Brain training games, apps, and websites are popular and it’s not hard to see why…
Month: October 2013
Rural land use policies curb wildfire risks — to a point
Using Montana’s fast-growing Flathead County as a template, a Washington State University researcher has found…
Babies learn to anticipate touch in the womb
Babies learn how to anticipate touch while in the womb, according to new research. Using…
Malaria vaccine candidate reduces disease in children
Results from a large-scale Phase 3 trial show that the most clinically advanced malaria vaccine…
Abusive parenting may have a biological basis
Parents who physically abuse their children appear to have a physiological response that subsequently triggers…
First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth
The first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth’s atmosphere and exploding, raining down a…
Hooded seal barely affected by Brucella pinnipedialis bacteria
A doctoral research project studying the bacterium Brucella pinnipedialis, which commonly occurs in hooded seals,…
Liquorice alleviates troublesome symptoms following intubation
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, liquorice is regarded as a “panacea”. A recent study has now,…
Barnacle goose population continues to grow, triples in the eastern Gulf of Finland
Birdwatchers performed a counting of barnacle geese throughout Finland during the weekend 31 August-1 September…
Generation gap in authors’ open access views and experience, reveals survey
The results of a 2013 author survey on open access publishing, with over eight thousand…