Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the…
Month: July 2014
Neandertal trait in early human skull suggests that modern humans emerged from complex labyrinth of biology and peoples
Re-examination of a circa 100,000-year-old archaic early human skull found 35 years ago in Northern…
The quantum dance of oxygen: Proposal for a new phase of the element, when atoms dance in quartets
Under extremely high pressure conditions oxygen molecules group into quartets and give rise to a…
Dodging dots helps explain brain circuitry
Neuroscientists looked cell by cell at the brain circuitry that tadpoles, and possibly other animals,…
Satellites reveal possible catastrophic flooding months in advance
Data from NASA satellites can greatly improve predictions of how likely a river basin is…
Moral beliefs a barrier to HPV vaccine, researchers find
The biggest barrier to receiving a human papillomavirus vaccine was moral or religious beliefs, a…
Infant toenails reveal in utero exposure to low-level arsenic, study finds
Infant toenails are a reliable way to estimate arsenic exposure before birth, a study shows….
Support team aiding caregivers of cancer patients shows success, researchers report
Many caregivers of terminal cancer patients suffer depression and report regret and guilt from feeling…
Racial/ethnic disparities in HIV medical studies examined by researchers
Social/behavioral intervention vastly increased the number of African American and Latino individuals living with HIV/AIDS…
Rats use their whiskers in a similar way to how humans use their hands and fingers
The way rats use their whiskers is more similar to how humans use their hands…