Over millions of years retroviruses have been incorporated into our human DNA, where they today…
Month: January 2017
Exercise, diet could offset effects of malaria, study shows
The right amount of diet and exercise can help lessen damage to the heart and…
Miami doctors publish study of first locally-acquired Zika transmission
Following the recent Zika outbreak in Miami-Dade County, a multidisciplinary team of physicians has published…
Offenders’ deadly thoughts may hold answer to reducing crime
It’s something many of us may say in anger, but don’t really mean. However, for…
Building London’s Houses of Parliament helped create clean-air laws
Britain’s dazzling Houses of Parliament building, constructed from 1840 until 1870, is an international icon….
Target freshers to halt spread of meningitis, say researchers
A campaign targeted at students arriving at university for the first time could hold the…
This bay in Scandinavia has world record in carbon storing
Forests are potent carbon sinks, but also the oceans’ seagrasses can store enormous amounts of…
Conservation practices may leave African indigenous populations behind
Conservation and logging groups in Central and West Africa are failing to fully incorporate local…
The moon is older than scientists thought
The moon is much older than some scientists believe, a research team now reports. Their…
Online dating booming but how much does education matter?
Online daters are most likely to contact people with the same level of education as…