Would You Change The Way You Wee To Save The World?

Would You Change The Way You Wee To Save The World?

The critical links between water, sanitation, and our global consumption of energy – the “energy-water nexus” are more obvious than ever before. But how many of us will take direct action at the most…
Vampires Are Right: Fresh Blood Is Better

Vampires Are Right: Fresh Blood Is Better

Blood may look like blood but it doesn't always behave like blood.  The longer blood is stored, the less it can carry oxygen into the tiny microcapillaries of the body, says a new study that…
Genetic Modification Of Peaches In 5,500 BC

Genetic Modification Of Peaches In 5,500 BC

If you enjoy a sweet, fleshy peach today, give some thanks to scientifically minded, free-market farmers in China 7,500 years ago. A new analysis has found that the domestic peaches popular worldwide…
4 Things You Should Know About Gene Patents

4 Things You Should Know About Gene Patents

A gene patent means only the patent-holder has the right to undertake research and development involving that gene.Credit: Shutterstock By Rodney Scott, University of Newcastle The Federal Court’s…
The Irony Of Twelve Triple Three

The Irony Of Twelve Triple Three

The NSA is not allowed to gather intel on US citizens (at least not without a FISA court order), but there is an obscure Reagan era loophole--Executive Order 12333, or Twelve Triple Three--that…