Researchers, more used to measuring thawing permafrost than its expansion, have made a surprising discovery….
Month: June 2014
New field guide for Africa’s mammalian eden
From the kipunji — a secretive primate species first discovered by WCS in 2003 —…
Limiting carbs could reduce breast cancer recurrence in women with positive IGF1 receptor
Reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor…
Innovative millimeter wave communications introduced
Wireless data connections that exploit millimeter wave radio spectrum (30GHz to 300GHz) are expected to…
A life well spent: Consume now (in case you die early)
An early death constitutes a serious loss that should imply compensation to the deceased person….
New biometric watches use light to non-invasively monitor glucose, dehydration, pulse
Two new wearable devices have been developed that use scattered light to monitor biometrics: one…
Soldiers who kill in combat less likely to abuse alcohol, study finds
New research documents the impact of combat experiences on alcohol use and misuse among National…
A plan to share carbon budget burden
For 20 years, the international community has been unable to agree on a coordinated way…
Perennial corn crops? It could happen with new plant-breeding tool
Since the first plant genome sequence was obtained for the plant Arabidopsis in 2000, scientists…
Internet not responsible for dying newspapers, new study finds
We all know that the Internet has killed the traditional newspaper trade, right? After all,…