Studying house sales in central Montreal before and after the Bixi bike sharing system was…
Month: June 2015
Below-average ‘dead zone’ predicted for Chesapeake Bay in 2015
Researchers are forecasting a slightly below-average but still significant “dead zone” this summer in the…
Dietary guidelines for Americans shouldn’t place limits on total fat intake
Researchers call on the American federal government to drop restrictions on total fat consumption in…
Medical marijuana ‘edibles’ mostly mislabeled: Many too weak, some surprisingly strong
The vast majority of edible cannabis products sold in a small sample of medical marijuana…
Mixed findings regarding quality of evidence supporting benefit of medical marijuana
In an analysis of the findings of nearly 80 randomized trials that included about 6,500…
Statins show promise to reduce major complications following lung surgery
Statins have been shown to reduce complications from cardiovascular surgery. To determine whether statins might…
How understanding GPS can help you hit a curveball
Our brains track moving objects by applying one of the algorithms your phone’s GPS uses,…
Is salt the key to unlocking the interiors of Neptune and Uranus?
The interiors of several of our Solar System’s planets and moons are icy, and ice…
Genetic study of ‘co-evolution’ could provide clues to better food production
In 1964, renowned biologists Peter Raven and Paul Erhlich published a landmark study that introduced…
Planet Mars behaving like a rock star
If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star according to recent preliminary results…