off Zzzzz's 07:12PM EST (Science News) |
| | ... of specific circuits but not the entire brain, at least initially," Shaw says. Researchers said the finding fits with Shaw's recent study in fruit flies (SN: 8/30/08). Restoring dopamine activity in the flies helped them overcome the learning deficits caused by sleep deprivation, but ... | |
| Monday August 11, 2008 |
| Bittersweet Fruits 11:01PM EST (Science News) |
| | ... A new study provides strong evidence that fruits harm predators with the same chemicals that, for example, give chili peppers their spice. QUIT BUGGING MEA flesh-rotting mold that infects chili peppers arrives via sap-sucking bugs that visit the plants. Capsaicinoids, the chemicals ... | |
| Wednesday July 23, 2008 |
| Parasitic Plant Gets More Than A Meal 07:56PM EST (Science News) |
| Sunday July 20, 2008 |
| Magnetic Sense Linked To Molecule 03:49PM EST (Science News) |
| Monday July 14, 2008 |
| The Two Faces Of Prion Proteins 07:22PM EST (Science News) |
| Sunday July 06, 2008 |
| Seeing Without Eyes 06:36PM EST (Science News) |
| Thursday July 03, 2008 |
| Fountain Of Youth, With Caveats 02:28PM EST (Science News) |
| Thursday June 26, 2008 |
| Losing Sleep 01:37PM EST (Science News) |
| Thursday June 12, 2008 |
| Resurrection Of A Biblical Tree 04:08PM EST (Science News) |
| Wednesday June 11, 2008 |
| Symbolic Snacks 12:02AM EST (Science News) |
| Tuesday May 27, 2008 |
| Fly Fountain Of Youth 07:04PM EST (Science News) |
| Saturday May 24, 2008 |
| Audubon's Insect Cafeteria 02:05PM EST (Science News) |
| Monday May 12, 2008 |
| It's The Network, Stupid 09:17PM EST (Science News) |
| Tuesday May 06, 2008 |
| Bring In The Replacements 08:33PM EST (Science News) |
| Wednesday April 30, 2008 |
| Jaw Breaker 12:00AM EST (Science News) |
| Saturday April 05, 2008 |
| Without Substance: ADHD meds don't up kids' drug abuse risk: Science ... 12:06AM EST (Science News) |
| Friday March 07, 2008 |
| Science News Online: Table of Contents 06:32PM EST (Science News) |
| Friday February 08, 2008 |
| Timeline: From the February 5, 1938, issue, Science News Online, Feb. ... 04:07PM EST (Science News) |
| Faulty Fountains of Youth: Science News Online, Feb. 9, 2008 04:06PM EST (Science News) |
| Friday December 21, 2007 |
| Timeline: From the December 18 & 25, 1937, issues, Science News ... 06:43PM EST (Science News) |
