It now seems absurd that anyone once believed the ocean was inexhaustible: fish stocks are in dismal shape and scientists say overfishing is a global problem with potentially irreversible consequences to ecosystems and human ...
Ecology
Oct 31, 2019
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It's a comment we often hear in response to stories of child neglect: that parenting should require a licence.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2019
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Microbiologists at LMU have shown that Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that is responsible for toxoplasmosis, utilizes at least two modes of locomotion during its infection cycle.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 2, 2019
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Housing stability in the first thousand days of a child's development has a potential economic benefit of $3 billion annually, new research from PwC and the Strong Foundations collaboration has found.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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It may be natural, but there's nothing safe or environmentally sound about heating your home with wood.
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed the first method for determining maternal mortality rates in prehistoric populations based on archaeological records.
Archaeology
Feb 15, 2019
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In Tanzania, rural villages are often hours from medical facilities. Mortality among pregnant women is a grave problem: Lack of health care access results in complications and even death for either mother or baby. As many ...
Engineering
Dec 27, 2017
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Iran shut schools around Tehran Sunday and cancelled sporting events as thick smog blanketed the capital despite curbs on road traffic and industrial activity.
Environment
Dec 17, 2017
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Health officials in Ohio are telling children, pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions not to swim in the river that flows through Toledo because of an algae outbreak.
Environment
Sep 22, 2017
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A Purdue University study shows that the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes can live inside the tissue of romaine lettuce, suggesting that conventional post-harvest sanitization practices might not be sufficient to kill the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2017
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