Geologists have long thought that the rapid global cooling period nearly 13,000 years ago known as the Younger Dryas (Big Freeze) was triggered by the melting Laurentide ice sheet. But geological…

Researchers from Uppsala and Stockholm Universities say that the hunter-gatherers who inhabited the southern coast of Scandinavia 4,000 years ago were lactose intolerant. The conclusion suggests…

Silicon is the basic material for most microprocessors and memory chips. But for a long time the electronics industry has been pursuing novel organic materials to create semiconductor products—…

How quickly the Andes Mountains reached their current height, an average elevation of 13,000 feet, has been a contentious debate in geological circles. Some researchers claim the mountains rose…

However cute they may be, fat babies are likely to develop motor skills slower than their thinner counterparts, says a study just published in the Journal of Pediatrics. The findings are based on…

Eternity Soup, by Greg Critser Harmony Books, 2010 Scientific Blogging's own Greg Critser has tackled the science and business of eternal youth in his latest book. It's an engaging and excellent read…

Random Noise #21 : World's Most Dry and Remote Area How do you go about finding the world's driest, most remote area? You could use a satellite, but that's exceedingly expensive. You could send out…

ANDOVER, England, April 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplyhealth's Annual Dental Survey 2010 has highlighted the value that HR managers now place on dental benefits. Two thirds of companies believe…

ANDOVER, England, April 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A lack of affordable dental care could have a severe effect on the future state of Britain's teeth, according to a recent survey into the oral health…

TORONTO, March 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearstone Central Laboratories, a leading global provider of clinical laboratory and centralized cardiac services for clinical trials, today announced the…