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Can you keep fat off by exercising before breakfast?
Overdid it on holiday feasting? A new study suggests that morning exercise might be the most effective way of warding off weight gain, keeping fat off and diabetes.
December 27, 2010
Does holiday muzak mess with your mind?
U.K. sound expert has considered whether background instrumentals played like holiday muzak in department stores has a psychological effect on us. Apparently ... it does.
December 23, 2010
Image of blood vessel in brain looks like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Scientists thought they saw an eye, tail and antlers in an image of a blood vessel in the brain. They enhanced the image to bring out the red nose ...
December 23, 2010
Nearly one million kids in U.S. without nearby access to family doctor
Pediatricians tend to be clustered in wealthy urban areas, says a 2010 study in the journal Pediatrics leaving rural kids without nearby doctors.
December 21, 2010
Early childhood nutrition affects later reproductive success
Scientists say they have found clear evidence that early childhood nutrition significantly affects reproductive success later in life.
December 21, 2010
How much soot is in car exhaust?
Measuring soot when actually on the road has been a major challenge,, but scientists can now measure the soot content of a car's exhaust while it's on the road.
December 20, 2010
Mummified head matched to murdered monarch Henri IV
Scientists used forensic tests to identify the mummified head as belonging to Henri IV, one of France's most beloved monarchs, who was assassinated in 1610.
December 20, 2010
Justin Gallivan engineers bacteria to destroy a harmful pollutant
Justin Gallivan introduces new DNA into bacteria. His technique, similar to cutting and pasting on a computer, lets him pick tasks for the bacteria to perform.
December 20, 2010
Paul Ehrlich: Humans are wired to be empathetic
Paul Ehrlich, the author of the new book The Population Bomb talks about our human ability to have empathy.
December 20, 2010
Scientists not equally split between Republican and Democrat
The majority of scientists in the U.S. fall to one side of the political spectrum: Democrat. That's not good for science, said science scholar Daniel Sarewitz.
December 17, 2010
