Fires in South Australia Jan. 16, 2014 According to ABC News Channel 24 in Australia: "The Country Fire Service is battling several bushfires across South Australia, one of which threatened a house." All of the fires are bushfires which are being fueled by grass ...

NASA sees deadly System 91W still soaking Philippines The tropical low pressure area known as System 91W that has been plaguing the central and southern Philippines for the last couple of days continues to bring floods and heavy rainfall today, January 16. NASA's ...

Dartmouth, other researchers report new method to detect key indicator of heart diseases New dye is more effective in detecting, measuring unique lipid in cell membranes A team that includes Dartmouth College researchers has discovered a new way to detect cardiolipin, ...

Ice-loving sea anemones discovered in Antarctica ANDRILL team discovers new species living beneath the Ross Ice Shelf Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 16, 2014 -- Using a camera-equipped robot to explore beneath the Ross Ice Shelf off Antarctica, scientists and engineers with ...

NASA catches development of Tropical Cyclone 09S in Southern Indian Ocean The ninth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season was born hours after NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and gathered important infrared data on the developing storm. NASA's ...

Understanding collective animal behavior may be in the eye of the computer International research team headed by NYU's Maurizio Porfiri demonstrates breakthrough in machine learning No machine is better at recognizing patterns ...

Breast cancer cells disguise themselves as neurons to cause brain tumors New City of Hope research explains how breast cancer becomes brain cancer years after initial diagnosis DUARTE, Calif. – Treatment and "cure" of breast cancer doesn't ensure that the disease won't spread to ...

Heavy drinking in middle age may speed memory loss by up to 6 years in men Study finds moderate drinking may not harm memory and executive function MINNEAPOLIS – Middle-aged men who drink more than 36 grams of alcohol, or two and a half US drinks per day, may ...

Dolphin-power sufficient for propulsion without tricks Gray's paradox laid to rest When Mr E. F. Thompson stood on a ship cruising through the Indian Ocean in the 1930s and observed a dolphin speed past the vessel in 7 seconds, he had no idea that this ...

Camera-carrying falcons reveal mystery of raptor pursuit Falcons head off prey for interception Hurtling through the air, a falcon locks its sights onto a victim as they engage in mortal combat. Intrigued by how flocks of birds respond to aerial attack, ...

No evidence of survival advantage for type 2 diabetes patients who are overweight or obese Boston, MA - Being overweight or obese does not lead to improved survival among patients with type 2 diabetes. The large-scale study led by Harvard School of Public ...

New drug combo cures toughest cases of hepatitis C, hints to future injection-free therapies Study shows safe and simpler treatment for potentially deadly, liver-damaging disease Efforts to cure hepatitis C, the liver-damaging infectious disease that has for years ...

Heart attack damage slashed with microparticle therapy First therapy to target damage after heart attack could transform field CHICAGO --- After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by inflammatory cells that rush to the scene of ...

UK rates of gout soaring, but treatment remains poor 1 in 40 people now affected; highest rates in Wales and North East of England UK rates of gout have soared since the late1990s, with one in every 40 people now affected by the condition - the highest in ...

UK law to stop further sales of booze to drunk customers routinely flouted Bartenders readily sell more drink to those obviously incapacitated by alcohol; prosecutions rare Bar tenders in clubs and pubs are routinely flouting UK legislation intended to prevent ...

Speech means using both sides of our brain, NYU & NYU Langone researchers find We use both sides of our brain for speech, a finding by researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center that alters previous conceptions about neurological activity. The ...

'Barcode' profiling enables analysis of hundreds of tumor marker proteins at once A new technology developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Systems Biology (CSB) allows simultaneous analysis of hundreds of cancer-related protein ...

Living in densely populated neighborhoods can actually decrease risk of diabetes and obesity TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2014 – Torontonians living in neighbourhoods that aren't conducive to walking have a 33 per cent greater risk of developing diabetes or being obese, ...

Endotracheal extubation technique training video by BMC anesthesiologist published in NEJM (Boston) – An endotracheal extubation training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston ...

DNA detectives able to 'count' thousands of fish using as little as a glass of water A mere glass full of water from Monterey Bay Aquarium's 1.2 million-gallon Open Sea tank, among the 10 largest aquariums in the world, is all scientists really needed to identify the ...

Oldest trees are growing faster, storing more carbon as they age CORVALLIS, Ore. – In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their ...

Head injuries triple long-term risk of early death Survivors of traumatic brain injuries are 3 times more likely to die prematurely than the general population, often from suicide or fatal injuries, finds an Oxford University-led study Survivors ...

Study highlights growing threat of intense tropical cyclones hitting East Asia The intensity of tropical cyclones hitting East Asia has significantly increased over the past 30 years, according to a new study published today. The coastlines of China, Korea ...

Mercury and ozone depletion events in the Arctic linked to sea-ice dynamics DRI scientists' co-author study examining changing atmospheric chemistry in fragile northern ecosystems RENO - This week a new study published in Nature and co-authored by Drs. Chris ...

Crittercam captures crocodilian foraging behaviors (videos) Video footage reveals novel insights into alligator's cryptic foraging behaviors Animal-borne camera reveals that alligators may attempt to capture prey most often at night, even though the calculated probability ...