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A group of 8- to 10-year-old children publish a peer-reviewed article in Biology Letters. The children are students in the Blackawton Primary School (Blackawton, Devon, UK). Working with a scientist from University College London, they investigated the way bumblebees see colors and patterns.
From Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the purpose of the Inventor's Handbook is to answer 11 frequently asked questions about U.S. patents, the patent process, and intellectual property. The FAQs are followed by a listing of resources for inventors.
Science.gov now provides image searching. It uses image metadata from 3 federal agencies: NBII, NASA, and NOAA. Search one, two, or all three image database.
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) offers 15 new open access options from its stable of journals. NPG now has 41 journals with open access options, which is 80% of its academic journals. NPG currently publishes 83 journals. More information, including a list of OA journals, is available here.
PhysOrg.com provides comprehensive coverage of science, technology, and medical news from major news services, universities, and private research centers. It covers nanotechnology, physics, space & earth, electronics, chemistry, biology, medicine & health, and other sciences. RSS feeds and social networking tools are available.