The number of children and youth treated for concussions in both emergency departments and physician’s…
Month: December 2014
California’s drought is the worst in 1,200 years, evidence suggests
As California finally experiences the arrival of a rain-bearing Pineapple Express this week, two climate…
Evidence for ‘bilingual advantage’ may be less conclusive than previously thought
Study results that challenge the idea that bilingual speakers have a cognitive advantage are less…
Computers that teach by example: New computer system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans
Computers are good at identifying patterns in huge data sets. Humans, by contrast, are good…
New technique offers spray-on solar power
Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap….
Looking at El Niño’s past to predict its future
Scientists see a large amount of variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) when looking…
Can anyone be a journalist? Researcher examines citizen journalism
Citizen journalists are expanding the definition of journalists. And new research looks at how two…
Penicillin tactics revealed by scientists
One of the oldest and most widely used antibiotics, penicillin, attacks enzymes that build the…
Protein that controls the ‘guardian of the genome’ identified
A well-known mechanism required for the immune response is now better understood, thanks to new…
Salience network linked to brain disorders
A brain structure called the insula is essential for selecting things out of the environment…