Health Care 

Antibiotic residues, some more than FDA limits, in seafood purchased at US grocery stores, experts say - Scientists have found evidence of antibiotics – one a suspected human carcinogen – in seafood imported into the United States and purchased from grocery store shelves. Mon, 21 May 2012 14:18:18 EDT

Understanding Arctic Ocean's carbon cycle - Scientists have conducted a new study to measure levels of carbon at various depths in the Arctic Ocean. The study provides data that will help researchers better understand the Arctic Ocean's carbon cycle -- the pathway through which carbon enters and is used by the marine ecosystem. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:28:28 EDT

Timing can affect whether women and minorities face discrimination - Timing can affect whether females and minorities experience discrimination -- says a new study. Emails were sent from fictional prospective doctoral students to 6,500 professors across 258 institutions, requesting a meeting either that day or next week. Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an appointment when requesting one for next week than those with names signaling that they were minorities or females. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:28:28 EDT

How plants chill out: Plants elongate their stems to cool their leaves - Plants elongate their stems when grown at high temperature to facilitate the cooling of their leaves, according to new research. Understanding why plants alter their architecture in response to heat is important as increasing global temperatures pose a threat to future food production. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:27:27 EDT

Unique gold earring found in intriguing collection of ancient jewelry in Israel - When archaeologists opened an ancient vessel found at Israel's Tel Megiddo dig, they found a surprising treasure trove of ancient jewelry -- and an earring which may have had a unique Egyptian origin. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:57:57 EDT

Don't like blood tests? New microscope uses rainbow of light to image the flow of individual blood cells - Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device however, can reveal much the same information as a traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin. This portable optical instrument is able to provide high-resolution images of blood coursing through veins without the need for harsh fluorescent dyes. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:56:56 EDT