Cough Medicines No Better Than Placebo
Two active ingredients found in a number of non-prescription cough medicines are no better than non-medicated syrup for children with…
Rethink E.T. Message Detection Says Prof
E.T. might be better off writing than phoning, according to Christopher Rose at Rutgers University. Rose says that inscribing information…
Boffins Mourn Passing Of The Slide Rule
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Jerry Ross, along with about 200 other Purdue University alumni, have added their slide rules to…
Nanoparticles Go Green
Temple University researchers are using protein structures to design and assemble metal oxide nanoparticles that could be used in environmental…
Electron Crystal Lattice Yields Superconductor Clues
With equipment so sensitive that it can locate clusters of electrons, Cornell University and University of Tokyo physicists are attempting…
Solar Hydrogen Not Far Away Say Aussie Boffins
Since the 1970’s, science has made major advances in achieving one of the ultimate goals of science and technology –…
Linguistic Resources Shape Reality
Linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf posed the theory that language can determine the nature and content of thought. But are there…
Lactic Acid Not The Culprit In Muscle Fatigue
Scientists at La Trobe University in Melbourne and at the University of Aarhus in Denmark have discovered the mechanism by…
New Bayesian Technique Helps Unravel DNA Mutations
A new mathematical approach for analyzing the complex patterns of natural mutation in DNA will, according to its developers, help…
Prions Role In Evolution Revealed
An incorrect change in a molecule’s shape when a protein misfolds can lead to diseases including Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. But…
RNA Used As Nano-Scaffolding
Microscopic scaffolding to house the tiny components of nanotech devices could be built from ribonucleic acid (RNA), the same substance…
Evolution Itself Subject To Natural Selection
Life has evolved to evolve. That’s the conclusion drawn by two Rice University scientists who have designed a computer simulation…
Big Brain Evolved Through Social Problem Solving
Why did humans evolve such large brains? While humans have an unusual array of characteristics that distinguish us from other…
Big Rise In Young Men Using Viagra
The use of Viagra has grown more than threefold among younger men, says a study published in the International Journal…
High Quality Meteor Spectrum Caught By Chance
Astronomers were lucky enough to record the spectrum of a bright meteor when it happened – by sheer chance and…
Concrete Jungle Good For Plants
Cities and nature might sound like odd bedfellows, but a new NASA funded study, published in theGeophysical Research Letters journal,…
New Sub-Atomic Particle Proposed
Three University of Washington (UW) physicists are suggesting that the acceleration of the expansion of the universe and neutrino mass…
Nano-Imprinting Promises Even Smaller Electronics
In a discovery that could lead to dramatically smaller computer chips and other electronic components, Princeton scientists have found a…
Confrontation, Defeat Can Cause Serious Heart Problems
Soldiers, athletes, or anyone in a high-stress occupation, often say that they become “hardened” to adversity and defeat. But a…
World’s Oceans Becoming More Acidic
The oceans of the world are absorbing larger amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) which is increasing their acidity and possibly…
Carnivores Facing Extinction Have Only Themselves To Blame
Carnivore species are more at risk of extinction due to their own intrinsic biological attributes than from an increasing human…
UV Light Turns Plankton Into Cloud Factories
Much like Dr. Evil’s weather control machine, plankton may be able to change the weather, and longer term climate, in…
Placebo Surgery Shows Surprising Results
Research by Doctor Cynthia McRae of the University of Denver’s College of Education provides strong evidence for a significant mind-body…
Neutrino Boogie Upsets Standard Model
A team of physicists from around the world have achieved results verifying that the elementary particle known as the neutrino…
Old Age Appears To Be A Recent Invention
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of California have discovered a dramatic increase in human longevity that…
New Theory Unites Dark Matter & Dark Energy
In recent times scientists have discovered the cosmos appears to be filled with not just one, but two invisible constituents…
Smoke And Saliva A Potent Cancer Mix
Normally, saliva provides a protective buffer between toxins and the lining of the mouth because it contains enzymes that neutralize…
Nazi Eugenics Should Be Confronted
Researching the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era is still taboo, a leading German professor told the 20th…