Children who spend significant time outdoors could have a stronger sense of self-fulfillment and purpose…
Month: May 2014
China study improves understanding of disease spread
The travel and socialization patterns of people in Southern China can give greater insight into…
Australian tsunami database reveals threat to continent
Australia’s coastline has been struck by up to 145 possible tsunamis since prehistoric times, triple…
New rapid synthesis developed for bilayer graphene and high-performance transistors
A research team has demonstrated a rapid synthesis technique for large-area Bernal — or AB…
Tree rings reveal nightmare droughts in Western U.S.
Scientists extended Utah’s climate record back to 1429 using tree rings. They found Utah’s climate…
Low-fat diet helps fatigue in people with MS, study shows
People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in…
Pioneering forensics research into body fluids in sexual assaults
New techniques for identifying body fluids — especially important in cases of alleged sexual assault…
Battle against drug smuggling: Physicist’s new research lends a hand
Global security and the fight against crimes such as drug smuggling and weapons trafficking would…
Looks really can kill you: Protect yourself against skin cancer
It only takes a few bad sunburns or trips to the tanning bed to put…
Amphibians in a vice: Climate change robs frogs, salamanders of refuge
Amphibians in the West’s high-mountain areas find themselves caught between climate-induced habitat loss and predation…