Cigar warnings: Do teens believe them?

Significant differences exist in the believability of specific cigar warnings, suggesting that more work is needed…

Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses

Engineers have developed a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses used for amputees, as…

Technology communication: Worries through information?

In democratic societies, it is considered an obligation of researchers and politicians to inform the public…

Scientists produce functional heart pacemaker cells

Scientists have developed the first functional pacemaker cells from human stem cells, paving the way for…

Elusive half-quantum vortices in a superfluid

Researchers have discovered half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium. This vortex is a topological defect, exhibited in…

Challenges in going from residential substance abuse treatment to the community

Residential 'in-patient' treatment for substance abuse is a preferred option for those seeking to recover. However,…

Red cabbage microgreens lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in animal study

Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old…

Gesturing can boost children’s creative thinking

Encouraging children to use gestures as they think can help them come up with more creative…

Predicting extinction, with the help of a Yule tree

A new study shows how the present-day distribution of physical traits across species can help explain…

Switching to daylight saving time may lead to harsher legal sentences

Judges in the United States tend to give defendants longer sentences the day after switching to…