A newly approved device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is now available.
Month: April 2012
Global effort launched to save turtles from extinction
A global effort to take direct responsibility for the continued survival of some of the…
Climate change boosts then quickly stunts plants, decade-long study shows
Global warming may initially make the grass greener, but not for long, according to new…
Could ‘advanced’ dinosaurs rule other planets?
New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs…
Real-life scientific tail of the first ‘electrified snail’
The world’s first “electrified snail” has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other…
New insights into when beach sand may become unsafe for digging and other contact
With summer days at the beach on the minds of millions of winter-weary people, a…
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
Researchers have come up with a solution that may further reduce the energy needed for…
True cost of freedom of information (FOI) requests for universities revealed
The true cost to a university of processing a freedom of information (FOI) request has…
Study refutes suggestion that men prefer the lady in red because of body association
The color red has long been associated with women’s sexual attractiveness, but a new study…
Oldest-ever reptile embryos unearthed
Dating back 280 million years or so, the oldest known fossil reptile embryos have been…