DeCODE Genetics on the Ropes

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

Company that mines the DNA of Iceland's population seeks merger to survive financial crisis

Sonar Wins in Supreme Court

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

Court sides with Navy in Warships vs. Whales fight

Oxford Cagey About New Animal Labs

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

Facility opens with little fanfare, security concerns

Earth's Strange Tango With the Sun

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

Mysterious magnetic portals link our planet to its star

Phoenix Has Gone Silent

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

In search of habitable soil, the Mars lander has lost power with no real chance of recovery

Bird Brains Split Lookout Duty

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

A migrating bird rests half of its brain while the other half remains alert

Making Memories Last

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:56 - ScienceNOW

A new study sheds light on how the brain puts memories away for keeps

Action urged over nanomaterials

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:27 - BBC News | Science/Nature

An independent commission finds no evidence nanomaterials cause harm, but warns of serious gaps in knowledge about their risks.

Baby born after ovary transplant

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:26 - BBC News | Science/Nature

A healthy baby girl has been born in London following the world's first transplant of an entire ovary, it has been reported.

Songbirds 'sing from hymn sheet'

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:25 - BBC News | Science/Nature

Zebra finches learn to sing from a song sheet in their head, according to new research.