If you want to know why the netbook is headed to the endangered species list,…
Month: December 2009
Scotland’s deer ‘changing shape’
Scotland’s wild red deer are changing shape due to breeding with a foreign species, a…
You Want Wi-Fi with That? McDonald’s To Make Wi-Fi Free
Your next business-office-away-from-home could be a McDonald’s. The fast-food chain has announced that, beginning in…
Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children
Significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and headaches…
Latest results from lunar mission unveiled by NASA
NASA’s current mission in orbit around the moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has…
Low cholesterol transfer protein activity associated with heart disease risk
Although seen as a potential heart disease therapy, raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels by inhibiting…
More insight into radioactive salt marshes
A researcher has analyzed gamma radiation in salt marshes. The development of salt marshes, vegetated…
Researchers find high leptin levels may protect against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Researchers have found that higher leptin (a protein that controls weight and appetite) levels were…
Icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter may have conditions needed for life
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo will outline the impact of ice dynamics on the habitability of…
Bing on iPhone Moves Apple Away from Google
Microsoft is getting into iPhone applications. The company just launched a Bing app, approved by…