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 Society & Culture Opium poppy's genes finally revealedMonday, 15 March 2010
Researchers have discovered the genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, which could lead to genetically engineered plants or microorganisms generating the painkillers.  Longer 'sex life' expectancy for menWednesday, 10 March 2010
Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age, and more likely to report it as "good quality", says a study published by the British Medical Journal.  Dolphins can turn diabetes on … and offSaturday, 20 February 2010
Healthy bottlenose dolphins appear to turn on and off a diabetes-like state: a trick that may open to door to a treatment for the disease in humans.  Retreating glaciers may boost dust stormsSaturday, 20 February 2010
The retreat of glaciers and the loss of moisture from soil due to climate change will likely increase the number of large-scale dust storms, such as those that blanketed Sydney in 2009, scientists predict.  You are a creature of habit, according to your mobile phoneFriday, 19 February 2010
Scientists used mobile-phone logs to track thousands of people's travel patterns, and found that we're almost all predictable. The data could be used in urban planning or even mobile phone applications.  Two languages in womb makes bilingual babiesWednesday, 17 February 2010
Babies who hear two languages regularly when they are in their mother's womb are more open to being bilingual, a study published this week in Psychological Science shows.  Internet addicts more likely to be depressedThursday, 11 February 2010
People who spend their days glued to networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter are more likely to be depressed, a new UK study has revealed.  Quit smoking, it's easyTuesday, 9 February 2010
"Up to 75% of successful ex-smokers quit unaided," said a public health expert, who reviewed hundreds of studies into quitting smoking and is now calling for more effective campaigns and policies worldwide.  Brain size predicts success at video gamesThursday, 21 January 2010
The size of three specific regions of the brain can predict performance in video games, and may show the way forward for education, said American psychologists.  Low-carbon push for new Industrial RevolutionThursday, 21 January 2010
The world’s transition to a low-carbon economy will not only make cities cleaner and more sustainable, it will spark a new Industrial Revolution, said renowned economist Nicholas Stern.  World urgently needs renewable energyWednesday, 20 January 2010
Energy demand is growing voraciously and the solutions to generating low-emissions power are urgently needed, world leaders warned.  Aviation biofuel to grow from saltwater farmsMonday, 18 January 2010
Can tomorrow’s aircraft be powered entirely from biofuels grown from saltwater plants? That’s what a large new multinational research project will seek to prove.  Next 40 years key for climate changeTuesday, 12 January 2010
We should focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible over the next 40 years to avoid perilous warming, says a new study.  Aboriginal folklore leads to meteorite craterThursday, 7 January 2010
An Australian Aboriginal 'Dreaming' story has helped experts uncover a meteorite impact crater in the outback of the Northern Territory.  Ten things that cause mass extinctionsThursday, 31 December 2009
It's normal for a species to go extinct, but occasionally many thousands go extinct at the same time in a 'mass extinction' - here are ten possible causes. 
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