Accidental wastewater spills from unconventional oil production in North Dakota have caused widespread water and…
Month: April 2016
Surprising central role of darks in brain visual maps
Scientists have been studying how visual space is mapped in the cerebral cortex for many…
Beach buoys deployed to detect beach contamination
Beachgoers may soon be able to know in a timely manner if the water is…
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy linked to reduced depressive relapse risk
The largest meta-analysis so far of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression has found…
Coral ‘toolkit’ allows floating larvae to transform into reef skeletons
Key components of the molecular ‘toolkit’ that allow corals to build their skeletons (called biomineralization)…
Slow worms react quickly to climate change
Evolution can react surprisingly quickly to climate change — at least for an important species…
Breast cancer progression: the devil is in the details
Researchers describe how breast cancer cells challenged with a small-molecule inhibitor targeting specific invasive properties…
Consumers reveal barriers to brain-training app-iness
The preconceptions and concerns of young US consumers about brain-training smartphone apps are examined in…
Emotion detector: Facial expression recognition to improve learning, gaming
A computer algorithm that can tell whether you are happy or sad, angry or expressing…
Got good fat?
Brown fat cells can burn fat to generate heat. Researchers have discovered a new method…