If Canada’s new government decides to legalize cannabis, public health must be the top priority…
Month: September 2015
As polar ice melts, seabed life is working against climate change
When it comes to climate change, it’s rare to get any good news. But a…
Selectively logged Amazon forests play important role in climate
With careful management, selectively logged tropical Amazonian forests can recover their carbon stocks within a…
Digestible batteries needed to power electronic pills
Imagine a ‘smart pill’ that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release the…
‘Delayed remembering’: Kids can remember tomorrow what they forgot today
For adults, memories tend to fade with time. But a new study has shown that…
Link between the economy, crime rates has broken down, new research finds
The assumption that rising unemployment, leads to rising crime in the UK, is being challenged…
Becoming cyborgs in the battle against prostate cancer
Men are surprisingly positive and open to the concept of having cancer-detecting biosensors implanted within…
Emissions from melting permafrost could cost $43 trillion
New analysis of the effects of melting permafrost in the Arctic points to $43 trillion…
A thermal invisibility cloak actively redirects heat
Light, sound, and now, heat — just as optical invisibility cloaks can bend and diffract…
Blue crabs more tolerant of low oxygen than previously thought
Findings of low-oxygen tolerance among blue crabs contradict earlier studies, thus helping to explain what…