Less-numerate investors are more susceptible to style and presentation effects in corporate social responsibility reports,…
Month: October 2014
Predicting the predator threatening a squirrel by analyzing its sounds and tail movements
Biologists found the could quite accurately predict what type of predator was threatening a squirrel…
Two vessels from WWII convoy battle off North Carolina discovered: German U-boat 576 and freighter Bluefields found within 240 yards
Scientists have discovered two significant vessels from World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic. The…
Survey shows what Americans fear most
The Chapman Survey on American Fears included 1,500 participants from across the nation and all…
Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss
Subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss,…
Rising above the risk: America’s first tsunami refuge
Washington’s coast is so close to the seismically active Cascadia Subduction Zone that if a…
Kung fu stegosaur: Lethal fighters when necessary
Stegosaurs might be portrayed as lumbering plant eaters, but they were lethal fighters when necessary,…
Blood biomarker may detect lung cancer
A new study shows that patients with stage I to stage III non-small cell lung…
CPAP use for sleep apnea does not negatively impact sexual quality of life
Patients who use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to treat obstructive sleep apnea…
Dramatic decline in mortality rates for acute respiratory distress syndrome
The largest study to date of mortality trends in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome…