Tag: health
Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep...
Donald M. Lamkin, University of California, Los Angeles
The global fitness industry will generate over US$80 billion in revenue...
To see how smoke affects endangered orangutans, we studied their voices...
Wendy M. Erb, Cornell University
Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered. They thrive in...
The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s...
Leslie Hart, College of Charleston
Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens...
Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain...
Robin Dodson, Boston University; Megan R. Schwarzman, University of California, Berkeley, and Ruthann Rudel, Northeastern University
The Research Brief...
Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – we’re...
Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan
If you’re feeling the misery of allergy...
Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals...
Michael F. Gorman, University of Dayton
Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in...
Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
Lena Ting, Emory University; Gregory S. Sawicki, Georgia Institute of Technology; Max Shepherd, Northeastern University, and Owen Beck, The University of Texas...
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body...
Herpreet Thind, UMass Lowell
The popularity of yoga has grown tremendously in the past decade. More than 10% of...
EXPLORING NATURE
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
