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mosquito by freedigitalphotos.net and sweetcrisis

Text Messages to Combat Malaria

29/10/2014

Text message reminders to take malaria medication can help fight the disease by boosting the rates at which patients complete their medication regimen...

Population Growth and Sustainability. Compatible?

28/10/2014

Efforts towards sustainability would be directed more productively towards reducing our impact as much as possible through technological and social innovation...

Global Hypercheese : Real-Time Neurochemical Readouts

27/10/2014

Scientists have created cells with fluorescent dyes that change color in response to specific neurochemicals....

A picture of an old man by Carl Byron Batson

Trips Down Memory Lane Improve Brain Function

26/10/2014

Neuroscientists suggest that practising on less concentrated mental tasks leads to better performance on complex thought processes ...

What Have the Romans done for Our Teeth?

25/10/2014

The Roman-British population from c. 200-400 AD appears to have had far less gum disease than we have today...

nematode by Dr. Markus Schwarzlander, Uni Bonn

Key to Eternal Youth Remains Unfound

24/10/2014

'We cannot conclude that the degree of free radical release determines lifespan'...

Small Hikers make Short Stuff of Heavy Loads

23/10/2014

Overall strength of an individual does not determine how heavy a backpack a person can comfortably carry...

ANU tractor beam scientists by Stuart Hay/ANU

Biggest Ever Tractor Beam Unveiled

22/10/2014

The ANU tractor beam relies on the energy of the laser heating up the particles and the air around them. ...

Women and the Fat Brain

21/10/2014

male and female brains respond in remarkably different ways to high-fat meals...

Viagra for Heart Disease

20/10/2014

Viagra could be used as a safe treatment for heart disease...

vetulicolian fossil by University of AdelaideSouth Australian Museum

Weirdo Fossils are Our Cousins

19/10/2014

Some of the world's most bizarre fossils have been identified as distant relatives of humans...

Non-Hopping Giant Kangaroos

18/10/2014

Now extinct giant kangaroos most likely could not hop and used a more rigid body posture to move their hindlimbs...

High Risks and Have a Go Heroes

17/10/2014

People who risk their lives to save strangers may do so without deliberation...

sewing gear by freedigitalphotos.net and m_bartosch

Clueless Millenials Unable to Darn Socks Shocker!

16/10/2014

Many high school students are left without basic skills, such as preparing meals and sewing....

The Yucky Secrets of the Housefly

15/10/2014

Scientists have sequenced the house fly genome for the first time, revealing robust immune genes...

A picture of tanks by freedigitalphotos.net/tongdang

Tweaking the Invisibility Cloak

14/10/2014

In this way, antennae and sensors could be made invisible or deceptive to remote inspection....

Mangroves Save Coral

12/10/2014

Research on a newly discovered refuge for reef-building corals in mangrove habitats of the U.S. Virgin Islands....

Domestic Violins : Luthiers Kept Design in the Family

11/10/2014

Four families likely influenced violin shape over four centuries...

beaver by freedigitalphotos.net and puttsk

Beaver Dams Don’t Damage

10/10/2014

A study of the removal of two dams in Oregon suggests that rivers can return surprisingly fast to a condition close to their natural state...

A picture of coffee by freedigitalphotos.netadamr

The Genetics of a Coffee Buzz

09/10/2014

Our findings may allow us to identify subgroups of people most likely to benefit from increasing or decreasing coffee consumption for optimal health...