The calibrated library of compact models will enable improved accuracy and reliability in photonic integrated…
Month: October 2015
Trade in invasive plants is blossoming
Every day, hundreds of different plant species — many of them listed as invasive —…
Does knowing high-status people help or hurt?
How happy you are may have something to do with who you know — and…
Largest dinosaur population growth study ever shows how Maiasaura lived and died
Research into a vast bone bed in western Montana has yielded the most complete life…
To breathe or to eat: Blue whales forage efficiently to maintain massive body size
As the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, blue whales maintain their enormous…
Cell division: Physical forces involved in creating the mitotic spindle probed
Scientists have gained new insight into the formation of the spindle, which is the molecular…
High opioid use in older people with COPD raises safety concerns
Researchers are raising safety concerns about high rates of new opioid use among older adults…
Reducing aeromedical transport for traumas saved money and lives
Changes to the trauma triage protocol in Maryland resulted in decreased use of helicopter transport…
Irrigation of cutaneous abscesses may not be necessary
A procedure commonly performed in emergency departments on cutaneous abscesses may not have any impact…
Can exercise be replaced with a pill?
Everyone knows that exercise improves health and with this knowledge in hand, scientists may be…