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Scientist earns grant to develop countermeasures to hypersonic missile threats
The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $1.5 million grant to a research team in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Aerodynamics Research Center to examine how lasers could be utilized to destroy hypersonic threats to the United States.
Luca Maddalena, a professor in...
Study finds nasal problem plagued long-nosed crocodile relatives
Study published in the journal Anatomical Record finds that humans have more in common with endangered crocodiles than we think—namely, a deviated septum.
Gharials are some of the rarest crocodylians on Earth and members of a group of animals that once roamed the planet with...
Fungi proven to be best organic fly control
Metarhizium brunneum and Beauveria bassiana are naturally occurring fungi that have been adapted by livestock and plant scientists into pesticides that specifically target house flies and stable flies. Dr. Erika Machtinger and colleagues from the University of Florida are the first to show that...
Genetic study shows ancient Carthage had European roots
The Phoenician culture that dominated the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean for 400 years has been assumed to have developed in Lebanon. New research conducted by Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago in New Zealand...
Healthy Choices: Garlic can help lower blood pressure
Healthy living begins with making healthy choices, selecting healthy foods, preparing healthy meals and consuming correct portion sizes.
Make healthy choices, enjoy eating garlic. According to Holistic Nutritionist Karen Roth, studies have shown that garlic can help lower your blood pressure, your triglyceride levels and...
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How-to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow
How to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow may seem fairly easy until you consider the snow is deeper than your child is tall. Playing in the snow may seem irresistible, but if the snow is not solid enough and you set...
Offbeat: Universal features of music around the world —
Is music really a "universal language"? Two articles in the most recent issue of Science support the idea that music all around the globe shares important commonalities, despite many differences. Researchers led by Samuel Mehr at Harvard University have undertaken a large-scale analysis...
Offbeat: The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s —
When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from 'novice' to 'expert.' The changes are reflected in the wiring of cell circuits and activities of neurons.
Using a two-photon imaging microscope and a wealth of...
