A tiny group of bees act like “pied pipers” to trigger the onset of “explosive”…
Month: March 2010
Carbon capture plans under way
The first stage of a planning process to build a coal plant with carbon capture…
Late-blooming daffodils spark web appeal
Tourism bosses in Cumbria urge people to get in touch if they see a blooming…
AT&T Extends Data To Lower-Cost Feature Phones
AT&T’s lower-end feature phones are becoming smarter. On Monday, the carrier announced it will offer…
Hutterite study: Vaccinating children for flu may help prevent transmission, protect those who are not vaccinated
Immunizing children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in…
Analytical eye: Viewing through the data jungle
Unmanageable volumes of data accumulate in our digitized working world. Scientists are developing analytical techniques…
New risk score tool more accurately predicts patients’ risk for cardiac disease and death, study finds
By combining patients’ Framingham Risk Score with new Intermountain Risk Score, researchers found that they…
Forest tree species diversity depends on individual variation
It’s a paradox that’s puzzled scientists for a half-century. Models clearly show that the coexistence…
Caution urged in reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes, coronary disease
Systolic blood pressure levels between 130 and 140 appear to be the most healthful for…
Silk structure analysis explains paradox of super-strength; could lead to even stronger synthetic materials
Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks…