“For the first time, we've been able to map this change in detail, and it's because of the spatial resolution and length-of-record that you can get with…
Princeton University-led researchers report in the journal Science Dec. 9 that nighttime-lights imagery presents a new tool for pinpointing disease hotspots in…
Over their lifetimes, these larger vehicles would generate between three and ten 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power plants' worth of excess carbon emissions. A…
This finding, as well as many others, was derived from interviews of residents in the Chicago metropolitan area, with particular focus in two areas where…
Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge…
Hospitals are working harder than ever to prevent hospital-acquired infections, but a nationwide survey shows few are aggressively combating the most common…
A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in…
In a study by UCSF researchers published online in the Journal of Obesity, mastering simple mindful eating and stress-reduction techniques helped prevent…
There are even drugs that make us sharper, such as Ritalin and caffeine. But maybe smarter isn’t really all that better. A new paper published in Current…
“A major impediment towards understanding and realistically modeling topographic effects has been the lack of a statistically significant number of seismic…
“One of Darwin’s accomplishments was to show that species could change, that they were not the unaltered, immutable products of creation,” says Leonardo…
A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and…
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology have now devised a new method that improves the…
In a previous study, researchers from the University of Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska Academy and Region Västra Götaland demonstrated that a sparse bone structure…
A new report released today by the University of Victoria ranks eco-labels intended to distinguish seafood produced with less damage to the environment. It is…
The findings are reported in the December issue of the American Sociological Review in a paper entitled, “'I Need Help!' Social Class and Children's…
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