Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain,…
Month: February 2017
Growing number of teens think getting heroin is ‘probably impossible’
How easy do adolescents think it is to get heroin? A researcher examines how their…
How habitat destruction figures in long-term survival plans
Some organisms might have an interesting strategy for long-term survival: switching between two unsustainable forms…
Genetic mutations that drive antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Scientists have identified novel mutations in bacteria that promote the evolution of high-level antibiotic resistance.
Three-way dance between herbivores, plants and microbes unveiled
What looks like a caterpillar chewing on a leaf or a beetle consuming fruit is…
Waste silicon sawdust recycled into anode for lithium-ion battery
By recycling silicon sawdust, researchers have created a high performance anode material.
Online daters ignore wish list when choosing a match
Despite having a ‘wish list’ stating their preference for potential ideal matches, most online daters…
Cutting-edge cameras reveal the secret life of dolphins
Dolphins have been recorded in rarely-seen activities of mother-calf interaction, playing with kelp, and intimate…
Anyone can be backyard scientist, mole study shows
Scientific findings are awaiting discovery in your backyard. The requirement? A keen sense of observation…
Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain
Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the…