Never mind girls and boys—adults who refuse to grow up are being increasingly targeted by a toy industry promoting adolescence as a lifestyle choice, say industry watchers.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2014
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Like many bacteria, the Bacillus subtilis lives a double life.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2013
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Using new genetic tools, the authors conclude that the first significant expansion of human populations appears to be much older than the emergence of farming and herding, dating back to the Paleolithic (60,000-80,000 years ...
Archaeology
Sep 24, 2013
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Retirees should be masters of their own destiny, and actively manage and plan their free time to ensure a happy and fulfilling retirement. This is the advice of Wei-Ching Wang of the I-Shou University in Taiwan, leader of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2013
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University of Alabama archaeologists are discovering artifacts that will help them piece together the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago.
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2013
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Making the switch from urban life to rural bliss is not easy. Luckily for city slicker Nathalie, whose dream is to open a countryside bed and breakfast, her "wwoofing" experience on a French farm will give her the skills ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2013
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The vision of a society in which each inhabitant of the earth manages to consume only 2000 watts (48 kilowatt-hours per day) has already been around for 15 years. During this time, there has been a steady increase in environmental ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 24, 2013
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Despite current recommendations by UK welfare organisations that cats should be neutered at four months, a new study from the 'Bristol Cats' study cohort has shown that 85 per cent of pet cats are not neutered by the recommended ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2013
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Our most pressing environmental challenge is not how many people the planet can support, but rather how many cellphone-toting, satellite-TV-watching, gas-guzzler driving members of the middle class it can bear.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 23, 2013
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Studies uncover risks and threats to Arctic inhabitant's health that might be due to contaminants brought by warmer air and sea water currents resulting from climate change.
Environment
Mar 15, 2013
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