The cooling of the Nordic Seas towards modern temperatures started in the early Pliocene, half…
Month: October 2015
Brain imaging can predict success of large public health campaigns
In a new study, brain activity in 50 smokers in Michigan was able to predict…
New component of Milky Way discovered
Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way. By mapping out the…
Alerting the immune system’s watchmen to improve vaccines
As the days get colder and shorter, we carve jack-o-lanterns and drink pumpkin spice lattes….
Black hole has major flare
The baffling and strange behaviors of black holes have become somewhat less mysterious recently, with…
Seven key facts about Cassini’s Oct. 28 ‘plume dive’
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will sample the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on Wednesday, Oct. 28,…
Northern climates make a difference with growth hormone treatment
The rate of growth in children varies with the season while higher latitude and greater…
New incretin-based medicines will allow weight, diabetes control with a single weekly dose
The new generation of incretin-based medicines will allow a coordinated action against the combination diabetes/obesity,…
Robots for future human missions to Mars
Scientists have developed a communication solution that can allow orbiting space station in outer space…
4G mobile communications system is vulnerable to location tracking
The study uncovered several vulnerabilities using monitoring of mobile communications and setting up fake base…