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Scientists reveal natural antifreeze secrets
05/03/2013 - 14:31
In their study, published in the American journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), the researchers biochemically... →
CHARTS: World's GMO Crop Fields Could Cover the US 1.5 Times Over
01/03/2013 - 16:00
As my colleague Tom Philpott reported earlier this month, nearly half of all US farms now have superweeds that can resist Monsanto's... →
Germany accused of 'deporting' its elderly
23/02/2013 - 14:23
Researchers found an estimated 7,146 German pensioners living in retirement homes in Hungary in 2011. More than 3,000 were in the Czech... →
Scientists link music and the brain
16/02/2013 - 15:18
Prof. Petr Janata, an Associate Professor at UC Davis in the Psychology Department, was one of the visiting presenters. He spoke about how... →
Israeli professor reduces crime
10/02/2013 - 18:47
In later research on Tel Aviv, Weisburd, together with his graduate student Shai Amram, demonstrated that crime in that city is similarly... →
Some chores linked to less sex
04/02/2013 - 14:03
Couples in which the husband did plenty of traditionally male jobs reported more sex than those in which the guy didn’t. When the husband... →
Study: Israel ranks among world's most harmful land-grabbers
29/01/2013 - 13:47
The researchers note that crops planted on purchased land sometimes come at the expense of forests or other ecologically important zones.... →
Placenta may be a source for human eggs
25/01/2013 - 16:41
Replicating the egg-making recipe Amniotic membrane cells arise about eight days after conception. Their job is to preserve the plasticity... →
What leaked IPCC report really says on climate change
17/01/2013 - 19:36
A draft version was leaked online by Alec Rawls, a US blogger who signed up to be an expert reviewer of the next report – something anyone... →
The Jewish people's ultimate treasure hunt
11/01/2013 - 16:51
In our telephone interview, Elhaik, who does not hide his light under a bushel, describes his study as a "breakthrough" and says he has... →
Israeli students addicted to social media
06/01/2013 - 16:13
The worrying results showed 94% of the pupils admitted to accessing social media or file-sharing sites (such as Facebook and YouTube)... →
Parkinson’s treatment may boost creativity
30/12/2012 - 16:25
Dopamine’s dark side Too much dopamine may also cause impulsive behaviors, because this brain chemical is responsible for reward-driven... →

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