Understanding the complex geological processes that form supervolcanoes could ultimately help geologists determine what triggers…
Month: February 2016
Healing the soil
Chicago’s history of industrialization and urbanization left its mark on the soil. Soil acts as…
Starting age of marijuana use may have long-term effects on brain development
The age at which an adolescent begins using marijuana may affect typical brain development, according…
Beliefs about all-knowing gods fosters co-operation
Beliefs about all-knowing, punishing gods — a defining feature of religions ranging from Christianity to…
Study sheds light on source of drug addicts risk-taking behavior
New insight has been gained into how the brains of drug addicts may be wired…
Genetics help fish thrive in toxic environments, collaborative study finds
A 10-year collaborative project has discovered how the Atlantic molly is able to live in…
Leukemia’s surroundings key to its growth
A type of cancer found primarily in children can grow only when signaled to do…
Two in five individuals with schizophrenia have attempted suicide
Those with schizophrenia who’d been physically abused during childhood were five times more likely to…
‘LIGHTSABR,’ a cheap, portable drug-discovery system developed
A device that can do the functional equivalent of high-throughput compound screening on an ultra-miniaturized…
Water plus magma equals increased explosivity
When water interacts with magma, it can dramatically increase the explosivity of the eruption. However,…