MIAMI, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study. ... > full story
VATICAN CITY, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Mexican salamanders who can re-grow amputated legs are not pulling off quite as big a biological trick as scientists had first thought, which may help doctors trying to regenerate human limbs. ... > full story
LONDON, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — As many as 30,000 different gene variations may underlie schizophrenia and bipolar disease, meaning any kind of quick test to predict either disease is a long way off, scientists said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Researchers have identified the early master cells that make up the human heart and said on Wednesday they could someday be used to make patches to fix damaged hearts. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles (8.85 billion km) and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said. ... > full story
LONDON, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. ... > full story
SYDNEY, June 29, 2009 (Reuters) — Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. ... > full story
ROME, June 28, 2009 (Reuters) — Pope Benedict announced on Sunday that fragments of bone from the first or second century had been found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul in Rome, which he said confirmed the belief that it housed the apostle's remains. ... > full story
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Platypus: Insight into ovarian cancer June 29, 2009 (Times of India) — SYDNEY: Researchers believe that our oldest mammalian relative such as the platypus may help provide clues into the causes of ovarian cancer. ...
UC Davis Researchers Develop New Test For Fragile X Syndrome June 29, 2009 (Medical News Today) — Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new test that will measure the protein deficit responsible for fragile X syndrome - the single-most common ...
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