Eyjafjallajoekull is erupting again and has sent another ash cloud, 1600 km wide, into the atmosphere. The brownish plume, traveling east and then south, is clearly visible in stark contrast to white…

New research has found that video gaming is an effective way to reduce anxiety and acute pain caused by medical procedures and could be a useful treatment for chronic pain. The research was presented…

Despite ongoing threats to rain forests in the Amazon and Congo river basins, researchers studying the latest satellite data say that the greatest loss in forest cover from 2000 to 2005 wasn’t in…

Two years ago I discussed the results of a very interesting search performed by the CDF experiment in its dataset of 2-TeV proton-antiproton collisions, provided by the Tevatron accelerator at…

Not sure chocolate can save the world?   Here is your chance to take part in a study to find out.  Volunteers selected will have chocolate delivered to their homes and be encouraged to eat…

In the spirit of collaboration between the sciences and religions, two Indian scientists have tuned their laboratory to the sacred mantra, OM. Their paper,"Time-Frequency Analysis of Chanting…

SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that preclinical data from its LPA1 receptor antagonist program has been published in the British Journal of…

PARIS, May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - 2010 Q1 sales of EUR48.9m - Entitlement of 7,942 bopd (9,114 boepd including Venezuela) - Success of OMGW-201 well 2010 first quarter activity Sales: EUR48.9m -…

Arctic Ice May 2010 The Arctic melt, already more rapid than average this year, has begun to accelerate. I have no doubt that by the end of this month, May 2010, there will be much less sea ice than…

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dutch biopharmaceutical company Crucell N.V. today announced the award from UNICEF of an additional $110 million to supply its paediatric…