A new study has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides…
Month: March 2013
Lunar impacts created seas of molten rock
The impact that formed the Moon’s Orientale basin created a sea of melted rock 220…
Less sleep leads to more eating and more weight gain, according to new study
Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food…
Monsoon failure key to long droughts in Southwest
Long-term droughts in the Southwestern North America often mean failure of both summer and winter…
Indian origins of pumpkins and cucumbers confirmed
More than 30 years since the last study was conducted, German and Indian botanists cataloged…
Alternative cholesterol-lowering drug for patients who can’t tolerate statins
Heart patients who can’t tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new…
Pushing X-rays to the edge to draw the nanoworld into focus
A new X-ray imaging technique yields unprecedented measurements of nanoscale structures ranging from superconductors to…
Tiny piece of RNA keeps ‘clock’ running in earliest stages of life
New research shows that a tiny piece of RNA has an essential role in ensuring…
Designing interlocking building blocks to create complex tissues
A new “plug-and-play” method to assemble complex cell microenvironments is a scalable, highly precise way…
Blue bursts of hot young stars captured by Hubble
A new Hubble image, speckled with blue, white and yellow light, shows part of the…