Nature : Science World Report

Feb 03, 2012 10:38 AM EST

Parasites or not? Transposable Elements in Fruit Flies

Nearly all organisms contain pieces of DNA that do not really belong to them. These "transposable elements", so called because they are capable of moving around within and between genomes, generally represent a drain on the host's resources and in certain cases may lead directly to disease, e.g. whe...

Feb 03, 2012 10:31 AM EST

Sediments from the Enol Lake Reveal More than 13,500 Years of Environmental History

A team of Spanish researchers have used different geological samples, extracted from the Enol lake in Asturias, to show that the Holocene, a period that started 11,600 years ago, did not have a climate as stable as was believed.

Jan 24, 2012 02:21 PM EST

Coffee and Diabetes: Four Cups of Joe Reduce Chances of the Disease

Here's how can reduce your chances of getting Type 2 diabetes: Drink four cups of joe a day. Epidemiologists noticed that people wired on coffee had a 50 percent reduction in adult-onset diabetes, but it wasn't until a Chinese group released a new study that suggested a molecular mechanism.

Jan 24, 2012 02:16 PM EST

Oldest Popcorn Discovered in South America

Researchers from Peru's Academia National de la Historia and the Vanderbilt University in the U.S. have discovered the oldest popcorn in South America.