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Science Briefing: Food is feast for your eyes
Does that chocolate cake look delicious or is it all in your head? A study shows evidence of a gut hormone that causes people to eat more by making food appear more tasty
World carbon trading value doubles
A sharp rise in the number of transactions in the emissions trading market brought the value of trades to about $64bn last year, says the World Bank in an annual review
Lex: Driller thriller
Tullow’s Ghana gamble, made as it is by a company already celebrated for its oil finds in underdeveloped territories in Africa, begins to look even better
Science Briefing: Fancy growing another limb?
Clues to how bones and tissues of embryonic arms and legs of mammals align themselves correctly have been uncovered by research at the University of Southern California
Science Briefing: Arctic sea ice at risk
Last summer’s record loss of sea ice shows that it is becoming increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine as there is less ice to reflect solar radiation, says new study
EU warned over cut in number of pesticides
New legislation that restricts chemical use by farmers in Europe could reduce harvests at a time of global food shortages
Loss of species poses threat to new cures
Authors of the book ‘Sustaining Life’ warn that the rapid erosion of biodiversity from pollution and climate change is threatening potential treatments for diseases
GM chief hits at UN data on biofuel
Research claimed to link biofuel production to rising food prices is described as ‘shockingly misinformed’ by the head of General Motors
Science Briefing: Studies watch flu strain migration
Two studies have pinned down the annual process by which new flu strains originate in Asia, migrate across Europe and North America, and finally die out in South America
Traders warned on effects of male hormone
A study reveals that men with higher testosterone levels in the morning are likely to make above average profits, making them more prone to taking risks
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