The new microcapsules, which contain toxins that dissolve within a zebra mussel’s digestive tract, offer a safe and cost-effective way of eliminating one of the world’s “most important economic pests” without harming other aquatic life, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

The report, in the Feb 1 issue of Environmental Science & Technology journal, [...]

Phosphorus is found in all living cells, but many scientists believe that the most common source found on Earth – phosphate – may not have been the first source used in pre-biotic chemistry. Terry Kee and Dave Bryant believe the answer may lie further afield, in a more reactive type of phosphorus not found on [...]

Several recent studies have found that computer users not only love and cherish their machines, but very often maltreat them. Experts have identified aggression towards the PC as a genuine problem that deserves greater attention in the academic field. The kicks and blows of frustrated users cause computer damage that cannot be dismissed as negligible, [...]

The Ascension islanders believe the UK’s decision results from security fears. Ascension is the site of a key airbase used by the US as well as the Royal Air Force; there is also a missile firing range and an electronic eavesdropping station. The population of about 1000 is made up mainly of contract workers from [...]