For years, scientists have thought that a continental ice sheet formed during the Late Cretaceous…
Month: September 2013
Living better with heart failure by changing what you eat
Just 21 days of following a low-sodium DASH diet lowered blood pressure and improved heart…
Dangers and potential of nanomaterials examined
After a decade of rapidly growing industrial use, unimaginably tiny particles surround us everywhere, every…
Astronomers discover densest galaxy ever
Imagine the distance between the sun and the star nearest to it — a star…
Emissions and costs of power plant cycling necessary for increased wind and solar calculated
New research quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the…
Evidence for densest nearby galaxy
Astronomers may have found the most crowded galaxy in our part of the universe.
Uphill for the trees of the world
You’ll need to get out your mountain boots to go for a walk in the…
Past weight loss an overlooked factor in disordered eating
The focus of eating disorder research has largely been on the state of patients’ thoughts,…
Older is wiser, at least economically
The brains of older people are slowing but experience more than makes up for the…
Gardens used to reduce landslides
Slopes on the sides of roads could become monumental gardens, reducing the number of landslides…