The public shows “considerable lack of knowledge” about the risk associated with different types of…
Month: August 2015
Brush-off: Researchers devise a hairbrush that’s easy to clean
A researcher is working to make everyday objects easier to maintain so they last longer…
New approach to modeling Amazon seasonal cycles developed
Engineers have developed a new approach, opposite to climate models, to correct inaccuracies using a…
Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men
Men who buy sex have less empathy for women in prostitution than men who don’t…
Human body has gone through four stages of evolution
Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human…
Single mothers much more likely to live in poverty than single fathers, study finds
Single mothers earn significantly less than single fathers, and they are penalized for each additional…
Some with low-risk prostate cancer not likely to succumb to the disease
Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors and whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists are…
Plastic in 99 percent of seabirds by 2050
Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic…
New type of prion may cause, transmit neurodegeneration
Multiple System Atrophy, a neurodegenerative disorder with similarities to Parkinson’s disease, is caused by a…
Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold
A new study led by a sleep researcher supports what parents have been saying for…