Economic well-being for low-income families in the U.S. is often determined by federal measures that establish basic requirements for essentials such as food, shelter and clothing, but a new study by a University at Buffalo ...
Economics & Business
Aug 21, 2015
0
6
Ever been so hungry that you can't think of anything but finding food?
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
0
21
Given that advanced mathematical training is critical for helping to solve some of the most challenging questions about the brain works, why are there so few mathematical neuroscientists?
Mathematics
Aug 21, 2015
0
262
Toiling in barren rock fields in southern Spain under temperatures as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit, a team from NASA's Ames Research Center, Honeybee Robotics, and Spain's Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB, INTA-CSIC) is changing ...
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2015
0
17
Pope Francis recently made an impassioned plea for a "cultural revolution" to combat climate change, calling for collective action and "a conversation which includes everyone."
Environment
Aug 21, 2015
0
38
Betting on clean energy sources is the strategy of the Mexican group ISA Tracto C, which produced a series of energetically self-sustained boxes for the transport of perishable goods, with a cooling system that replaced the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 21, 2015
0
21
Extreme thermal stresses experienced by a comet as it orbits around the Sun could explain the extensive fracturing thought to drive its long-term surface erosion, say Rosetta scientists analysing high-resolution images of ...
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2015
1
392
It has been a bad week for companies wanting to build businesses around make money from illegal movie downloaders. Last Friday saw an Australian judge refuse Voltage Pictures the right to send downloaders of Dallas Buyers ...
Internet
Aug 21, 2015
1
20
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has been committed to making public schools in Australia independent, saying the more control a principal has over a school the better that school performs. While more school autonomy has ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
0
3
January 2014 saw the launch of one of Europe's largest species conservation projects. The project's aim is to reintroduce the northern bald ibis, a species of migratory bird, to Europe by the year 2019. Veterinarians from ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2015
0
62
