Cancer patient denied seat on Korean Air flight

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Korean Airlines denied a woman diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer a seat on a Seattle-to-South Korea flight because she looked too frail to fly. Find more info about Cancer patient denied seat on Korean Air flight photos videos pictures. read more

Delta Airlines: Mouse Gets First Class Ticket Revoked

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Ok, so I saw The Secret of Nihm and An American Tail, but had no idea that mice liked to fly commercially. This week the FDA issued a warning letter to Atlanta based Delta Airlines after finding a large amount of rodent droppings and urine on parked airplanes January ...

#@*! Swearing really is a powerful painkiller, study shows

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Next time you stub your toe, go ahead and let those four-letter words fly. Cursing actually does help dull our perception of pain, a new research suggests. Find more info about #@*! Swearing really is a powerful painkiller, study shows photos videos pictures. read more

Scripps Research Scientists Identify Mechanism Of Long-Term Memory

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Using advanced imaging technology, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a change in chemical influx into a specific set of neurons in the common fruit fly that is fundamental to long-term memory. The study was published in the April 13, 2011 issue ...

Insectivorous Bats Important To American Agriculture Coming Under Threat

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Insectivorous bats save American agriculture billions of dollars a years through natural pest-control, but a new wildlife disease and getting killed by wind turbines is threatening populations of these hardworking and useful creatures, according to a new analysis published online in the journal Science this week. Bats are ...