Science Update

Tree Power

October 20, 2008

Trees can supply enough electricity to charge a battery.

October 17, 2008

CREEPY CRAWLIES: The world's oldest ant, slave ants revolt, and a new compound found in spider …

October 14, 2008

Scientists discover North America's smallest dinosaur to date.

October 13, 2008

Paper wasps don't forget a face, for at least a week, anyway.

October 10, 2008

COGNITION: Crows don't forget a human face, magpies see themselves in mirrors, wasps remember each …

October 8, 2008

Scientists discover a new class of chemical compounds in spider venom.

October 7, 2008

A genetically engineered bacterium produces ethanol from cellulose.

October 6, 2008

A scientist discovers the world's oldest living ant species in the Amazon.

October 3, 2008

THE SCIENCE OF TREES: Electricity from trees, building a tree from the ground up, a forest of …

September 30, 2008

A synthetic tree wicks water more effectively than a real plant.

September 29, 2008

Crows recognize individual human faces.