When we experience disasters like the earthquake in Haiti January 2010, we naturally ask the  questions: Could we have known (early warning)? Could we have been prepared (mitigation plans)?…

The Haiti Earthquake: Science, Early warning and mitigation When we experience disasters like the earthquake in Haiti February 2010, we naturally ask the questions: Could we have known (early…

LONDON, February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a fact that men have sex on the brain more than women. Yet, encouraging men and women to think about sex in a different way is important for the public's…

Previously blamed for cognitive deficits in children, so called third hand smoke, the nicotine residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been…

A new study published in Current Alzheimer Research claims that marijuana doesn't temper or reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease and may even cause harm. The findings could lower expectations…

According to survey results on correlates of HPV vaccine use, a parent's existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have their daughters…

Researchers analyzing recent data from the SPOT 5 and ASTER satellites say that previous studies have largely overestimated mass loss from Alaskan glaciers over the past 40 years. Writing in a recent…

A new report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention suggests that individuals who consume two or more sodas per week face an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly…

A study of the phenomenon known as loss aversion in two patients with lesions to the amygdala, a region deep within the brain involved in emotions and decision-making, may help explain how we make…

Family meals, adequate sleep, and limited TV time may reduce obesity prevelance among preschoolers by almost 40 percent, according to a study in the March Issue of Pediatrics. The new research is the…

Researchers studying the relationship between commercial beer production methods and the resulting silicon content say that beer is a rich source of dietary silicon (a key ingredient for increasing…

 Religion is a hotly debated topic both among scholars and the general public, and a new paper authored by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Harvard University is only likely to up…

Using graphene, Swedish and American researchers say they have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component which they claim will be inexpensive to produce and can be fully recycled. The…

The Primordial Soup theory of the origins of life on earth has been cooling for years. Probably, by now, it's too cold to reheat. Abiogenesis, or the study of how life originated from Earth (and…

There is a presumption among many people that extraterrestrial life is a foregone conclusion and that it is only awaiting our discovery.  The Drake equation is usually highlighted as many…

I just spent the afternoon watching an equine competition called dressage, which I believe is from the French meaning "having one's teeth drilled" (I could be wrong).   In higher levels of…

The Price Of Arctic Ice Putting an economic value on the loss of the Arctic's climate regulating abilities A report by the Pew Environment Group entitled An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost…

"The Age of Stupid," a 2009 docudrama set in 2055, asks why didn't we save Earth when we had the chance. "Stupid" was first conceived by Director Franny Armstrong as a documentary integrating themes…

Arctic Melt 2010 Is Faster Than Models Predicted The National Snow And Ice Data Center - NSISC - reports: Despite cool temperatures over most of the Arctic Ocean in January, Arctic sea ice extent…

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