Less than 20 miles from the site where melting ice exposed the 5,000-year-old body of…
Month: December 2013
Pine plantations provide optimum conditions for natural forests to develop underneath them
If there is any native forest in the vicinity, tree, fern and herbaceous species typical…
Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don’t
In new research, neuroscientists find that even high-performing schools don’t influence their students’ abstract reasoning.
New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking; Technology could revolutionize gaming, fall detection
Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability…
Study finds biomaterials repair human heart
Biological scientists investigated a biomedical application following a coronary artery bypass surgery and found that…
Maternal health program in India failing to deliver, study shows
The Chiranjeevi Yojana program aimed at reducing infant and maternal deaths in rural India by…
Biodegradable or not?
In order to improve the evaluation process for the long-term consequences of pesticides, scientists have…
Study raises questions about longstanding forensic identification technique
Forensic experts have long used the shape of a person’s skull to make positive identifications…
Teens publish studies on pest-killing wasps, berry fungus
We know more about wildlife this week, thanks to research by two Canadian teens. Teens…
New strain of bird flu packs a punch even after becoming drug-resistant
Researchers have reported that a virulent new strain of influenza — the virus that causes…