World news about “Biology” published by euronews.
Plants that track air pollution Using biotechnology to fight pollution is the challenge for a European Union research project. Under the spotlight – a specific kind of moss. At the… 03/06/2013
Cockroaches set for bitter end The indomitable cockroach has long been considered one of man’s greatest foes. Widely believed to be obstinate enough to survive nuclear war, scientists have… 29/05/2013
Micro-algae is new energy source In the Ennesys Lab in Nanterre, France, researchers are working on a project to produce energy from waste water by cultivating micro-algae in order to heat… 23/01/2013
Team claims success in forecasting ageing A team of researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) led by María Blasco, has published a pioneering study that defines longevity in… 08/10/2012
Maps: Colouring in the Black Sea What do microscopic molecules and huge computer grids have in common? They both build up giant scientific databases of ecosystems around the World. But it is… 11/07/2012
Game on! Games are usually seen as recreaction but increasingly, educational games are being developed as an aid to learning. Computers and information technology are… 15/06/2012
Tuscany raises glass to biodynamic wine-growing Tuscany is home to some of Italy’s best wines but change is afoot in the centuries-old industry. Some wine-makers are swapping to a biodynamic way of… 11/06/2012
Visiting Brazil’s Iguazu Fall – nocomment Located near the border of Brazil, Paraguay, Iguazu Fall is one of the most famous natural wonders on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 13/03/2012
The Spider Silk Solution Nick Skaer is a modern day spiderman, spellbound by silk. Chief scientist and CEO of medical group Oxford Biomaterials, he believes Man has much to learn from… 04/02/2011
Zoo counts its creatures great and smallLondon Zoo is conducting its annual count of its estimated 18,000 animals and 750 species, a compulsory exercise if it is to keep its licence. And its not… 04/01/2012
Mystery over Norwegian dead herringsThe appearance and disappearance of tens of thousands of dead fish has left Norwegian marine investigators puzzled. The herring carpeted a stretch of coast in… 04/01/2012
Back in the Day: birth of the test tube babyJuly 25, 1978. Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby conceived by In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), is born in Oldham, England. Louise (see picture, right)… 25/07/2011
Groundbreaking cell discovery in RomaniaScientists in Romania have discovered a new type of cell, called telocites, that could help stem cells regenerate and repair the human body. 02/09/2010
Ethical creation of stem cellsStem cells are one of the most exciting areas of modern research. Their unique characteristics mean that scientists can use them to create any type of human… 28/01/2010
Giant web-spinning spider foundScientist Matjaz Kunter from Slovenia and his colleague Jonathan Coddington from Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC have… 28/10/2009
Noah’s Ark of plants reaches first milestoneA decade after launching the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew Gardens in London has managed to collect samples of 10 per cent of the world’s rarest plants. 19/10/2009
Dinosaur footprintsThis may look like an ordinary country lane but two amateur fosil hunters discovered a set of 30-odd dinasaur footprints here last April. Geologists have… 12/10/2009
Exploring cold water coralsDeep underwater lie mysterious worlds that scientists are only now beginning to explore. Steve W Ross is US coordinator, for the Traces project at the… 07/10/2009
