Dec. 4, 2008 -- Speech analysis might be flavor of the month on TV, but one expert says popular crime shows may be giving the public an unrealistic idea of what the science can do. "Most dramas include this kind of thing [and] there's a great deal of ...
Oct. 23, 2008 -- Oxygen-producing photosynthesis may not have been around as long as previous studies suggest, according to Australian researchers. But not all are convinced. "Without oxygen we wouldn't have the development of more complex aerobic life ...
Oct. 21, 2008 -- Plants closer to the equator are more likely to have larger seeds, a fact that could help predict the risk that climate change poses to native plants, according to an Australian researcher. Evolutionary biologist Angela Moles of the ...
Oct. 15, 2008 -- Female lab mice can respond quite differently to male mice when it comes to anxiety, a new study has found, which could have important implications for scientific research. Neuroscientist Tim Karl of the Garvan Institute of Medical ...
June 3, 2008 -- Remains of nuts nibbled by ancient rats is among new evidence that settles a debate over whether Maori people were New Zealand's first inhabitants, say researchers. Paleontologist Trevor Worthy of the University of Adelaide in Australia ...
March 20, 2008 -- Scientific theories and experiments have failed to convince at least one physicist what's behind the mysterious natural phenomenon of ball lightning. Emeritus Professor Bob Crompton of the Australian National University gave a ...
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