Phoenix Mars Lander Found Liquid Water, Some Scientists Think | LiveScience

Some Phoenix scientists posit that blobs on lander legs could be liquid brine; others contend is just ice.

Belief and the brain's 'God spot'

A belief in God is deeply embedded in the human brain, which is programmed for religious experiences, according to a study that analyses why religion is a universal human feature

Toward Synthetic Life: Scientists Create Ribosomes -- Cell Protein Machinery

Scientists have cleared a key hurdle in the creation of synthetic life, assembling a cell's critical protein-making machinery -- the ribosome

Stem Cells Replace Stroke-damaged Tissue In Rats

Team of scientists show that by inserting tiny scaffolding with stem cells attached, it is possible to fill a hole left by stroke damage with brand new brain tissue within seven days.

Quantum Doughnuts Slow And Freeze Light At Will: Fast Computing And 'Slow Glass'

Researchers have found a way to use doughnuts shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light-based computing to the possibility of "slow glass."

Novel Electric Signals In Plants Induced By Wounding Plant

Electrical signal -- called "system potential" -- is induced by wounding of the plant tissue and then passed from leaf to leaf.

Plants Under Attack -- Plant Biologists Discover Plant Defenses Against Insects

When insects ingest parts of a plant digestion turns proteins into a peptide elicitor, which is secreted back into the plant during subsequent feedings. The plant recognizes this elicitor and launches its defensive chemistry.

Scientists explain why they plagiarize

Scientists don't often turn the microscope on themselves, and when they do, the results sometimes prove disappointing.

Girl survives after six organs removed in surgery

A seven-year-old girl was released from hospital on Tuesday after a ground-breaking 23-hour operation four weeks ago in which doctors took out six of her organs to remove a cancerous tumor in her abdomen.