The Agricultural Reference Index for Drought, or ARID, used more than 100 years of climate…
Month: June 2014
MERS-related abnormality distribution on CT identifed, clarified
Key defining characteristics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in CT imaging of patients confirmed…
Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling during hospitalization shown in study
The cost-effectiveness of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation, an intervention that includes in-hospital counseling,…
Trap-jaw ants spreading in southeastern United States
Trap-jaw ant species are active hunters with venomous stings and jaws powerful enough to fling…
New horned dinosaur reveals unique wing-shaped headgear
A new species of horned dinosaur has been named Mercuriceratops gemini: Mercuriceratops (Mercuri + ceratops)…
Suicidal behaviour not increased by ADHD drugs, research concludes
Drug therapy for ADHD does not entail an increased risk of suicide attempts or suicide,…
Food poisoning cases underreported, food safety specialist says
There are distinct symptoms for food poisoning and reporting it to your doctor is an…
Identifying opposite patterns of climate change: Hydrologic seesaw over the past 550,000 years
New research overturns common ideas about the different types of climate changes between the middle…
A call to better protect Antarctica: Human activity threatening continent
With visitor numbers surging, Antarctica’s ice-free land needs better protection from human activities, leading environmental…
Satellite data provides picture of underground water
Scientists demonstrate that satellite-collected data can accurately measure aquifer levels, a finding with potentially huge…