It seems unnatural that a species could survive without having sex. Yet over the ages,…
Month: April 2015
Engineers purify sea and wastewater in 2.5 minutes
A group of engineers have created technology to recover and purify, either seawater or wastewater…
Engineer improves rechargeable batteries with nano ‘sandwich’
The key to better cell phones and other rechargeable electronics may be in tiny “sandwiches”…
Cardiorespiratory fitness reduces disease risk among smokers
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with reduced metabolic syndrome risk among smokers, according to researchers. Smoking…
Game-changer for stroke treatment: Better function after stroke if clots removed
Patients with severe strokes had far better outcomes when they were treated using not only…
Should they stay or should they go? Study finds no harm from hospital policies that let families observe CPR
When a hospital patient’s heart stops, the drama starts, as doctors and nurses work furiously…
Bioenergy: Genetics of wood formation
To begin to understand poplar growth, a possible bioenergy crop, scientists built a robust high-throughput…
Comparing climate models to real world shows differences in precipitation intensity
Precipitation is difficult to represent in global climate models. Although most single-column models can reproduce…
New genomics tool could help predict tumor aggressiveness, treatment outcomes
A new method for measuring genetic variability within a tumor might one day help doctors…
Facebook users’ wishful thinking: Cyberbullying, depression won’t happen to me
Facebook users with so-called optimistic bias think they’re less likely than other users to experience…