Month: April 2012

By analyzing 600,000 tweets sent on the night US Special Forces captured Osama bin Laden,…

Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids, appear to reduce cognitive decline in older…

Weight training at a lower intensity but with more repetitions may be as effective for…

Scientists have gained new insight into the signaling paths that control the body’s insulin production….

Smalleye pigmy sharks have an eye-catching party trick: Their bellies glow. However, instead of being…

Some lactic acid bacteria can alleviate inflammation and therefore prevent intestinal disorders. Scientists have now…

Continued expansion of industrial-scale oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo will become a…

‘Self-healing’ concrete is being developed. Researchers are using a ground-borne bacteria – bacilli megaterium –…

Scientists have succeeded in describing the structure and function of the outermost layer of the…

Radio signals reach pilots on board an aircraft through the “radar dome“, the rounded nose…