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Do Chubby Babies Make for Chubby Toddlers and Overweight Adults?
Discover, January 3 2011.
Most children shed their “baby fat.” But researchers say that in more and more cases, chubby babies (which are about 30 percent of all babies) are primed for obesity later in life.
“We are certainly not saying that overweight babies are doomed.. →
On New Year’s Eve, 2,000 Dead Birds Rained Down on Arkansas
Discover, January 3 2011.
Like some kind of gruesome confetti, Mother Nature rained down more than 2,000 dead blackbirds on a half square mile of Arkansas on New Year’s Eve. The birds fell over Beebe, Arkansas, but no one is sure what killed them.
At around 11:30 p.m. the reports.. →
Russia Will Spend $2 Billion on a Space Drone to Tidy up Orbit
Discover, November 30 2010.
Yesterday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos confirmed news from last week that they are pursuing plans to spend $2 billion cleaning up space debris. In a striking contrast to the secrecy that once cloaked space programs, the confirmation came via an announcement.. →
Are Antibiotic-Infused Products Causing Allergies in Kids?
Discover, November 30 2010.
Cleanliness is a virtue, but it’s possible to overdo it–that’s the message from a new study, which found that antibacterial soap may be doing teenagers more harm than good. The study found that the more teenagers are exposed to the antibiotic triclosan,.. →
To Make Gold Nanoparticles, Add a Dash of Cinnamon
Discover, November 30 2010.
“Is it just me, or do these gold nanoparticles taste like apple pie?” Ok, you probably won’t hear that one around the lab (taste-testing the nano-gold is a strict no-no), but researchers have discovered a way to replace the toxic chemicals typically.. →
Guilt-Free Procrastination: This Online Game Could Cure Genetic Diseases
Discover, November 30 2010.
Have a brain for puzzles? What about ones that help advance science? A new online game called Phylo is harnessing the power of idle brains on the Internet–asking any and all to help align genomic sequences. Human brain power is used instead of computer power.. →
Indian Dentist: Elephant Tusk Surgery Was an “Elephantine Task”
Discover, November 29 2010.
In late November, Indian dentists set to work filling the largest cavity they have ever seen. Their patient, Devidasan the elephant, had a 20-inch-long crack in his tusk that had caused him pain for over five years, kept him from participating in festivals, and posed.. →
Age-Reversing Drugs on the Horizon? Not So Fast.
Discover, November 29 2010.
Researchers have identified targets that could help produce old-age-defying drugs and a fountain of youth for the baby boomer population… but haven’t we heard this all before? The study, published in Nature this week, used the enzyme telomerase.. →
Dark Energy Theory Gets a Boost From New Galactic Measurements
Discover, November 24 2010.
A new study of binary galaxies in deep space is inching us closer to understanding the nature of dark energy, the mysterious force pulling our universe apart at an ever-increasing rate.
“We have an amazingly simple picture of the universe,” says.. →
Animal Testing Advocate Gets “AIDS-Tainted Razor Blades” in the Mail
Discover, November 24 2010.
A neuroscientist who has spoken out in support of animal testing is in the news again after a militant animal rights group sent razor blades and a threatening note to his house. The group claims that the razor blades were contaminated with HIV-infected blood. The.. →