Plants that have flowers that point towards the sky may be better at attracting moth…
Month: November 2015
How students of different backgrounds use strategies to strengthen college applications
Over the past 25 years, the higher education system in the United States has grown…
‘Tuning in’ to a fast and optimized internet
The path toward an even faster internet has been hindered by energy consumption and cost…
Brain scans illuminate emotional response to sound
Noisy gymnasiums, restaurants where conversations are nearly impossible and concert halls less than perfect for…
Brushing up peptides boosts their potential as drugs
Peptides promise to be useful drugs, but they’re too easily digested and can’t get into…
Half the world’s natural history specimens may have the wrong name
As many as 50 percent of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums…
New guideline for treating acne in children and adults
A new guideline aims to help Canadian physicians, nurses and pharmacists treat children and adults…
Antibiotic prescriptions increased in study to promote better prescribing for UTIs
An initiative to improve prescribing of antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) resulted in better-quality…
Mistaken identities of tropical plants raise questions on biodiversity data
The primary way that researchers know anything about the distribution of species in the natural…
Discovery measures ‘heartbeats’ of distant galaxy’s stars
In many ways stars are like living beings. They’re born; they live; they die. And…