Unexpected result: Ocean acidification can also promote shell formation

More carbon dioxide in the air also acidifies the oceans. It seemed to be the logical…

A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

Context can lead to poor food choice and perpetuate junk-food eating. But with the right cues,…

Diverse natural fatty acids follow ‘Golden Mean’

Bioinformatics scientists have discovered that the number of theoretically possible fatty acids with the same chain…

Preservation and protection of cultural heritage objects

Conservation and preservation of historical monuments as well as of single artworks of our cultural heritage…

Impact of genetics on human height is not increasing

The relative impact of genetics on height does not increase with improvements to the standard of…

Anthropologists uncover art by (really) old masters

An international team of anthropologists has uncovered a 38,000-year-old engraved image in a southwestern French rockshelter…

NASA studies cosmic radiation to protect high-altitude travelers

NASA scientists studying high-altitude radiation recently published new results on the effects of cosmic radiation in…

New ‘needle-pulse’ beam pattern packs a punch

A new beam pattern could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes…

Star birth with a chance of Winds?

The lesser-known constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), is home to a variety of deep-sky…

The link between growth of retail-based clinics, nurse practitioner scope-of-practice reform

Just as primary care provider shortages are becoming acute, retail-based clinics in pharmacies and grocery stores…