The study, which appears in the latest issue of The Open Conservation Biology Journal, tracked saiga with GPS collars in Mongolia and discovered a “migration…
But the giant insects also have one unfortunate characteristic: Their hard bodies and feces are home to many mold species that could be triggering allergies in…
Patterns of scalloped-edged cliffs or lobate scarps on Mercury’s surface are thrust faults that are consistent with the planet shrinking and cooling with time….
Residents of neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty, lower education, and more female-headed families are less likely than others to exercise, according…
The zirconia chemically converts sand and other corrosive particles that build up on the blade into a new, protective outer coating. In effect, the surface of…
However, marketers have recently begun using unusual visual identifiers that have little, if anything, to do with the product. For example, market research…
Money is used to pay for things like furniture and plane tickets; time is spent assembling the do-it-yourself bookshelf or searching for cheap flights on the…
The finding provides insights not only into the intricacies of songbird attraction and devotion but also into the way in which the brain develops and responds…
How useful is an animal's tail? For the gecko, unlike most animals, it could be a matter of life or death, according to new research from the University of…
“What we are finding is that about 60% of people, one year after severe infection with West Nile, still report symptoms,” says Kristy Murray of the University…
Energy-using products are those products for whose use energy must be supplied in the form of electricity, fossil fuels or renewable energy resources. This…
Deep ocean hydrothermal vents have long been suggested as possible sources of biological molecules such as RNA and DNA but it was unclear how they could…
Far from the safety of known procedures, the 3×60 series follows the lives of patients and medics making the impossible decision to jump into the unknown. What…
More than 30 billion tonnes of extra carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere annually by human activities, mainly through the burning of fossil…
Writing assignments have shown promising results in treating traumatic symptomatology. Yet no studies have compared their efficacy to the current treatment of…
Botulinum toxin (“botox”) is a very powerful and often fatal poison produced by a rare type of food poisoning bacteria. The toxin blocks the activity of…