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Month: March 2011
Bones conjure Yellowstone’s ecological ghosts
By taking a closer look at animal bones scattered across the wilderness landscape, a researcher…
Rare hand transplant surgery successfully performed
Transplant and reconstructive surgeons from Emory University Hospital announced that they have successfully performed a…
Negative attitudes toward fat bodies going global, study finds
Stigma against overweight people is becoming a cultural norm around the world, even in places…
Butterflies that explore and colonize new habitats are genetically different from cautious cousins
Descendants of “exploratory” butterflies that colonize new habitats differ genetically from their more cautious cousins,…
Wind can keep mountains from growing
Wind is a much more powerful force in the evolution of mountains than previously thought,…
Dark side of spring? Pollution in our melting snow
With birds chirping and temperatures warming, spring is finally in the air. But for environmental…
Potential new medicines show promise for treating colon cancer, asthma
In what they described as the opening of a new era in the development of…
When creating a new institute, the devil’s in the details, experts argue
The decision to merge the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the…
Marijuana use may hurt intellectual skills in multiple sclerosis patients
Any possible pain relief that marijuana has for people with multiple sclerosis may be outweighed…