A two week research cruise is set to investigate if new areas have become available…
Month: September 2015
Acetic acid, found in vinegar, shown to be effective against bacteria found in burn wounds
Highly diluted acetic acid, an active ingredient of household vinegar, has been shown to be…
Growing public support found in USA, Canada for smokefree outdoor laws
A new study has found increasing support in the United States and Canada for smokefree…
Social media data could contribute to conservation science
Planning conservation actions requires up-to-date information on biodiversity, but also on human pressures. Scientists who…
Virus in cattle linked to human breast cancer
For the first time, researchers have established a link between infection with the bovine leukemia…
As wildland-urban interface grows, so does risk to people and habitats
Humans and habitat intersect in the wildland-urban interface, or WUI, a geography that now includes…
New drugs could stop growth of drug-resistant childhood tumors
New drugs are needed to treat the most common type of childhood brain tumor and…
Link between air pollution, increased deaths and increased deaths from heart disease affirmed
In what is believed to be the largest, most detailed study of its kind in…
The saying ‘it never rains but it pours’ is truer than ever in Scotland, says new research into how our climate is changing
Changes in the shape of rainfall across Europe have been identified by research: changes in…
New mouse brain map may illuminate origins of mental illnesses
A highly detailed model has been released of connections in the mouse brain that could…