The smelly side of ant social life
Indian jumping ant female workers usually rely on smell to note the absence of a queen and step in. A gene mutation puts paid to all that Ants rely on…
Light exposure at night linked to breast cancer
Starting with a study of nurses on night duty, a researcher explains the dangers involved Richard G. “Bugs” Stevens, University of Connecticut Artificial light has transformed the night sky, a…
Better than water into wine
Expected to produce everything from towers into space to supercool electronics, carbon nanotubes now promise to make water from brine Given the wonderful stories told about it, all that carbon…
Chemical tags key to brain cell differences
Scientists have profiled the arrangement of methyl chemical tags on DNA in individual neurons, thus providing the most detailed information yet on what makes one brain cell different from its…
Weaponized fungus takes on the mosquito
P Rajendran Fungi could be one answer to the world’s mosquito problem, or so suggests recent research done by researchers from different parts of the globe. Mosquitoes have had the…