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Over 90% of world breathing bad air
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization says.Credit: Flickr/vtpoly
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing...
13th century Maya codex, long shrouded in controversy, proves genuine
A detail of an image from page 4 of the Grolier Codex with red underpainting visible.Photo: Justin Kerr
Brown University’s Stephen Houston and a team...
New findings by Stanford chemists could lead to greener methanol production
The results could pave the way to the cleaner production of methanol, an important industrial feedstock and potential green fuel.
A team led by chemists...
Got kidney stones? Ride a roller coaster!
Image Credit: Flickr/cra1gll0yd
A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a 70 percent...
Iron nanoparticles make immune cells attack cancer
A mouse study found that ferumoxytol prompts immune cells called tumor-associated macrophages to destroy tumor cells.Credit: Amy Thomas
Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system...
Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years
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Africa's overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching -- according to IUCN's African Elephant...
The Language of Senses
Sight, touch and hearing are our windows to the world: these sensory channels send a constant flow of information to the brain, which acts...
Study Shows More Reasons Why Belly Fat is Dangerous for the Heart
Know your risks for metabolic syndrome.Credit: Image courtesy of American College of Cardiology
Increasing stomach fat -- especially the "hidden fat" in your abdomen --...
Hubble spots possible water plumes erupting on Jupiter’s moon Europa
This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o'clock position off the limb of Jupiter's moon Europa. The plumes,...
New study describes what happens when the brain is artificially stimulated
A visualization of the brain, reconstructed from MRI scans, shows tracts of white matter connecting different regions of the brain to one another. A...
New finding supports Moon creation hypothesis
This is a composite image of the lunar nearside taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in June 2009, note the presence of dark areas...
