Fewer landslides resulted from the devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake than expected. In addition, no large…
Month: December 2015
Red palm weevils can fly 50 kilometers in 24 hours
Scientists from California and Saudi Arabia have observed red palm weevils flying as far as…
Number of severe algal blooms in Lake Erie to double, forecast says
By the latter half of this century, toxic algal blooms like the one that cut…
Exploring the mind of a cyberterrorist
A new study is delving into an aspect of cybersecurity rarely explored before now: the…
Catastrophic medieval earthquakes in Nepal
Three quakes, in 1100, 1255 and 1344, with magnitudes of around Mw 8 triggered large-scale…
How brain architecture leads to abstract thought
Using 20 years of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from tens of thousands of…
Composting food waste remains your best option, study finds
A new study confirms that composting food scraps is better than throwing them away, and…
Research offers recommendations for use of aspirin to prevent preeclampsia
To prevent preeclampsia, new research suggests that low-dose aspirin should be given prophylactically to all…
Researchers discover six new African frog species, uncover far more diversity
Researchers have discovered half a dozen new species of the African clawed frog, and added…
When rejection comes from within
A new cellular structure responsible for previously unexplained rejection of organ transplants has been identified….