"We can only manage what we measure"—that is the key to a unique research project which is working towards scientifically proven, evidence-based, conservation of the Malaysian elephant. It is being done ...

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —In a paper published today in the peer-reviewed science journal PLoS ONE, researchers have presented a new model to explore how changes in food availability might influence honeybee colony growth ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

Tougher drunk driving laws, lower speed limits and stricter seat belt laws are the best ways to reduce traffic deaths in the United States, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research ...

Other Sciences - Other

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 2

Changes in the breeding of pigs over the last 20 years has led to the size of litters increasing by on average two piglets.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

Every parent worries about their baby. They worry while it's eating, while it's playing—and especially while it's sleeping. But a new device created by BYU students may help parents rest easier while their ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Nov 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

The population of South Asian vultures, which suffered a 99 percent drop since the 1990s, has stabilised for the first time, a study said, offering a glimmer of hope that the birds could be saved.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 12, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- The competition between farmers and fish for precious water in California is intensifying in wine country, suggests a new study by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

Scientific research to date provides no useful conclusion on whether the death penalty reduces or boosts the murder rate, said a report by the US National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 18, 2012 3.3 / 5 (3) 19

Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in collaboration with CSIRO, has conducted a world-first study into the potential impact climate change will have on 'years of life lost' in Brisbane.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 18, 2012 4 / 5 (3) 0

Warming in the North Atlantic over the last 32 years has significantly reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds, resulting in sharply higher death rates among seal pups in recent years, according to a new ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 04, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

A study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review has brought new understanding as to why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are much higher than for their more educated peers despite increa ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Dec 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- Full results of a big study that showed some smokers' lives could be saved by screening with lung scans now reveal more clearly what the risks are: There's a good chance of a false alarm.

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Jun 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- A new study says one of the few benefits of global warming - fewer deaths from the combination of extreme heat and cold - may eventually melt away in Europe.

Medicine & Health - Health

Jun 21, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Jun 17, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Knowledge of seismic risk is badly skewed in favour of earthquakes that occur on plate boundaries, such as the March 11 temblor that hit northeast Japan, rather than those that strike deep inland, a pair of ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 22, 2011 4.2 / 5 (5) 2