Personalizing the assessment of cancer risk due to space radiation may let NASA pinpoint astronauts…
Month: March 2016
Wildland fire emissions worse in polluted areas
When plant matter burns, it releases a complex mixture of gases and aerosols into the…
Skin has the nerve to tell you to scratch
A potential drug target for itching sensations has been developed by researchers. Their work shows…
Science curriculum tailored to English language learners boosts student achievement
In a large-scale study involving more than 6,000 fifth graders, an innovative science curriculum was…
Touting ‘naturalness’ of breastfeeding could backfire, experts warn
Breastfeeding campaigns that extol breastfeeding as the ‘natural’ way to feed infants could result in…
Individual rewards can boost team performance at work
Conventional wisdom has held that boosting team performance in the workplace should focus on rewarding…
New analytical model for e-sports predicts who is winning, and why
A new analytical model for e-sports not only helps game developers better understand how players…
Symbiosis with partner exchange
In worm-bacteria symbioses, some microbes remain faithful to their hosts, others to their location. The…
Lack of TRPV2 impairs thermogenesis in mouse brown adipose tissue
Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a major site for mammalian non-shivering thermogenesis, could be a target…
World’s thinnest lens to revolutionize cameras
Scientists have created the world’s thinnest lens, one two-thousandth the thickness of a human hair,…