German Military Braces for Scarcity After 'Peak Oil'
A leaked German analysis plots a peak in global oil supplies, followed by an irreversible decline that drives up transportation prices and fosters product shortages. feeds.nytimes.com |
Vital Signs: Perceptions: Mistrust Seen as Barrier to Blood Donation
Among African-Americans, mistrust of hospitals is high, a new study suggests, offering a possible explanation for their historically low rate of blood donation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Personal Health: Even Benefits Don’t Tempt Us to Vegetables
Despite the numerous benefits of vegetables, they just aren’t making Americans’ plates. feeds.nytimes.com |
Losing talent?
Astrophysicist Paul Crowther warns of brain drain if science cuts go too deep bbc.co.uk |
Dino death made mammals 'go nuts'
After the dinosaurs were wiped out, mammals went from scurrying "vermin" to giant beasts in just 25 million years, a study shows. bbc.co.uk |