A mass of marine debris discovered in a giant sinkhole in the Hawaiian islands provides…
Month: October 2014
Mediterranean, semi-arid ecosystems prove resistant to climate change
Climate change predictions for the Middle East, like other arid regions of the world, are…
User-friendly electronic ‘Eyecane’ enhances navigational abilities for blind
White Canes provide low-tech assistance to the visually impaired, but some blind people object to…
Selenium effective treatment against breast cancer, study suggests
Selenium, when attached to a monoclonal antibody presently used to treat breast cancer, has shown…
Fish just want to have fun, according to a new study that finds even fish ‘play’
Biologists have documented fish playing with a bottom-weighted thermometer and other objects. Play, like much…
Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing…
Brain activity provides evidence for internal ‘calorie counter’
As you think about how a food will taste and whether it’s nutritious, an internal…
John Lennon commemorated by naming a new tarantula species from South America after him
A newly described tarantula species from Western Brazilian Amazonia was named Bumba lennoni in honor…
Facetless crystals that mimic starfish shells could advance 3-D-printing pills
In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells, engineers have made rounded…
Wild molecular interactions in a new hydrogen mixture
Hydrogen responds to pressure and temperature extremes differently. Under ambient conditions hydrogen is a gaseous…