The ‘Z-ring’ Helps Bacteria Cells Divide

The ‘Z-ring’ Helps Bacteria Cells Divide

In process that is shrouded in mystery, rod-shaped bacteria reproduce by splitting themselves in two. By applying advanced mathematics to laboratory data, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has…
Lakes And Seas Of Titan's Polar Region

Lakes And Seas Of Titan's Polar Region

The best views of the hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn's moon Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft are being released today. A new radar image comprised from seven Titan fly-bys over the last…
Cows And Global Warming Again

Cows And Global Warming Again

The cow as killer of the climate: this more recent portrayal of our bovine friends is because their digestion causes them to produce methane almost continuously and pound for pound methane has a much…
Nobel Peace Prize 2007: Al Gore And The IPCC

Nobel Peace Prize 2007: Al Gore And The IPCC

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)…