The Maya are famous for their complex, intertwined calendric systems, and now one calendar, the…
Month: April 2013
Sleep apnea patients more likely to report nodding at the wheel and fail driving simulator tests
People with sleep apnea are more likely to fail a driving simulator test and report…
Warmest summers in last two decades in northern latitudes were unprecedented in six centuries
Through developing a statistical model of Arctic temperature and how it relates to instrumental and…
Enzymes from horse feces could hold secrets to streamlining biofuel production
Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants…
Sea mammals find U. S. safe harbor
New research shows that many US marine mammal populations — especially some seals and sea…
New technique measures evaporation globally
Researchers have developed the first method to map evaporation globally using weather stations, which will…
Revealing the scientific secrets of why people can’t stop after eating one potato chip
The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips — eat one and you’re…
‘Seeing’ the flavor of foods before tasting them
The eyes sometimes have it, beating out the tongue, nose and brain in the emotional…
Bone-marrow grafts show promise for some sufferers of low-back pain
Autologous bio-cellular grafts are increasingly encountered in surgical literature as a means to enhance tissue…
Most effective PTSD therapies are not being widely used, researchers find
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 million adults in any given year, federal statistics show….