Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of…
Month: July 2017
Alteryx CCO Olivia Duane Adams: Women Do Think Differently
Analytics is “about having a sense of curiosity — the ability to look at data…
Hubble spots a barred Lynx spiral
Discovered by British astronomer William Herschel over 200 years ago, NGC 2500 lies about 30 million light-years…
Restless legs syndrome linked to poor sleep quality, impaired function in pregnancy
A new study of pregnant women shows that restless legs syndrome (RLS) is common and…
Source of cell-specific change in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have identified altered expression of a gene called ANK1, which only recently has been…
Teen girls at higher risk OK with emergency department offering pregnancy prevention info
Adolescent girls receiving a wide range of medical care in the Emergency Department (ED) are…
Females with autism show greater difficulty with day-to-day tasks than male counterparts
Women and girls with autism may face greater challenges with real world planning, organization and…
Helping robots learn to see in 3-D
While it’s relatively straightforward for robots to ‘see’ objects with cameras and other sensors, interpreting…
Climate change: Biodiversity rescues biodiversity in a warmer world
Climate change leads to loss of biodiversity worldwide. However, ecosystems with a higher biodiversity in…
Fluorine grants white graphene new powers
Fluorination of hexagonal boron nitride, a common insulator, turns it into a magnetic semiconductor. That…