Rates of preeclampsia are rising rapidly, yet surprisingly there are few national estimates of the…
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Depression affects the brains of males and females differently
Depressed adolescents were exposed to happy or sad words and their brains imaged. Through this…
Does the European public understand the impacts of climate change on the ocean?
Although many are relatively well informed, an alarming number remain either uninformed or misinformed when…
Greenland ice sheet toxicity
The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has…
Studying fungi to keep space travelers safe on new worlds
Human presence in closed habitats that may one day be used to explore other planets…
Large-scale, collaborative effort could help ease global hearing loss
A team of hearing experts is calling for a comprehensive, worldwide initiative to combat hearing…
Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was…
Ad hoc ‘cache hierarchies’ make chips much more efficient
Researchers have designed a system that reallocates cache access on the fly, to create new…
Single protein controls genetic network essential for sperm development
Scientists have found a single protein — Ptbp2 — controls a network of over 200…
Lost in translation: To the untrained zebra finch ear, jazzy courtship songs fall flat
Zebra finches brought up without their fathers don’t react to the singing of potential suitors…