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Microbes hold key to climate change
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Mar 2008
We might think we control the climate but unless we harness the powers of our microbial co-habitant…

Listen up - our hearing is perfect for a cocktail party
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008
Ever managed to isolate what a particular person is saying while simultaneously ignoring what anoth…

ET targeted for a spot of consumerism
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008
First came unmanned probes then a dog, and then the space race’s crowning achievement – man. Now - …

World's strongest creature harbours colour change secret
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008
Not only is the aptly named Hercules Beetle the strongest creature in the world, capable of lifting…

Ol' blue eyes is back
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2008
New research suggests that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor.

Diamond synchrotron preserves Tudor war ship
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Mar 2008
Cutting edge synchrotron technology generating light beams 10 billion times brighter than the sun a…

UK students create a STORM in space
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Mar 2008
An instrument designed and developed by research students at the University of Southampton has visi…

Sprouts can damage ecosystem
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Mar 2008
Children and greenfly may have something else in common apart from being little pests – neither is …

Climate change could spark insect invasion
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Mar 2008
Insatiable insects will feast upon plants and crops if temperatures warm and atmospheric carbon dio…

Portable gadgets get boost from knees up
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2008
For those among us that are fond of the odd gadget, but don’t want to waste time charging them at h…

Cure for common cold step closer thanks to sniffling mice
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008
Scientists have been able to recreate rhinovirus infection – which is behind most common colds – in…

Dark matter could remain hidden
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008
Astronomers at the University of St Andrews have taken a new approach to describe dark matter and e…

Are hybrid cars blocking truly green alternatives
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008
French researchers believe that focusing efforts on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that run on bot…

Submarine scientists have whale of a time
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008
Scientists from San Diego State University and the University of California have been investigating…

Observatory stand-off close to an end
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Mar 2008
An end may be in sight for the stand-off between the Science and Technology Facilities Council - th…

Breath of fresh air for superbug treatment
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Feb 2008
A UK environmental technology company has received a boost after taking orders from the NHS for its…

Beating the nanotech bottleneck
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Feb 2008
European researchers are hoping to lower costs for the nanotech industry by developing design metho…

A tale of fevers, cancers and hijacking
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Feb 2008
It has infected 95% of humans in the developed world, can cause glandular fever and has been linked…

Here comes the sun
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2008
A national team of scientists are embarking on one of the UK’s largest ever research projects into …

Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Feb 2008
The most comprehensive genetic analysis conducted on the family of bacteria that cause syphilis sug…