Statisticians have developed what is believed to be the first model for factoring in the…
Month: May 2016
Can’t resist temptation? That may not be a bad thing
Children raised in poverty may have been mistakenly labeled as ‘maladapted’ for what appears to…
Mucus may play vital role in dolphin echolocation
A dolphin chasing a tasty fish will produce a stream of rapid-fire echolocation clicks that…
Acupuncture used in clinical settings reduced symptoms of menopause
Acupuncture treatments can reduce the number of hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause…
Single-step hydrogen peroxide production could be cleaner, more efficient
Chemical and biological engineers have uncovered new insight into how the compound hydrogen peroxide decomposes….
Great apes communicate cooperatively
Gestural communication in bonobos and chimpanzees shows turn-taking and clearly distinguishable communication styles.
Hubble finds clues to the birth of supermassive black holes
Astrophysicists have taken a major step forward in understanding how supermassive black holes formed. Using…
Wildfire: It’s not spreading like wildfire
A new analysis of global data related to wildfire reveals major misconceptions about wildfire and…
Depression lowers women’s chances of pregnancy, study finds
Women with severe depressive symptoms have a decreased chance of becoming pregnant, while the use…
Crowdsourcing contest using data from people, dogs advances epileptic seizure forecasting
It might sound like a riddle: What do you get when you combine one online…