Nature : Science World Report

Oct 01, 2012 06:50 AM EDT

Sharks Have Taste, Change Diet as They Age and Adopt to Ecosystem

The white sharks are the top most predators feeding on mostly seals and sea lions. These white sharks shift from fish to marine mammals as they mature. But a slight deviation was noticed by the researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. They noticed a surprising variability in dietary ...

Sep 30, 2012 08:34 AM EDT

Apple Flea Weevil Reemerges As a Pest in Organic Orchards

Generally distributed in the northeastern states, the apple flea weevil is most commonly noticed in Ohio to Illinois and down to Kentucky.

Sep 29, 2012 04:41 AM EDT

NASA Tech Spinoff to Save Trapped Miners

A technology that was actually designed for the use of astronauts in the hazardous environment of space can now be used as a lifesaver in dangerous occupation such as coal mining.

Sep 29, 2012 04:37 AM EDT

Venus Transit Images Reveal Parallax Effects and Measure of Distance to Sun

Six hours of observational video and 5000 individual images of the transit of Venus June 6, 2012, taken by optical and solar telescopes from two different locations on Earth and they clearly show the parallax effects that have made Venus transits so important historically.

Sep 29, 2012 04:33 AM EDT

Nanoparticles Switch On Light Inside Thick Layer of Human Tissue

There is new way to look at tissues under the skin. An international team of researchers from the University at Buffalo and other institutions in the U.S., China, South Korea and Sweden have designed a unique photoluminescent nanoparticle for deep tissue imaging.

Sep 28, 2012 07:15 AM EDT

Good News: Salt Cedars are Shedding Leaves, May Take More Years for Extermination

It was noticed that the salt cedar along the waterways of the southern and eastern Panhandle were getting leafless and dying at a faster rate. And an entomologist from Texas A & M AgriLife Research provided a reason for the process of defoliation.

Sep 28, 2012 07:06 AM EDT

Snap and Capture Mechanism of Sundew Plant Traps Insects

Generally restricted to sunny, wet environment the carnivorous plants are distributed worldwide. They display a complex mechanism in order to survive in habitats that are poor in nutrients. Trapping systems help them to attract, kill, and digest small prey animals.

Sep 28, 2012 06:45 AM EDT

After the Rock Show Curiosity Sees Old Streambed on Mars

After touching the Martian rock with its robotic arm for the first time on Sept 22, NASA's Curiosity has detected a stream that once ran vigorously across the area of Mars where the rover is driving. Prior to this there was evidence for the presence of water on Mars but the images provided by Curio...

Sep 27, 2012 06:35 AM EDT

Early Animal Evolution Due to Oxygen Rise

It has long been speculated that the rise in atmospheric oxygen levels is responsible for early animal evolution. But many studies failed to provide a direct cause and effect relationships between animal and environmental evolution. This was because of the lack of direct evidence for an oxygen incre...

Sep 27, 2012 06:32 AM EDT

Salt Marshes Remove Carbon Dioxide and Slow Down Climate Change

Greenhouse gas carbon dioxide acts like an atmospheric blanket trapping Earth's heat and abundance of carbon dioxide can alter the global climate. And warming climate causes the polar ice to melt thereby causing the sea levels to rise.

Sep 26, 2012 06:15 AM EDT

Red Wine Consuming Honeybees Eat Less and Survive Long

Several health benefits were linked to consumption of red wine, right from dropping blood pressure in men and protecting against obesity and diabetes. Now, the human race has competition.