http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The composition of gut microbiota in a new-born baby's gut has been linked to the rate of early infant growth, reports research published this week in PLOS Computational Biology. The findings support the assertion that the early development of "microbiota" – the body's microbial ecosystem - in an infant can influence growth and thereby the likelihood of obesity. http://phys.org/news287296189.html Biology Thu, 09 May 2013 05:34:10 EST news287296189 When Keith Short began delivering packages for UPS 23 years ago, he used bulky pads of paper to track parcels and pens that froze in the cold. Today, Short scans packages on and off his truck with a handheld computer that tells him what to deliver where and when, and can even direct him turn-by-turn. http://phys.org/news275309510.html Technology Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:30:01 EST news275309510 University astronomers are inviting people around the world to help solve one of science's enduring mysteries. http://phys.org/news270982725.html Space & Earth Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:59:06 EST news270982725 (Phys.org)—A team of Austrian researchers has applied a new statistical method in looking at elections in various countries and the ways that some of them might be influenced by fraud, and have found, as they describe in their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that two recent elections stood out as likely suspect, one in Uganda and one in Russia. http://phys.org/news267785789.html Other Sciences Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:56:47 EST news267785789 (Phys.org)—In the world of probability and statistics almost anything can be labeled as a percentage of likelihood of occurring; statistics based on actual numbers give rise to probabilistic estimates that in some cases may be very accurate, not so accurate, or impossible to prove one way or another. With such a view, two statisticians, Aaron Clauset and Ryan Woodard have trained their sights on terrorist incidents and the likelihood of them occurring, specifically, the big kinds, like 9/11. They have found, as they describe in their paper they've uploaded to the preprint server arXiv, that using tried and true statistical models, that the likelihood of another attack as big, or even bigger, than 9/11, is as likely as not. http://phys.org/news266476152.html Other Sciences Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:09:30 EST news266476152 Australian marine science suffers from acute skills shortages, according to one of Australia's leading marine scientists. http://phys.org/news258628963.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:22:54 EST news258628963 Analyzing medical records from thousands of patients, statisticians have devised a statistical model for predicting what other medical problems a patient might encounter. http://phys.org/news258002439.html Other Sciences Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:22:51 EST news258002439 Michael Moritz, a venture capitalist who provided early backing for firms including Google and Yahoo!, is stepping back from management at Sequoia Capital for medical reasons. http://phys.org/news256843613.html Technology Mon, 21 May 2012 20:00:01 EST news256843613 For the first time, researchers have been able to combine different climate models using spatial statistics - to project future seasonal temperature changes in regions across North America. http://phys.org/news256299288.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 May 2012 11:15:49 EST news256299288 Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the United States since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, with particularly high concentrations in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and Georgia, according to a Baylor University professor who helped compile the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census. http://phys.org/news255773336.html Other Sciences Wed, 09 May 2012 09:09:12 EST news255773336 (AP) -- Strange secrets hide in numbers. For instance, an orange used car is least likely to be a lemon. This particular unexpected finding came to light courtesy of a data jockey who goes by the Internet alias SirGuessalot, who in fact wasn't guessing at all. Instead, he and his partner, PlanetThanet, relied on the hard math skills that make them top contenders in a sport tailor-made for the 21st century: competitive number-crunching. http://phys.org/news253716737.html Technology Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:52:30 EST news253716737 Could different jury sizes improve the quality of justice? The answers are not clear, but mathematicians are analyzing juries to identify potential improvements. http://phys.org/news251970518.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:48:59 EST news251970518 (AP) -- It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much. http://phys.org/news247498637.html Other Sciences Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:37:33 EST news247498637 Debate about how to replace Seattle's deteriorating waterfront highway has centered on uncertainties in the project's price tag. Drilling a deep-bore tunnel and building an underground highway is estimated to cost around $4 billion, but some worry the final price could be higher, as it was for Boston's infamous Big Dig. http://phys.org/news224256032.html Technology Tue, 10 May 2011 14:20:47 EST news224256032 Choosing the appropriate way to present risk statistics is key to helping people make well-informed decisions. A new Cochrane Systematic Review found that health professionals and consumers may change their perceptions when the same risks and risk reductions are presented using alternative statistical formats. http://phys.org/news219467762.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:16:30 EST news219467762 Consumers need to know the true perils of purchasing artwork or luxury goods on the Internet, say statisticians in a paper published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association. http://phys.org/news219295846.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:31:52 EST news219295846 (PhysOrg.com) -- Air pollution monitors tell us a great deal about their immediate locations -- and not much about the wider area. To fill the gaps on the map, European researchers have developed new statistical tools for a web-enabled world. http://phys.org/news192804004.html Technology Tue, 11 May 2010 13:40:37 EST news192804004