Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars,…
Month: June 2016
New origins for farmed rice discovered
Chew on this: rice farming is a far older practice than we knew. In fact,…
Rates of nonmedical prescription opioid use, opioid use disorder double in 10 years
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids more than doubled among adults in the United States from…
Drug monitoring programs reduce opioid deaths, study shows
The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately…
Digital strategies show promise for emergency heart and stroke care
A new scientific statement reviews current research on the effectiveness and safety of using mobile…
Gender gap found in cardiac arrest care, outcomes
Women treated at a hospital after cardiac arrest may be less likely than men to…
94 million-year-old climate change event holds clues for future
A major climate event millions of years ago that caused substantial change to the ocean’s…
The universe: Learning about the future from the distant past
Our universe came to life nearly 14 billion years ago in the Big Bang —…
X-ray echoes of a shredded star provide close-up of ‘killer’ black hole
Billions of years ago in the heart of a distant galaxy, a monster black hole…
The universe is crowded with black holes, astronomers predict
Astronomers have presented one of the most complete models of matter in the universe and…