Global warming and forest disturbances may have a silver lining for threatened species of grizzly…
Month: October 2013
Child brides at funerals
Having children early and in rapid succession are major factors fueling high infant mortality rates…
Discovery could lead to anti-clotting drugs with less risk of bleeding
Researchers have discovered a molecular switch that causes small, beneficial clots that stop bleeding to…
Who counts as a man, who counts as a woman
Gender is no longer determined solely by biological factors, according to a new study that…
Rats and mice chewing their way to success
Rodents appeared in Asia 12 million years ago and spread across the Old World in…
Study of Brazilian Amazon shows 50,000 km of road was built in just three years
Nearly 17,000 kilometers of road were built in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest every year between…
Emerging technologies look deeper into the eyes to catch signs of disease
Some of the most common vision disorders take their toll by damaging blood vessels near…
Train your body
For avid runners, training for the next marathon never stops. While it’s important to focus…
Crying wolf: Who benefits and when?
A crisis at work can bring out the best in colleagues, often inspiring more cooperation…
New imaging research shows increased iron in the brain in early stages of MS
While it’s been known for over a century that iron deposits in the brain play…