21 - 30 of 31 results for "scientists"

  1. 21. news | 08 May 2013

    Chinese pig flu infections rising

    By AFP

    » Scientists said Wednesday that flu infections were rising among pigs raised for slaughter on farms in south and southeastern China, also plagued by bird flu.

  2. 22. tech | 17 May 2013

    Snake's ultra-black spots may aid high-tech quest

    By AFP

    » Scientists have identified nanostructures in the ultra-black skin markings of an African viper which they said Thursday could inspire the quest to create the ultimate light-absorbing material.

  3. 23. news | 26 Apr 2013

    Latin America threatened with cancer epidemic

    By AFP

    » Latin America faces a cancer epidemic unless governments act quickly to improve health care systems and treat the poor, scientists said.

  4. 24. learning | 22 Nov 2012

    Giant penguins: From 34 million years ago

    About science

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Scientists have found a type of penguin taller than most humans that lived 34 million years ago in icy Antarctica.

  5. 25. news | 19 May 2013

    Mice, gerbils perish in Russia space flight

    By AFP

    » A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule destined to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights perished during their journey, scientists said Sunday as the month-long missi...

  6. 26. news | 01 Apr 2013

    Taiwan, Germany seek potentially vast new energy source

    By AFP

    » A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island's southwestern coast on Sunday in search of methane hydrate, a potentially vast new energy source.

  7. 27. news | 01 May 2013

    IBM unveils 'world's smallest movie' using atoms

    By AFP

    » IBM scientists Wednesday unveiled what they called "the world's smallest movie," which tracks the movement of atoms magnified 100 million times.

  8. 28. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute

    By AFP

    » Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.

  9. 29. news | 16 Apr 2013

    Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute

    By AFP

    » Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.

  10. 30. learning | 22 Dec 2012

    Why the world didn’t end yesterday. Nasa explains

    End of the World

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Of course the world didn’t end yesterday. Those who thought it would didn’t understand what the ancient Mayan calendar was all about. Nasa scientists explain in this four-minute video. (Includes transcript)

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