Articles by Rhodi Lee
Warblr App Can Identify Birds By Listening To Their Singing
Warblr is the equivalent of the music app Shazam for the songs of birds. The mobile app can identify the songs of 220 British birds and is up to 95 percent accurate.
Oklahoma Man Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming In Lake Murray
A man from Oklahoma died after swimming in Lake Murray in Ardmore, where he was infected with Naegleria fowleri amoeba that causes Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. The disease is rare but has a fatality rate of more than 97 percent.
Glacial Melting In Antarctica May Be Boon For Penguins
The melting of the sea ice drives the growth of phytoplankton in the polynyas. The phenomenon appears beneficial for marine organisms such as seals, whales and penguins that depend on these microorganism.
Researchers Program Bartending Robots That Can Cooperate With Each Other
MIT engineers came up with sytem of robots that can work together in a bar setting. One robot acts as a bartender and two serve as waiters.
First Digital Map Of Seafloor Details Geological Features Of Ocean Basins
Researchers in Australia looked at about 15,000 seafloor samples to come up with a new digital map of the Earth's sea floor color-coded in 13 different hues.
Experts Call For Smoking Ban In Public Places Like Pub Gardens
The Royal Society for Public Health called for extending the ban on smoking in pubs, parks and entrances to schools. It urged the use of e-cigarettes as an alternative to cigarette smoking.
Uninsured Rates In US Have Plummeted Over The past Year
The number of Americans without health insurance has significantly dropped. Analysts attribute this to the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act and the improving economy.
15th Century 'Sea Monster' Figurehead Discovered In The Baltic
Divers brought back to the surface a wooden sea monster that has been lying on the sea bed of the Baltic sea for more than 500 years. The figure head was part of Danish King Hans' 15th century warship Gribshunden.
GSK Shuts Down Production Line In US Due To Legionella Bacteria
Bacteria that cause the deadly Legionnaires' disease turned up at a stand-alone cooling tower of the GlaxoSmithKline factory in Zebulon, N.C. The plant was temporarily closed on Tuesday.
Oklahoma Judge Rejects Law On Abortion Drug Labels
Judge Patricia Parrish invalidated an Oklahoma law that required doctors to follow label instructions when prescribing abortion inducing drugs.
Drug Used To Treat Liver Disease May Also Slow Down Parkinson's
A drug used for treating liver disease appears to have potentials in slowing down the progression of Parkinson's disease in a study involving fruit flies.
Ozone Pollution In China Affecting Western US States
China's ozone pollution offsets the clean air measures in western U.S. showing a need for a global effort to fight air pollution.
Astronomers Discover Tatooine-Like Transiting Circumbinary Planet
Just like Tatooine, the fictional planet featured in Star Wars with two suns in its sky, Kepler-453b orbits around two stars that also circle each other every 27.3 days.
Woman On Mars? It's A Case Of Pareidolia: Here's The Explanation In English
The image taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover of what appears to be a woman on the surface of the Red Planet is not proof of extraterrestrial life. Experts say this has something to do with a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia.
Strange Monolith Found Off The Coast Of Sicily
Researchers are not certain on the purpose of the Stonehenge-style monolith that was found beneath the Mediterranean Sea but it could have served as a light house, a local beacon or a place for anchoring boats.
Russian Cosmonauts Clean ISS Windows Completing Necessary Spacewalk
Two cosmonauts ventured out of the ISS on Monday to complete tasks that include cleaning the windows to remove dirt left by exhaust fumes.
Enzyme From The Bacteria Pseudomonas putida Might Help You Quit Smoking: How It Works
An enzyme found in a bacterium that consumes nicotine for nitrogen and carbon shows potentials as another smoking cessation alternative.
121 Million: Number Of Times A Drunk Driver In America Is On The Road
About 4.2 million people in the U.S. drive under the influence of alcohol at least once per month. Drunk drivers also tend to also engage in other risky behaviors such as binge-drinking and not always wearing seatbelt.
AstraZeneca To Pay Inovio $727.5 Million For Experimental Cancer Drug
AstraZeneca has agreed to pay Inovio $27.5 million up front and as much as $700 million once the latter's INO-3112 immunotherapy reaches certain developments and commercial milestones.
Maine Bee Census Enlists Public Help To Study Pollinators
Citizens in Maine were encouraged to participate in the Maine Bumblebee Atlas as citizen scientists who will take census and study bees, key pollinators of important crops such blueberries amd tomatoes.
Dolphin Stuck In NJ River Dies Despite Rescue Efforts
A dolphin discovered stuck in a New Jersey river on Wednesday has died despite efforts to save it. Experts said the cetacean may have actually gone up the river to die.
Amarin Wins 'Off-Label' Drug Promotion Court Battle Against FDA
A federal court ruled that the FDA could not prohibit Amarin Corp. from marketing its Vascepa drug for off-label use. The court says that doing so would be a violation of free speech.
Tour Dwarf Planet Ceres And See What The Dawn Spaceraft Spots In This Alien World [Video]
NASA released a new video offering viewers a virtual tour of the dwarf planet Ceres and its strange features including the mountain dubbed "The pyramid" and the mysterious bright spots located at the crater Occator.
Trail Cameras Show Evidence Of Second Gray Wolf In California
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) believes that there was a gray wolf in Siskiyou County and that it likely came from a pack in Oregon.
Thalidomide Hero, Dr. Frances Kelsey, Dies At 101
Frances Kelsey, the FDA reviewer who helped prevent the anti-nausea drug thalidomide from being sold in the U.S., died at the age of 101.
Ripped Body Over Health? Some Men Replace Meals With Bodybuilding Supplements
Some men replace their meals with bodybuilding supplements, a practice that threatens their physiological and emotional health. Researchers said excessive use of supplements has something to do with insecurity or low self-esteem.
CVS Dropping Viagra And Other Drugs From List Of Covered Meds
The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is one of over two dozen prescription drugs dropped by CVS from its list of covered medicineS. The move is for the health care company to encourage patients to buy cheaper equivalents.
Fermilab's NOvA Experiment Records First Evidence Of Oscillating Neutrinos
The NOvA research project has found evidence of oscillating neutrinos. One of the project's objectives is to observe muon neutrinos transform into electron-type neutrinos.
Medical Software Hack Leaks Info On 3.9 Million People
Nearly 4 million patients had their private information exposed after the computer network of Medical Informatics Engineering was hacked earlier this year. Affected individuals were advised to freeze their credit to protect themselves from potential financial fraud.
White Men Live Longer Than Blacks And Women After A Heart Attack
Women lose more than five years from their expected life span after a heart attack while men only lose about two and a half years. Whites also live two years longer after a heart attack than blacks, which can be partly blamed on disparity in medical care.
