News
- Health & Medicine
Novel approach fights leprosy
An antibiotic typically used to fight sinus infections shows remarkable potency against leprosy.
- Materials Science
A nanotechnology report card
Research on how nanotechnology affects human health and the environment must be expanded, a National Research Council report concludes.
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Right brain area linked to fairness
The ability to control selfish impulses in order to reject an unfair deal depends on a specific right brain area.
- Earth
Ancient hot spell is linked to copious carbon dioxide
A mineral that formed in some lakes during a lengthy and particularly warm period in Earth's past suggests that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide were at that time at least triple those found in today's air.
