A new report from the Stanford History Education Group finds that fact checkers read less but learn more – far outpacing historians and top college students. How do expert researchers go about […]
A new report from the Stanford History Education Group finds that fact checkers read less but learn more – far outpacing historians and top college students. How do expert researchers go about […]
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. While this discovery was made in […]
Speed cameras have been shown to be effective at reducing the number of accidents and road deaths according to the results of a new study conducted at the London School of Economics […]
A Johns Hopkins University scientist is part of a team working on a method to predict malaria outbreaks months in advance, potentially giving public health officials a chance to protect people from […]
To make natural gas and biogas suitable for use, the methane has to be separated from the CO₂. This involves the use of membranes: filters that stop the methane and let the […]
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for […]
Whether risk-taking is beneficial or destructive depends on the goal finds joint research from Professor Gavin Kilduff. Coke vs. Pepsi. Apple vs. Samsung. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Patriots vs. Jets. Rivalries can […]
New study finds “messy” microscopic structures on petals of some flowers manipulate light to produce a blue colour effect that is easily seen by bee pollinators. Researchers say these petal grooves evolved […]
Research by NYU Stern Professor Priya Raghubir and co-author Isabelle Engeler provides guidelines for dating protocol when it comes to sex In a new study, Professor Priya Raghubir, chair of the Marketing Department […]
Cambridge criminologists are using emerging sources of information – from court records to Facebook groups – to analyse the networks behind one of the fastest-growing black markets on the planet: the smuggling […]
Online patient feedback, including Twitter and Facebook posts, can provide accurate near real-time representations of the quality of care in NHS hospitals – thereby identifying high risk hospitals in need of inspection. […]
A new study shows that even those presumably best informed on the environment find it hard to consistently “walk the walk”, prompting scientists to question whether relying solely on information campaigns will […]
The physical cause of trench foot has been uncovered more than 100 years after the painful and debilitating condition was first identified in the First World War. Non-freezing cold injury, better known […]
Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can […]