Dear American Consumers: Please Don t Start Eating Healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. You, the people, are thinking more about health, and you're starting to do something about it. This cannot continue. Sure, there's always been talk of health in America. We often encourage it.....»»
Invasive Ladybug Thanks Its Parasite for Competitive Advantage
Ladybugs love to snack on aphids and other pests. So people began importing an Asian species called the harlequin ladybird as natural pest control. But in their new environments, the harlequins wiped out native ladybugs. And they have their parasites to t.....»»
Stress Makes Gorilla Glass Stronger
This story was originally published by Inside Science News Service . [More].....»»
Becoming an individual twin isn"t about genetics or environment, but how you experience them
Have you ever known a pair of identical twins? Not just the ones that look alike, but identical twins that really were part of, at some point, the same egg and sperm combination, that then split early in development to create two "identical" people, wit.....»»
Why Feeling Anxious About a Vaccine Makes It More Effective (And Other Benefits of Short-Term Stress)
[caption id="attachment_761" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Source: CDC, via Wikimeda Commons"] [/caption]SAN FRANCISCO--Standing at a podium in front of an audience of psychiatrists, clinicians and scientists, Firdaus Dhabhar brings up a vide.....»»
China"s One-Child Policy Affects Personality
In 1979 China instituted the one-child policy, which limited every family to just one offspring in a controversial attempt to reduce the country's burgeoning population. The strictly enforced law had the desired effects: in 2011 researchers estimated .....»»
Can Patents Keep Up With Technology?
The U.S. patent system is a popular target. Recently we have heard that big portfolios of large companies pose a threat to small inventors, “patent trolls” who exist solely to sue real companies have hijacked the marketplace for new ideas and .....»»
Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood
Identification and treatment issues surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are challenging enough. Now research is shedding light on long-term outcomes for people with ADHD. A recent study in Pediatrics reports that men who had ADH.....»»
Airline Emissions Deal May Not Come before EU Deadline
By Allison Martell(Reuters) - Hope is fading for a global deal to regulate the airline industry's greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a fall deadline, even though failure could push the industry back to the brink of a trade war over the European Union's emi.....»»
Extreme Global Warming Seen Further Away than Previously Thought
By Environment Correspondent Alister DoyleOSLO (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.Warming is still o.....»»
At Least 1 Reported Dead as Tornadoes Hammer Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa
By Chris FrancescaniNEW YORK (Reuters) - A tornado half a mile wide struck near Oklahoma City on Sunday, part of a massive storm front that hammered the central United States. [More].....»»
For Plants, Polyploidy Is Not a Four-Letter Word
[caption id="attachment_3011" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="The sacred Asian water lotus, Nelumbo nucifera -- the pedestal of choice for a variety of Egyptian and Indian deities. It's easy to see why. Public Domain. Click image for link."] .....»»
Chimps in Uganda: Resilience
Their chorus of pant hoots gave them away in dramatic fashion. The chimpanzees we'd been looking for were nearby, and we knew exactly where to find them. Though farmland and trees blocked our view, we could hear that the chimpanzees had arrived at a parti.....»»
33 Years Ago Today...
... Mount St. Helens exploded with a fury that surpassed expectations.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Mount St. Helens in eruption on May 18, 1980 showing portion of crater and Mount Adams in background. Skamania County Washingto.....»»
Dogs and Cats in the Home: Happiness for All?
'Dogs and Cats in the Home: Happiness for All?' was a Finalist in the inaugural ScienceSeeker Awards * in the category Best Post About Peer-reviewed Research (winners and finalists listed here ). Congrats to all those recognized and many thanks to the.....»»
Dear American Consumers: Please don t start eating healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. You, the people, are thinking more about health, and you're starting to do something about it. This cannot continue. Sure, there's always been talk of health in America. We often encourage it.....»»
Who"s Paying the Price for Global Warming?
Climate change is already melting the Arctic, queering weather and threatening food supplies. So who's paying the price for all these global warming impacts? [More].....»»
What Is It? Mystery Spots
Mystery spots: In southwestern Africa's Namib Desert, the lack of rainfall keeps vegetation sparse. Yet in some areas, mysterious rings of grass with bare centers appear and thrive. Now scientists have discovered these so-called fairy circles are inde.....»»
Very Fine Art: 6 Stunningly Beautiful Nanoscale Sculptures [Slide Show]
Artists and material scientists alike bend, melt and mold materials into useful and aesthetically pleasing forms. But nothing human hands have made can match the intricacy of convoluted corals or the delicate and unique geometry of a snowflake. In a study.....»»
Unusual Offshore Octopods: The See-Through "Glass" Octopus [Video]
[caption id="attachment_483" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Glass octopus courtesy of R. Larsen/Fish and Wildlife Service/R. Harbison, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/YouTube"] [/caption]Octopuses that live in the deep open ocean are diff.....»»