A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure…
Month: January 2013
Terrace farming unearthed at ancient desert city of Petra
New archaeological research dates the heyday of terrace farming at the ancient desert city of…
Use for old Christmas trees? Douglas fir needles may sterilize nano devices for medical applications
As twelfth night approaches and the Christmas decorations start to look old, as the last…
Nature-inspired advance for treating sensitive teeth
Taking inspiration from Mother Nature, scientists are reporting an advance toward preventing the tooth sensitivity…
PET/CT shows clear advantages over conventional staging for breast cancer patients
New research shows that 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging offers significant…
Toward reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of the Internet and telecommunications
Amid growing concern over the surprisingly large amount of greenhouse gas produced by the Internet…
How some medieval cultures adapted to rise of Islam
New history research examines how border areas and frontiers of the past adapted to major…
Political action the biggest swing factor in meeting climate targets
The most important factor affecting the likelihood of limiting climate change to internationally agreed targets…
Our galaxy’s ‘geysers’ are towers of power
“Monster” outflows of charged particles from the centre of our Galaxy, stretching more than halfway…
How young star and planets grow simultaneously
The ALMA telescope gives astronomers their first glimpse of a fascinating stage of star formation…