Analysis reveals high burden of musculoskeletal disorders across the globe
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyMusculoskeletal disorders -- which affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints -- can…Early big-game hunters of the Americas were female, researchers suggest
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyFor centuries, historians and scientists mostly agreed that when early human groups sought food, men…The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyThe first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs…Technique to regenerate optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyScientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that…Crystals reveal the danger of sleeping volcanoes
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyMost active volcanoes on Earth are dormant and are normally not considered hazardous. A team of…New research traces the origins of trench fever
Nov 4, 2020, 7:47 pm By ScienceDailyTrench fever was first clinically described in World War 1 when it sickened nearly 500,000 soldiers.…Eradicating black rats on Palmyra Atoll uncovers eye-opening indirect effects
Nov 4, 2020, 7:47 pm By ScienceDailyThe black rats weren't supposed to be there, on Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific…Herbicide: Hydrogen bonds may be key to airborne dicamba
Nov 4, 2020, 7:46 pm By ScienceDailyResearch has discovered the mechanism that keeps formulations of the herbicide dicamba from going…Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent anti-reflective coatings
Nov 4, 2020, 3:00 pm By ScienceDailyThe eyes of moths have a biological nanostructure that grants them anti-reflective properties.…Identifying communities at risk for impacts of extreme heat
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyAn analysis of ways to measure a community's vulnerability to climate change suggests that…'Environmentally-friendly' tableware harms marine animals
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyA new study compares the effects of two types of disposable dishes on the marine environment --…Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyThe food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks -- such as the technological choice to boil or…Brain region tracking food preferences could steer our food choices
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyResearchers discovered that a specific brain region monitors food preferences as they change across…Building a quantum network one node at a time
Nov 4, 2020, 2:35 pm By ScienceDailyResearchers create 'optically active spin arrays' within a device that could serve as a node for…How birth experience shapes development
Nov 4, 2020, 1:15 pm By ScienceDailyDuring birth, hormones in the body surge in both mother and baby, sent along by the nervous system.…Beetles cooperate in brood care
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyAmbrosia beetles are fascinating: they practice agriculture with fungi and they live in a highly…Why protecting the brain against infection takes guts
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyThe brain is uniquely protected against invading bacteria and viruses, but its defence mechanism has…Smaller earthquakes with 'ambition' produce the most ground shaking
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyAn earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or larger will almost always cause strong shaking, but a new study…Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyA new study highlights the sophisticated mental machinery that helps the brain simulate the results…Effective government saves lives in cyclones, other disasters
Nov 4, 2020, 11:47 am By ScienceDailyEffective national and local governments are associated with fewer deaths from tropical cyclone…
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