Every child learns this sad and basic truth about nature: The snake eats the rabbit. But in the southernmost part of the Florida Everglades, things have taken a really wild turn. Pythons and anacondas are eating everything. The most common animals in Everglades National Park — rabbits, raccoons, opposums and bobcats — are almost gone, according to a study released Monday. Read full article > >

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In Florida Everglades, pythons and anacondas dominate food chain

Even indulging in just a few drinks a week raises a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a large Harvard study released Tuesday. The analysis of data collected from nearly 106,000 nurses over 28 years found that those who imbibed as sparingly as three to six glasses of wine or any other alcoholic drink per week were slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than teetotalers. Read full article > >

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Even low levels of alcohol boost breast cancer risk, study finds

A study released this month by the Virginia Department of Transportation makes the case that Interstate 95 in the D.C. suburbs will eventually fail its drivers and proposes high-occupancy toll lanes as a solution for solo motorists, carpoolers and transit users. Publication of the study, an environmental assessment of the HOT lanes project , is the state’s latest step toward adding another ambitious megaproject to the area’s transportation system. Three public meetings are scheduled for this week to review the plan. Read full article > >

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Virginia advances plan for I-95 HOT lanes

El Niño weather conditions cause torrential downpours and crop-killing droughts in the United States, but a study released Wednesday theorizes that this hot-climate cycle can contribute to far deadlier outcomes in parts of the developing world. The study published in the journal Nature said the probability that new civil wars will break out in 90 tropical countries such as Burma and Colombia doubles in years when El Niño Southern Oscillation arms the climate, compared with cooler La Niña years. The study “raises potent questions” about the impact of weather cycles as the climate warms, the authors said. Read full article > >

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Study links El Niño weather events with civil wars in tropical countries

A study released this week revealed that 47% of Facebook users have swear words on their pages. A survey last week, meanwhile, showed that undergraduate men who talk about alcohol on Facebook tend to have more friends — the study hypothesized that references to booze may lead to more social acceptance by peers.

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Booze, exes and cursing on Facebook

If you haven’t already joined the yoga movement, here’s another reason to practice your sun salutations: A U.S. study released Saturday says yoga can halve the risk of irregular heartbeat, a common and potentially dangerous condition that can lead to…

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Study: Yoga Cuts Stroke Risk

Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV, the virus that causes women to develop cervical cancer, according to a study released Monday. When spread to women through sex, HPV can lead to cervical cancer,…

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Study: Half of Men May Have HPV

Youth unemployment in NI could cost up to £4.5m a week, according to a study released on Thursday.

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Young on dole ‘cost £4.5m a week’

A study released today reports a huge diversity of life and a realization that much is still unknown. Among the findings: A “White Shark Cafe” and a “sturgeon playground.”

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Marine survey: Strange world, more to be discovered

One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 was the offspring of unauthorized immigrants, a Pew Hispanic Center study released Wednesday concluded.

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1 in 12 births to undocumented parents