Gamers show Asperger's traits
People who spend hours and hours playing video games exhibit the same personality traits as people with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, researchers say.
View ArticleScientists to sequence the humble spud
One of the world's most important food crops is being put under the microscope, as scientists team up to sequence the genome of the potato.
View ArticleNanofood safety proposal 'not enough'
Companies could soon be required to tell Australian authorities if they are using nanotechnology in food, but critics say they should also be required to provide new safety data and labelling for...
View ArticlePaper leads to perfect beer head
PERFECT BUBBLES: The formula for pouring a perfect glass of stout beer could involve putting a fibre coating inside the can, say Irish mathematicians.
View ArticleScientists trace yeast's gene shuffle
LOST CHROMOSOMES: The humble baker's yeast has had its history of evolution uncovered by Irish researchers.
View ArticleSurvey uncovers bevy of brown dwarfs
BRONZED BODIES: A new survey has turned up more than two dozen failed stars, including one lightweight only about six times the mass of Jupiter.
View ArticleTeamwork made humans brainier: study
BRAIN EXPANSION: Learning to work in teams may explain why humans evolved a bigger brain, according to a new study.
View ArticleSnail's trail reveal ancient human migration
IRISH MYSTERY SOLVED?: DNA analysis of snails may help unravel a mystery known as the 'Irish question'.
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