Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world’s seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut. The […]
Almost All Seabirds To Have Plastic In Gut By 2050
Highly Effective Seasickness Treatment On The Horizon
The misery of motion sickness could be ended within five to ten years thanks to a new treatment being developed by scientists. The cause of motion sickness is still a mystery but […]
What Instagram And Twitter Tell Us About Music Festivals
Pop music is a very interesting field of research. The topic is part of most people’s everyday lives and is also economically relevant. Today’s music industry offers a huge volume of digital […]
CEO’s Gamble With Shareholder’s Money
CEOs of conglomerates are trusting heavily on their ‘gut feeling’ when it comes to investment decisions. A new study finds that by doing so, they are destroying shareholder value. At the cost […]
Who’s A CEO? Google Image Results Can Shift Gender Biases
Getty Images last year created a new online image catalog of women in the workplace – one that countered visual stereotypes on the Internet of moms as frazzled caregivers rather than powerful […]
Love Conquers All But Nicotine: No Spousal Peer Effects On The Decision To Quit Smoking
If two partnered individuals both smoke, the decision of one of them to quit smoking may lead the other to quit smoking as well. Spousal peer effects on quit-smoking behavior are interesting […]
Working Long Hours Linked To Higher Risk Of Stroke
Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33% greater risk of stroke and a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a […]
Scientists Warn Only ‘Simplified’, Degraded Tropical Forest May Remain By End Of Century
A new and more dangerous phase of impacts on the world’s remaining tropical forests is emerging, threatening to simplify the world’s most diverse ecosystem including mass species loss, according to new UCL-led […]
Unique Tooth Reveals Details Of The Peking Man’s Life
In 2011 a tooth from the Peking Man was found in a box at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University. In the latest issue of Acta Anthropologica Sinica, researchers at Uppsala […]
Scientists In Cologne Discover New Perspectives In Treatment Of Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer And Lymphomas
Ran belongs to the family of Ras proteins, which regulate fundamental cellular processes such as cell differentiation, cell division, and intracellular transport. Mutations in Ras-related proteins are involved in the development of […]
NASA Television To Air Launch International Space Station Crew Today – 1:45 p.m. EDT, Sept. 1
The next three crew members bound for the International Space Station are set to launch to the orbital outpost Wednesday, Sept. 2. NASA Television launch coverage will begin at 11:45 p.m. EDT […]
NASA Arctic Field Campaign To Examine Ecosystem Impacts Of Changing Climate
As part of a broad effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change, NASA has begun a multi-year field campaign to investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate […]
Can Political Leaders Learn Lessons From Challenges Faced By Their Counterparts In Business?
In the UK, the Labour party will soon have a new leader. As the main party of opposition, whichever candidate takes the spot will have a crucial responsibility in terms of holding […]
Attending Church Is The Key To Good Mental Health Among Older Europeans
A study of depression among older Europeans has found that joining a religious organisation is more beneficial than charity work, sport or education in improving their mental health. The surprising findings from […]
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