Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked…
Month: May 2013
Fourteen closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago
Today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast…
Waiting for a sign? Researchers find potential brain ‘switch’ for new behavior
You’re standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt,…
Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)…
Child maltreatment increases risk of adult obesity
Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood…
Insight into the dazzling impact of insulin in cells
Australian scientists have charted the path of insulin action in cells in precise detail like…
Visual search function: Where scene context happens in our brain
Though a seemingly simple and intuitive strategy, visual search function — a process that takes…
Abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral species predicted by model
Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the…
New tumor-killer shows great promise in suppressing cancers
Scientists have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumor cells.
Doctors prescribe more analgesics to women than to men just for being female, Spanish study shows
Regardless of pain, social class or age, a woman is more likely to be prescribed…