Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage can reverse the global warming trend and push temperatures…
Month: July 2013
Race for new temperature definition: Most accurate measurement yet of Boltzmann constant
Scientists have performed the most accurate measurement yet of the Boltzmann constant. While the impact…
Combination of smoking and heavy drinking ‘speeds up cognitive decline’
The combination of smoking and heavy drinking speeds up cognitive decline, according to new research.
Cells make costume changes for cardiac regeneration
If the heart following a heart attack is not sufficiently supplied with blood, heart tissue…
Parental divorce in childhood is linked to raised inflammation in adulthood
People who experience parental divorce during childhood have higher levels of an inflammatory marker in…
Bioluminescence reveals deep-water motion in the Mediterranean
In 2009 and 2010, the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES detected an unusual phenomenon: the bioluminescence…
Over 70% of children who drowned could not swim and were not using flotation devices, Spanish study finds
A recent study analyses cases of drowning attended to in 21 hospitals in Spain during…
What will the future hold for cyborgs, the fusion of humans and machines?
People composed of biotechnology are cyborgs, an amalgam of human being and technology. What direction…
Second ACL injuries six times more likely after reconstruction, study finds
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is a common knee injury procedure, but the overall…
Surprising detail about skin cancer uncovered
An international team of melanoma researchers confirmed that the chances of dying from skin cancer…