Genetic research helps to explain why tracing the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease…
Month: April 2015
Osteoporosis-related fractures in China expected to double by 2035
The results of the first study using a health economics model to project osteoporosis-related fractures…
Ice on Mars: Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its…
A glass fiber that brings light to a standstill
Light has been slowed down by coupling atoms to glass fibers. This technology is an…
Women, regardless of their backgrounds, seek help for the ‘got to go’ feeling
Regardless of their racial, ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background, women seek help for a frustrating…
Inventing a 2-D liquid
Scientists have now shown how to make nanoparticles that are attracted to an oil-water interface…
Overconfidence in new technologies can influence decision-making
Technological advances in recent decades have transformed most aspects of daily life, and technology now…
Swimming algae offer researchers insights into living fluid dynamics
None of us would be alive if sperm cells didn’t know how to swim, or…
Two ancient human fossils from Laos reveal early human diversity
An ancient human skull and a jawbone found a few meters apart in a cave…
Emotional processing deficits linked with white matter damage
Researchers have linked inability to recognize facial affect (emotion) with white matter damage after traumatic…