Vitamin C and E supplements may blunt the improvement of muscular endurance — by disrupting…
Month: February 2014
White silk wrappings key to female spider’s heart
South American spider females pick their mates according to how well the nuptial gift is…
High media use, reduced sleep, low activity: Adolescents at ‘invisible’ risk of mental ill-health
Adolescents with high media use, reduced sleep and low physical activity comprise an ‘invisible-risk’ group…
Chemical products on a renewable basis
A breakthrough in the use of renewable raw materials in chemical production has been achieved…
Rat islands ‘a laboratory of future evolution’: Rats predicted to fill in Earth’s emptying ecospace
New research predicts that rats will continue to grow and fill a ‘significant chunk’ of…
Vulnerability to future phosphorus shortage: Key ingredient to modern farming
The world was given a shock when global phosphorus prices were raised by 800% in…
Your brain is fine-tuning its wiring throughout your life
The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one…
Raindrop research dials in satellite forecasting accuracy
Dialing in the accuracy of satellite weather forecasting is the goal behind basic research into…
Beliefs about HPV vaccine do not lead to initiation of sex or risky sexual behavior among teen girls, young women, study shows
A new study may alleviate concerns that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine leads to either…
Split decision: Stem cell signal linked with cancer growth
Researchers have identified a protein critical to hematopoietic stem cell function and blood formation. The…