This research opens up an entirely new set of questions about the development of type…
Month: April 2017
Nitrogen, phosphorus from fertilizers and pet waste polluting urban water
New research points to lawn fertilizers and pet waste as the dominant sources of nitrogen…
Self-harm linked to violence towards others
There is a link between self-harm and the risk of violent criminality, according to new…
Predicting the limits of friction: Scientists look at properties of material
Materials scientists have developed a model to predict the limits of friction behavior of metals…
Call to phase out lead bullets at shooting ranges
While there is no safe level of lead exposure, US health bodies regard 5 micrograms…
Probiotics benefit in Schizophrenia shaped by yeast infections
In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers say they have evidence that…
Fish eyes to help understand human inherited blindness
Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable…
Algorithms can exploit human perception in graph design
Researchers have recently found an algorithmic approach to automatically improve the design of scatterplots by…
Born to love superheroes
A new study demonstrates that human infants recognize heroic acts from early stages of development,…
Genes key to killer bee’s success
Researchers have sequenced the genomes of Africanized bees that have invaded large parts of the…