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Errors acknowledged in “rushed” stem cell paper

Friday, 24 May 2013

A high-profile study in which U.S. researchers reported they had turned human skin cells into embryonic stem cells contained errors, its lead author has acknowledged.

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Vitamin C kills tuberculosis in accidental discovery

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 1 comment

Lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria has been killed with good old Vitamin C – an “unexpected” discovery scientists hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs.

A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, carrying a Bion-M satellite rises at a launch pad in the Russian-leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on April 18, 2013. Credit: AFP

Mice, gerbils perish in Russia space flight

Monday, 20 May 2013

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 as the month-long mission touched back down on Earth.

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Clunies Ross Awards celebrate Aussie innovators

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Australian visionaries who between them contributed to the broadband network, tuberculosis eradication and military radar communication, were recognised last night at the Clunies Ross Awards.

Four images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory of an X3.2-class flare from late at night on May 13, 2013. Credit: NASA/SDO/em>

Sun unleashes four potent solar flares

Thursday, 16 May 2013

The Sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio communications.

Stem cell culture

Embryonic stem cells made from skin

Thursday, 16 May 2013

U.S. researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time.

A species of Shrub frog from Vietnam, called Gracixalus quangi. Amphibians species are considered most at risk from climate change. Credit: Jodi J. L. Rowley

Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals

Monday, 13 May 2013

More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions, according to a new climate study.

Reconstruction of Acrotholus audeti, an 85 million year old dome-headed dinosaur, with the turtle Neurankylus lithographicus in the foreground. Credit: Julius Csotonyi

Thick-skulled fossil cuts dino theory down to size

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

The discovery of a new thick-skulled dinosaur the size of a large dog may challenge our image of a pre-historic Earth dominated by supersized lizards, a study said.

Composite image of Earth and Mars created to show the relative sizes of the two planets. Credit: NASA / JPL

Mars exploration achievable, experts say

Monday, 6 May 2013

NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges.

Close up of Crossley’s dwarf lemur from Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar, held close to its winter hibernation spot.
Credit: M. Blanco

Lemurs’ long-buried secrets revealed

Friday, 3 May 2013

The mystery of the Madagascar dwarf lemur’s winter disappearance has been revealed: it burrows deep into the soil, curled up for a months-long sleep, scientists were astonished to find.

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