Researchers find some smartphone models more vulnerable to attack
RALEIGH, N.C. -- New research from North Carolina State University shows that some smartphones designed to support the Android mobile platform have incorporated additional features that can be used by hackers to bypass Android's security features, making them more vulnerable to attack.
Study finds milk powder better than liquid drops to treat allergies
BALTIMORE -- A small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Duke University shows that eating higher doses of milk protein...
Campus Martius Museum hosts archaeology day
Guests are invited to spend Jan. 21 at the Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second St., Marietta, learning about archaeology. Participants will take part in an artifact identification clinic, lectures, and flint knapping demonstrations.
Adding wood ash to your garden can be beneficial
Because wood ash has a fine particle size, it reacts rapidly and blends completely into the soil. Although small amounts of nutrients are applied with wood ash, the main effect is that of a liming agent.
Armchair travel series features four adventures
CHARDON, Ohio -- The following Armchair Adventures Travelogues will take place at the Meyer Center in Big Creek Park, 9160 Robinson Road, Chardon Township.
The cost of heating water on a dairy farm
A dairy accounting firm reported for 2010 that energy expenses (utilities and fuel and oil combined) cost an average of $138 per cow per year. The category of energy expenses was reported as the eighth largest production cost on dairies and was one of the fastest increasing.
OSU research shows the value of urban trees
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Do you know what the trees in your community are worth? Not how much they would cost at the local nursery...
Nine million lost health insurance during recession, economists report
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Great Recession of 2007-09 -- the longest and most severe U.S. recession since 1933 -- has cost an estimated 9.3 million American adults their health insurance coverage due to unemployment, reports a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Ohio State scientists work to bring back the bobwhite
COLUMBUS -- Researchers at Ohio State University are working to help the birds come back. Wildlife ecologist Bob Gates and graduate students Adam Janke, Mauri Liberati and Mark Wiley are studying the northern bobwhite -- a disappearing native quail -- with an eye on improving its habitat, especially in winter.
U.S. economy showing growth, but some vulnerabilities do remain
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine -- Despite encouraging signs of progress over the last few months, the U.S. economic recovery remains vulnerable, according to a report released today by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank.
