Could the word for mother prove that Turkey was the birthplace of hundreds of languages as diverse as Hindi, Russian, Dutch, Albanian, Italian and English?

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Aug 23, 2012 3.9 / 5 (16) 9

(Phys.org)—Like the impact of an elephant herd grazing on grassland, multinational banks shape the financial environment to an extent that far outweighs their small number. And like a contagious person on a transnational ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Nov 14, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(AP) -- Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jul 13, 2010 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Mar 10, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- Evidence "strongly suggests" that a United Nations peacekeeping mission brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people, a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians says.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jun 30, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 26, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Distracted driving is more widespread in the U.S. than in Europe, according to a study released Thursday that surveyed drivers about their cellphone and texting habits.

Technology - Other

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 2

(AP) -- A flu virus is a powerhouse of evolution, mutating at the maximum speed nature allows. A mild virus can morph into a killer and vice versa.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

May 05, 2009 1 / 5 (1) 0