According to a newly published analysis, students in HHMI’s Science Education Alliance-PHAGES program have published…
Month: February 2014
Overweight or obese people breathe more air pollutants
Overweight or obese adults can breathe 7-50% more air per day than an adult with…
Gummy material addresses safety concerns of lithium ion batteries
Researchers have developed a chewing gum-like battery material that could dramatically improve the safety of…
New study explores contributors to excess infant mortality in the U.S. south
Currently, the United States ranks 27th among industrialized nations in infant mortality, but rates within…
Death in the digital age: What happens to our status updates and selfies after we’ve gone?
Researchers are analyzing the ways in which western mourning practices are changing in the modern…
First live births with a novel simplified IVF procedure
A recent prospective study comparing conventional IVF with a novel simplified laboratory method of culturing…
Smokers lack motivation, feel more tired and are less physically active than non-smokers, new study reveals
While the results of smoking may be expected to decrease fitness, new research has found…
Who owns the bones? Should bodies in museum exhibits be returned home?
From Egyptian mummies to Ötzi the Iceman, human remains are a common, if macabre, feature…
Pulp and paper mill wastewater can become biogas
Wastewater from pulp and paper mills contains large volumes of organic material that can be…
Economic crisis has made Europeans and Americans less likely to visit the doctor
The global economic crisis has wrought havoc to economies on both sides of the Atlantic,…