A group of former senior editors criticize a ‘seriously flawed and inflammatory attack’ by The…
Month: June 2015
Tiny birds ‘cry hawk’ to give offspring chance to escape predators
New research has found that the 6 gram brown thornbill mimics the hawk alarm calls…
Helping youth cope with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts
A program is helping strengthen the mental health of public school students. The EMPATHY program,…
Deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents discovered in Pacific Ocean
Researchers have discovered a large, previously unknown field of hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of…
Social and sensory overstimulation drives autistic behaviors, animal study suggests
A new study shows that social and sensory overstimulation drives autistic behaviors. The study, conducted…
Alice instrument’s ultraviolet close-up provides a surprising discovery about comet’s atmosphere
A close-up of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by NASA’s ultraviolet instrument surprised scientists by revealing that electrons…
How to weigh the Milky Way
Scientists used streams produced by dissolving globular clusters to measure the weight of our galaxy…
How past Native-American settlement modified Western New York forests
A new study by geographers explores how humans altered the arboreal make-up of Western New…
No improvement in cognition with post-menopausal hormones
Menopausal hormone therapy given to recently postmenopausal women in the US for up to four…
Ultrasound is making new waves throughout medicine
For decades, ultrasound was employed in only a handful of medical specialties. But today it…