Stuffy noses, hacking coughs and aches all over — cold and flu season has arrived….
Month: November 2012
Giant pterosaur needed cliffs, downward-sloping runways to taxi, awkwardly take off into air
Quetzalcoatlus pushed the very boundaries of size to the brink, considered the largest flying animal…
Simpler way to predict heart failure
Researchers have presented new data that show two biomarkers can improve heart failure risk prediction…
Teaching the blind to read and recognize objects with sounds
Areas of the brain in blind people can learn to process visual input through the…
Synthetic biofilter removes estrogens from drinking water
Conventional methods of filtering waste water in sewage treatment plants are unable to completely remove…
Fossils and genes brought together to piece together evolutionary history
Scientists have reviewed recent studies that have used modern genetic techniques to shed light on…
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
Researchers have developed a new tool to help policymakers, city planners and others see the…
Researchers test solution to fungal disease of ash trees
Researchers have developed a low-cost solution that could control the fungal disease that is threatening…
Longer use of hormonal contraception during midlife predicts better cognitive function later
Premenopausal use of hormonal contraceptives may improve the cognitive abilities of women in midlife and…
Activating the ‘mind’s eye’: Alternative vision using sounds
Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of…