Wine drinkers clueless about alcohol servings
Scientists know that environmental cues like plate size can impact eating behaviors, but the effect of environmental factors on wine…
Women: they don’t make ’em like they used to
A study of 16th century European skulls by North Carolina State University researchers has found that women are beginning to…
Country boys boast bigger junk
According to a new study in the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, men in rural areas have significantly…
New evidence for environmental chemicals impacting female fertility
UCLA researchers have found the first evidence that chemicals used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery,…
The cold shoulder can be downright chilly
Metaphors which make a connection between cold temperatures and emotions such as loneliness, despair and sadness may be more literal…
Size matters! Nanosilver risks unknown, say watchdog group
Widespread use of nanoscale silver in consumer products will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility…
Drink-Up For Superior Sperm
Men who drink alcohol regularly are more likely to have better semen quality while men in certain occupations are more…
Nanoparticle Laced Wastewater Could Compromise Treatment Plants
Silver’s prodigious ability to kill bacteria hasn’t gone unnoticed by consumer product manufacturers, resulting in a growing number of household…
Graphene’s “Muffin-Tin” Nanodots Explained
Researchers believe they now understand how graphene – a featureless, one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms – lying on an equally…
The Parking Lot As Environmental Vandal
The American desire for easy parking is having a disastrous effect on the environment, say Purdue University researchers. From suburban…
Treated Wood A Long Term Environmental Threat
The arsenic used to treat wooden decks, utility poles and fences will leach into the environment for decades, posing a…
Catchy Tunes Have a Common Denominator
For over two millennia, musicians and scientists have puzzled over why some combinations of musical tones played together sound more…