A study of 200,000 adults suggests that a metric accounting for waist circumference and height is a strong predictor of ...

Spring is a time for shedding layers, sporting the latest bright fashions — and, of course, spring cleaning. That can apply not only to reorganizing your closet, but to tossing some unhealthy winter ...

Researchers use a viscoelastic material flowing through a microfluidic chip to sort E. coli bacteria based on their degree of elongation. By using this 'lab-on-a-chip' device, scientists may be able ...

In a new study, researchers demonstrate that simple changes in beak length and depth can explain the important morphological diversity of all beak shapes within Darwin's famous finches. Broadly, the ...

Last year marked the launch of Simple Shape; a new e-commerce site celebrating British and Irish designer-makers. One year on, founder Helen Osgerby is taking the next step in making Simple Shape a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Overplucked, blocky, or bushy—whatever your brow era, the key to perfect eyebrows lies in balance and ...

Ecommerce portal Simple Shape launches today on the premise that ‘that working with good people, making good things, makes good sense’. Using the wise motto as a starting point for her business, ...

To calculate the amount of carbon stored inside peatlands, researchers developed a unified theory of “bog physics” applicable around the world. A visit to a peat bog will make you rethink everything ...

Ikoma, Japan – Scientists at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) achieved shape-based separation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria using a viscoelastic fluid inside microfluidic ...