a bit of science http://abitofscience.com/ en-us Top science news story of the day selected by a computer algo Scientists get closer to real-life Jurassic Park after extracting DNA from fossilised eggshells Genetic material was pinpointed for the giant moa and 10ft tall, half tonne elephant birds that died out hundreds of years ago. http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/31074/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:01 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/31074/ Most Extreme White Dwarf Binary System Found Warwick, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 - An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30973/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:01:01 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30973/ Asian bug to be released in UK to beat rampant knotweed The sap-sucking psyllid is the natural enemy of Japanese knotweed, a tenacious plant introduced by the Victorians which is slowly choking the countryside. http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30938/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30938/ Geraniums could help control devastating Japanese beetle Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, according ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30874/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30874/ Creating synthetic sea shells from chalk and polystyrene cups Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups--and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable. http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30833/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30833/ Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture A scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture. http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30827/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:01:01 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30827/ A high-tech handrest SALT LAKE CITY, March 8, 2010 -- University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels,... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30798/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30798/ Transforming polyethylene into heat-conducting material Most polymers--materials made of long, chain-like molecules--are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30783/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:01:01 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30783/ Oldest measurement of Earth's magnetic field reveals battle between sun and Earth According to findings by Univ. of Rochester researchers who visited sites in Africa known to contain extremely old rocks, the Earth's magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30596/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:01:01 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30596/ Asteroid killed off the dinosaurs, says international scientific panel The Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction, which wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of species on Earth, was caused by an asteroid colliding with Earth and not massive volcanic activity, ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30602/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/30602/