'Tis the season for the ultimate test: sticking to your New Year's resolutions. We've all made them at one point or another - whether it is sticking to a diet or pledging to end procrastination.
For many, it is easier to imagine a man in the urban slum of Kibera, Kenya dying of AIDS than of heart stroke.
More than 12 million people are at risk in what is now called the worst famine to hit Africa in the past 60 years - and according to the United Nations, the famine has yet to reach its peak.
It's that time of the year again: allergy season. Whether students are heading to Clemons Library to get through the home stretch or preparing for a night out, the sniffling, swollen eyes and eight-pack pocket Kleenex can be spotted - or heard - from a distance. For those who are unfamiliar with the mechanism for an allergic reaction, an allergy is caused by an immune response to a substance which is not generally harmful.
What: The Urban Photonic Sandtable Display allows up to 20 participants to view and manipulate the 3-D image on a table without using 3-D glasses.
Researchers Yan Liu and Yun'ai Jiang from Beijing's National Institute of Biological Sciences in China studied the chemical serotonin and its relationship to preference in sexual partners in mice.
A new study conducted by the Royal Society, England's national science academy, suggests that China will overtake the United States in scientific output as early as 2013, as opposed to 2020, as previously predicted.
As you grab a bottle from the 24-pack of Poland Spring in your dorm room and head out for the day, you probably don't stop to think about the 894 million people in the world who do not have access to what the United Nations defines as an adequate amount of safe freshwater. Asst.
A once-a-day contraceptive gel could be the new alternative to the pill and patch, according to the Population Council Research Center in New York.
What: Tianhe-1A, supposedly the world's fastest computer, was unveiled by China Oct. 28. It weighs about 155 tons, comprises of 103 computer racks that cover more than 17,000 square feet and consumes about 4.04 megawatts of electricity.
