After taking a fresh look at an old fossil, John Flynn, Frick Curator of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues determined that the brains of the ancestors of modern…

While it's true that the attractiveness of orthodontic braces is related to less metal, according to a recent survey, the least attractive ones remain the most effective. It's that old form versus…

Money is important for survival and for entertainment, and it is often used as a reward, but recent studies have shown that money is also a factor in personal performance, interpersonal relations and…

Terrace-like elevations of just a few nanometres can form during production of organic thin films made from electrically conductive material. This phenomenon was previously only known from inorganic…

I've been traveling, often with three whining kids in the back seat of a cramped car - not the best environment for blogging. On part of this trip, we toured this not so well known, but spectacular…

At Wally’s Bicycle Works in San Luis Obispo there is more than what meets the eye. At his shop Wally Ajanel keeps a stash of something other than bicycle paraphernalia—something that he claims is 100…

CALGARY, Canada, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - CAD$2 billion Invested in Carbon Capture and Storage; CAD$2 Billion in Public Transit The provincial government of Alberta, Canada is surging ahead on its…

SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Foundation announces additional US$150 million for Polio Eradication The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the following statement regarding the G8…

TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - One billion people suffer from preventable, treatable diseases around the world - Statement by Dr. Paul Antony, medical director Global Health Progress "The…

In Greek “Onycho” means fingernail or toenail and “phagia” is to eat or consume. Hence, “Onychphagia,” the clinical name for nail biting as a habit, which affects nearly 45 percent of adolescents. It…