Sharing breast milk is thriving today and it appears high income, highly educated white women…
Month: June 2015
Lonely galaxy ‘lost in space’
Although the Universe may seem spacious most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters…
Social media should play greater role in disaster communication
When Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines in 2013, thousands of people were killed, in…
Fast-tracking precision medicine: Drug re-aimed to target diabetic kidney disease
It started out as a treatment for arthritis. But steered by science, it could become…
Impact of insecticides on the cognitive development of 6-year-old children
Researchers have provided new evidence of neurotoxicity in humans from pyrethroid insecticides, which are found…
Night blindness: Finding hope in the dark
A gene that could be responsible for some cases of human night blindness has been…
Teenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes
As little as two minutes of high-intensity exercise four times a day improves health outcomes…
Engineer creates origami battery, for five cents
Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, can be used to create beautiful birds, frogs…
Little evidence to support skills gap claims
A shortage of skilled workers is often why many employers say they struggle to find…
Light pollution threatens the Balearic shearwater
Petrel fledglings leave the nest after dark, but these marine birds’ maiden flights towards the…