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Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage

17 May 2013 – 11:48 |

A helmet that sends a magnetic field through the wearer’s head might someday offer a quick way to reveal whether the brain is  swelling or bleeding as the result of an injury.
In a prototype of …

Why the Tropics are an evolutionary hotbed

28 April 2013 – 09:18 |

Tropical climates are famously rich in biodiversity, perhaps because old lineages persist well in those regions instead of being simply replaced by new ones, or perhaps because the tropical environment promotes fast speciation. A new …

Romania to Replace National Research Council After Mass Resignation

22 April 2013 – 12:00 |

The Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport has asked universities to nominate replacements for the 19 members of the National Research Council (CNCS), Romania’s main research funding agency. Council members resigned en masse …

Madrid air pollution reaches alarming levels

19 April 2013 – 19:36 |

You don’t have to step into the street for Madrid’s roads to pose a hazard to your health: air pollution from cars in the city might just knock you over. Scientists are finding links between …