It’s so simple a caveman could do it? How about: It’s so simple a prehistoric gecko could do it?
Scientists at Oregon State University in Corvallis and London’s Natural History Museum report finding the oldest gecko yet – a 100-million-year-old specimen trapped in amber. The specimen, found in present day Burma (Myanmar), represents a new genus […]

For people diagnosed with hearing impairments, using a cellphone can be tough. Speed of communication depends on how quickly someone can send a text message. Researchers in the US, however, have devised a way for two people to use American Sign Language via video phones. It’s a work in progress, with a field test planned […]

Scientists looking for ways to take the “phew” out of poultry farming – at least for the farms’ neighbors – may have found an answer in trees.
Researchers from the University of Delaware have found that by ringing a farm with trees, they could cut off-site ammonia and dust emissions by more than half and odors […]