Music can relieve some cancer symptoms
Music has been shown to alleviate some symptoms suffered by cancer patients, including anxiety, pain, and fatigue.
How did primates’ brains get so big?
Primate brains are large, compared to other animals, but even when primates themselves were small, their brains started to get big.
Modeling a food web with math
A significant mathematical model describing the nature of food webs was published a year ago. It could change how ecosystem is taught at all levels in our schools.
A door to the past opens if police open an iPhone
When police need to know what's on someone's iPhone, Apple might refuse to unlock it. But some circumstances make a search of the phone's data possible.
School meals linked to higher obesity risk
School meals may be making kids obese, a new study out of Virginia Tech concludes. Just when we thought school food was tasty and good!
Meteors in Perseid shower could come early
Astronomers think the number of shooting stars in the Perseid meteor shower Friday could surge even before the normal peak time.
Our brain keeps playing simulations, so we survive
A special area of our brain is constantly running "simulations" about what's happening in the world, like some big gaming computer.
Early brain connections are key to reading
An MIT study shows which parts of the brain are responsible for our ability to read. Interesting? Yes. Helpful for literacy? Not likely.
E-cigarette use among teens still increasing
E-cigarettes were the most popular product among youth, and this is the 2nd consecutive year that statement has been true.
Mentoring group to take part in 15th 9/11 anniversary
A partnership has formed to develop plans for the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in NY, Penn., and Washington on 9/11/01.