Health & Science

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  Mercosur researchers create robot to identify drought and disease resistant soybeans

  

  A robot which categorizes soy bean plants according to their capacity to resist drought and make better use of the water resource has been developed by a bio-technology group of Mercosur researchers in Argentina, with European Union support.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Magnetic observatory in South Georgia to track the “South Atlantic Anomaly”

  

  A magnetic observatory is being re-established on South Georgia to provide vital data on the 'South Atlantic Anomaly' as scientists monitor a possible reversal of the earth's magnetic field. This field, generated deep within the planet, shields against particle radiation from space.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 06:28 UTC

  Marijuana ingredient helps chemotherapy patients recover taste and appetite

  

  New studies explain that patients who have experienced chemotherapy and have difficulties eating may not notice those difficulties much longer. The active ingredient in marijuana, THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, has been shown to drastically increase appetite levels and help individuals enjoy the idea of eating once again.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 03:37 UTC

  Using a mobile phone stirs brain metabolism, says US medical report

  

  Using a mobile phone for 50 minutes stirs brain metabolism, although the health consequences are unknown and need to be studied further, U.S. researchers said.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 22:24 UTC

  An alcoholic drink a day helps keep heart disease at bay, says medical report

  

  An alcoholic drink a day can help keep heart disease at bay, according to a review of 30 years of research. The work, published in the British Medical Journal, showed a 14% to 25% reduction in heart disease in moderate drinkers compared with people who had never drunk alcohol.

• Monday, February 21st 2011 - 17:16 UTC

  Krill sex caught on camera in 700 metres deep Antarctic waters

  

  In a world first, the sex life of Antarctic Krill in the wild has been caught on camera revealing the shrimp-like creatures are able to mate deeper in the ocean than previously thought.

• Friday, February 18th 2011 - 05:23 UTC

  European MPs warn about “a flood of meat imports” from Mercosur

  

  Members from the European Parliament representing rural constituencies have come out strongly against a possible trade deal between Europe and Mercosur arguing that an influx of meat imports could have a devastating impact on the EU beef industry.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 19:12 UTC

  The mobile phone is the new PC anticipates Google CEO Schmidt

  

  The mobile phone is the new PC, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:39 UTC

  What about tasting some ‘Charlem’, Charleston engineered meat?

  

  Vladimir Mironov, a US biologist and tissue engineer at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been working to grow “cultured” meat for a decade, and is closer than ever to achieving his goal.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 10:05 UTC

  Ernest Shackleton honoured with birthday Google Doodle

  

  Ernest Shackleton the famed Antarctic explorer has had his 137th birthday celebrated with a new Google Doodle on the search engine's homepage.