Month: February 2008

Every year, storms over West Africa disturb millions of tons of dust and strong winds…

Researchers have identified patterns of brain activation linked to the formation of long-term memories. The…

The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes,…

The balance of nature looms prominently in the public mind these days. Climate change, genetically…

For many years, Tomaso Poggio’s lab at MIT ran two parallel lines of research. Some…

As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense…

Friends of the Earth welcomed the DfT?s review of the environmental impact of biofuels, but…

Ppeople who are most successful in preventing weight gain, and dieters who lose weight and…

Scientists investigate accumulated sulfate and nitrate in New England snow and follow it after the…

A mathematical model that looks at different strategies for curbing hospital-acquired infections suggests that antimicrobial…