Occupational exposure to formaldehyde in Chinese men may be linked to reduced fertility, reports a…
Month: April 2012
High-yield path to making key ingredient for plastic, xylene, from biomass
Chemical engineers have discovered a new, high-yield method of making the key ingredient used to…
Student-devised process would prep Chinese shale gas for sale
Chemical engineering students have designed an environmentally friendly process for turning shale gas extracted from…
Why bigger animals aren’t always faster
New research shows why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to sprinting speed. “Typically,…
Antimicrobial resistance for common urinary tract infection drug increases five fold since 2000
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators found E. coli antimicrobial resistance…
Science fair winner publishes new study on butterfly foraging behavior
A University of Florida lepidopterist has spent his life’s work studying moths and butterflies. But…
Synthetic stool a prospective treatment for C. difficile
A synthetic mixture of intestinal bacteria could one day replace stool transplants as a treatment…
Bilingualism fine-tunes hearing, enhances attention
A new study provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals’ rich experience with language “fine-tunes”…
Courtship in the cricket world
Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light – especially when it comes to…
Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution
New evidence demonstrates that humans are continuing to evolve and that significant natural and sexual…