Dying To Be A Nicer Person
The phrase “don’t speak ill of the dead” appears to be more than just good manners according to an upcoming…
Vioxx Whistleblower Points Finger At FDA
The British Medical Journal says that the FDA tried to discredit one of its own experts after he told a…
U.S. Throws Away Half Its Food
While America has been long badged the “throw-away society”, it’s only recently that researchers from the University of Arizona have…
Poor Nutrition Leads To Low IQ
Researchers at the University of Southern California say malnutrition in the first few years of life leads to antisocial and…
Mars-like Soils Can Harbor Life
Chile’s Atacama desert gets rain perhaps once a decade and scientists believed that the driest Atacama soils were sterile. But…
An Apple A Day Keeps Alzheimer’s Away
Researchers at Cornell University say the antioxidant quercetin found in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect…
Heavy Computer Use Linked To Glaucoma
Heavy computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma, particularly among the short sighted, suggests a Japanese study…
Bacterial Actions Poorly Understood
Scientists examining the Hawaiian bobtail squid have found that the same bacterial toxin that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in…
Promiscuous Females Make For Competitive Sperm
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have shown that when females are more promiscuous, male genes have to work harder. They…
Honeybee Survival Puts Question Mark Over Chicxulub Asteroid
The tropical honeybee may challenge the idea that a post-asteroid impact “nuclear winter” was a big player in the decimation…
Concern Over Environmental Estrogen
Long-term exposure to a synthetic estrogen at levels below those currently found in the environment could have a major impact…
Poo Power From New Fuel Cell
A new fuel cell is being developed that can turn raw sewage into electrical power says an article in the…
Natural Nuclear Reactor Shows Elegant Simplicity
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have learnt some new tricks about operating a nuclear reactor from Mother Nature…