The number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers has spiked significantly in…
Month: November 2015
Food odors activate impulse area of the brain in obese children
The area of the brain associated with impulsivity and the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder is…
Atom-sized craters make a catalyst much more active
Bombarding and stretching an important industrial catalyst opens up tiny holes on its surface where…
Scientists create genetically modified malaria-blocking mosquitoes
Using a groundbreaking gene editing technique, scientists have created a strain of mosquitoes capable of…
Make mine a double-shot, zero-G espresso
Last year Italy sent an espresso machine up to the ISS, and this inspired a…
Dinosaur extinction theory: New research may draw ‘curtain of fire’ on theories
The role volcanic activity played in mass extinction events in Earth’s early history is likely…
Bioart: An introduction
Bioart ranges from bacterial manipulation to glowing rabbits, cellular sculptures, and — in the case…
Loss of mastodons aided domestication of pumpkins, squash
If Pleistocene megafauna — mastodons, mammoths, giant sloths and others — had not become extinct,…
Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients
Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the number or severity of colds in asthma patients,…
Should pools ban certain risky dives? It may be pointless in curbing kids’ injuries
Diving restrictions do not protect divers from injuries, new research suggests. Somersault and backward facing…