Jul
21
2017
Researchers looked at climate models to see how aerosolized fossil fuels could be changing rainfall patterns and causin
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Humans Could Be Radically Changing Rainfall Patterns Worldwide
Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird
Jul
21
2017
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the wo
MRSA emerged years before methicillin was even discovered
Jul
21
2017
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged long before the introduction of the antibiotic methicillin into clinical practice, according to a new study. It was the widespread use of earlier antibiotics such as penicillin rather than of methicillin itself which caused MRSA to emerge, researchers suggest.
Donor-recipient tissue mismatch analysis may help personalize treatment after transplant
Jul
21
2017
A molecular analysis of the mismatch between the tissues of donors and recipients helped predict which recipients required high doses of immune modulating drugs and which needed only low doses.
Astronauts and Google Team up to Let You Explore a Space Station
Jul
21
2017
For when you want to visit space, but you don't want to do all that astronaut training.
Moon dust bag sold for $1.8m at New York auction
Jul
21
2017
The bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first ever samples of the Moon in 1969.
Neil Armstrong's moon bag sells for $1.8 million at auction
Jul
20
2017
By Taylor Harris NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bag used by U.S.
Shooting the Achilles heel of nervous system cancers
Jul
20
2017
Scientists have devised a strategy to target cancer cells while sparing normal cells by capitalizing on vulnerabilities that are exposed only in tumor cells. These vulnerabilities are known as the 'Achilles heel' of cancer cells. Although much is known about the mutations that cause a cell to become malignant, little is known about these vulnerabilities.
Sunny, rainy, or cloudy: New study shows how weather impacts response to mobile ads
Jul
20
2017
Among the many factors that impact digital marketing and online advertising strategy, a new study provides insight to a growing trend among firms and big brands: weather-based advertising. According to the study, certain weather conditions are more amenable for consumer responses to mobile marketing efforts, while the tone of your ad content can either help or hurt such response depending on the current local weather.