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The Mystery of Lizard Breath: One-Way Air Flow May Be 270 Million Years Old
Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards -- a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push ...full story -
New Strain of Bird Flu Packs a Punch Even After Becoming Drug-Resistant
Researchers have reported that a virulent new strain of influenza -- the virus that causes the flu -- appears to retain its ability to cause serious disease in humans even after it develops ...full story -
Landsat 8 Helps Unveil the Coldest Place on Earth
Scientists recently recorded the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983 and uncovering a new puzzle about the ...full story -
New Drug Approach Could Lead to Cures for Wide Range of Diseases
Scientists have demonstrated in mice what could be a revolutionary new technique to cure a wide range of human diseases -- from cystic fibrosis to cataracts to Alzheimer's disease -- that ...full story -
Hidden Details Revealed in Nearby Starburst Galaxy
Astronomers have captured never-before-seen details of the nearby starburst galaxy M82. These new data highlight streamers of material fleeing the disk of the galaxy as well as ...full story -
More Light Shed on Possibility of Life on Mars
Humankind is by nature inquisitive, especially about the prospect of life on other planets and whether or not we are alone. The aptly named Curiosity, a NASA Mars rover, has been scouring ...full story -
Possibility of Cloning Quantum Information from the Past
Popular television shows such as "Doctor Who" have brought the idea of time travel into the vernacular of popular culture. But problem of time travel is even more complicated than one might ...full story -
Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath the Oceans
Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath the oceans kilometers out to sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis. A new study reveals ...full story -
Astronomers Discover Planet That Shouldn't Be There
Astronomers have discovered the most distantly orbiting planet found to date around a single, sun-like star. Weighing in at 11 times Jupiter's mass and orbiting its star at 650 times the ...full story -
Discovery of Partial Skeleton Suggests Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor
A human ancestor characterized by "robust" jaw and skull bones was a muscular creature and more adaptive to its environment than previously thought, scientists have discovered. Researchers ...full story
- Lizards: One-Way Air Flow 270 Million Years Old
- New Bird Flu Virulent Even When Drug-Resistant
- Coldest Place On Earth in East Antarctica
- New Approach May Cures Wide Range of Diseases
- Hidden Details of Nearby Starburst Galaxy
- More Light Shed On Possibility of Life On Mars
- Cloning Quantum Information from the Past?
- Vast Freshwater Reserves Beneath the Oceans
- Astronomers Find Planet That Shouldn't Be There
- Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor
Chameleons Use Colorful Language to Communicate: Chameleons' Body Regions Are 'Billboards' for Different Types of Information
To protect themselves, some
animals rapidly change color when
their environments change, but
chameleons change colors in
unusual ways when they interact
with other chameleons. Researchers
... > full story
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Alpine Glacier, Unchanged for Thousands of Years, Now Melting: New Ice Cores Suggest Alps Have Been Strongly Warming Since 1980s
Less than 20 miles from the site
where melting ice exposed the
5,000-year-old body of Ötzi
the Iceman, scientists have
discovered new and compelling
evidence that the Italian Alps are
... > full story
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Even When Test Scores Go Up, Some Cognitive Abilities Don't
In new research, neuroscientists
find that even high-performing
schools don't influence their
students' abstract reasoning. ... > full story
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Researchers Uncover Mechanism Controlling Tourette Syndrome Tics
A mechanism in the brain that
controls tics in children with
Tourette Syndrome has been
discovered by scientists. ... > full story
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Spanking Children Slows Cognitive Development and Increases Risk of Criminal Behavior, Expert Says
A scientist makes a definitive
case against spanking, including
how it slows cognitive development
and increases antisocial and
criminal behavior. ... > full story
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Supervolcanoes Discovered in Utah: Evidence of Some of the Largest Eruptions in Earth's History
Evidence of an eruption 5,000
times larger than Mount St. Helens
was found in the Utah desert, with
traces of ash identified as far
away as Nebraska. These
supervolcanoes aren't active
... > full story
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The Garden Microbe With a Sense of Touch: Common Soil Dwelling Bacterium Responds to Forces and Curvature
A common soil dwelling bacterium
appears to possess a sense of
touch, researchers have shown. A
study has found that Bacillus
mycoides, which has been known to
science since 1842, responds to
... > full story
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Fossil Primate Shakes Up History of Tooth-Combed Primates
Fossils discovered in Tunisia
challenge several hypotheses
concerning the origin of
tooth-combed primates (Malagasy
lemurs, Afro-Asian lorises and
African galagos). The fossils are
of a small primate called
... > full story
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You Are What Your Father Eats: Father's Diet Before Conception Plays Crucial Role in Offspring's Health, Study Suggests
Mothers get all the attention. But
a study suggests that the father's
diet before conception may play an
equally important role in the
health of their offspring. It also
raises concerns about the long-ter ... > full story
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Cockroach Never Seen Before in U.S. Identified in New York; Can Survive Freezing Temperatures
A species of cockroach never found
in the United States before has
been positively identified in
Manhattan. Unlike the roaches that
New York residents have known and
hated for years, this variety can
... > full story
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Astronomers Solve Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
An atmospheric peculiarity the
Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune is likely
common to billions of planets,
astronomers have found, and
knowing that may help in the
search for potentially habitable
... > full story
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Recipe for a Universe: Apply Heat and Stir
Apply heat and stir; an expanding
universe can emerge in a
remarkably simple way, say
scientists. When soup is heated,
it starts to boil. When time and
space are heated, an expanding
universe can emerge, without
requiring anything like a "Big
... > full story
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- Chameleons Use Colorful Language to Communicate
- Alpine Glacier Melting: First in Thousands of Years
- Best Schools Don't Improve Abstract Reasoning
- Mechanism Controlling Tourette Syndrome Tics
- Spanking Slows Cognitive Development: Expert
- Evidence of Past Supervolcanoes Found in Utah
- Garden Microbe Appears to Have Sense of Touch
- Fossil Primate Shakes Up Evolutionary History
- You Are What Your Father Eats, Study Suggests
- Cockroach New to U.S.; Survives in Freezing Cold
- Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
- Recipe for a Universe: Apply Heat, Stir
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Top Medical News
Staying Ahead of Huntington's Disease
Researchers have made strides in staying ahead of Huntington’s disease, a devastating, incurable disorder that results from the death of certain neurons in the ... > full story
Top Technology News
Efficient Removal of Uranium, Other Heavy Metals from Water
A new and efficient method for the removal of uranium and other heavy metals from water has been developed. A Finnish chemicals industry company, has purchased the rights on the invention, and will introduce the method to the commercial markets. ... > full story
- Carbon Capture Technology Could Be Vital for Climate Targets
- Announcing Project AGORA: Ambitious Comparison of Computer Simulations of Galaxy Evolution
- We're Not Likely to Get Fried Bygamma Ray Burst
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Hears Amateur Radio Operators Say 'Hi': Message Was First-of-Its-Kind for an Interplanetary Spacecraft
- more top technology stories
Top Environment News
Arctic Cyclones More Common Than Previously Thought
From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year, leaving warm water and air in their wakes -- and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. That's about 40 percent more than previously thought, according to a new ... > full story
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Children's Health; Fitness; Educational Policy; Health Policy; STEM Education; Public Health Education;
Lack of National Policy to Get UK Kids More Active Is Mass 'Child Neglect'
December 9, 2013 — The failure of successive governments to implement a comprehensive national policy to get UK kids more active and stave off the litany of health and other problems their sedentary lifestyle is storing up for them, is mass "child neglect," say ... > full story -
Top Smoking Cessation Therapies Pose No Serious Heart Risks
December 9, 2013 — Three major types of smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks. Nicotine replacement therapies temporarily increased the likelihood of a rapid or abnormal heartbeat, most often when people smoked while using them. The antidepressant ... > full story -
Rising Mountains Dried out Central Asia
December 11, 2013 — The uplift of two mountain ranges in Central Asia beginning 30 million years ago expanded the Gobi Desert and set Central Asia on its path to extreme aridity, a new study ... > full story -
Insects (including Butterflies); Endangered Plants; Pests and Parasites; Agriculture and Food; Biology; Exotic Species;
Teens Publish Studies on Pest-Killing Wasps, Berry Fungus
December 11, 2013 — We know more about wildlife this week, thanks to research by two Canadian teens. Teens from Ottawa and rural British Columbia published their research in this week's issue of a scientific ... > full story -
Organic; Soil Types; Agriculture and Food; Diabetes; Food and Agriculture; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
Biodegradable or Not?
December 11, 2013 — In order to improve the evaluation process for the long-term consequences of pesticides, scientists have developed a new detection method and a model that can enable determinations regarding whether and how readily biodegradable the residues of ... > full story
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New Evidence for Assessing Tsunami Risk from Very Large Volcanic Island Landslides
December 11, 2013 — The risk posed by tsunami waves generated by Canary Island landslides may need to be re-evaluated, according to researchers. New findings suggest that these landslides result in smaller tsunami waves than previously thought by some authors, because ... > full story -
Step Closer to Muscle Regeneration
December 11, 2013 — Muscle cell therapy to treat some degenerative diseases, including Muscular Dystrophy, could be a more realistic clinical possibility, now that scientists have found a way to isolate muscle cells from embryonic ... > full story -
STEM Education; Educational Policy; Education and Employment; Educational Psychology; K-12 Education; Numeracy;
Education: Learning With 'Stronger Peers' Yields No Boost
December 11, 2013 — A new study contradicts the popular theory that students perform better when surrounded by higher achieving ... > full story -
Key Role of Protein in Segregation of Genetic Material During Cell Division
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have reported the regulator mechanisms of mitosis, a key stage of the cell-cycle for the correct transmission of genetic information from parents to ... > full story -
Egg Dumping -- And Rearing
December 11, 2013 — Many birds have reason to worry that the eggs in their nest might not be their own: Birds often deposit eggs into other nests and it is not easy for parents to tell their eggs from others. Researchers have discovered that tree sparrows can recognize ... > full story
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Novel Cancer Cell DNA Damage Repair Mechanism Unveiled
December 11, 2013 — Cancer cells have an exceptional ability to repair damage to their DNA caused during uncontrolled cell division. Scientists have now unveiled a novel piece of the puzzle of cancer cell DNA repair mechanisms that explain the mechanistic changes in ... > full story -
Runaway Process Drives Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a vital clue about the mechanism behind a type of earthquake that originates deep within the Earth and accounts for a quarter of all temblors worldwide, some of which are strong enough to pose a safety ... > full story -
SIRT5 Regulation Has Dramatic Effect on Mitochondrial Metabolism
December 11, 2013 — The Sirtuin family of protein deacylases has received considerable attention due to its links to longevity, diabetes, cancer, and metabolic regulation. Researchers identified widespread regulation of proteins involved in metabolism by the ... > full story -
Precise Docking Sites for Cells
December 11, 2013 — The Petri dish is a classical biological laboratory device, but it is no ideal living environment for many types of cells. Studies lose validity, as cell behavior on a flat plastic surface differs from that in branched lung tissue, for example. ... > full story -
Post-Sandy, Long Island Barrier Systems Appear Surprisingly Sound
December 11, 2013 — Results of a rapid response marine geophysical survey off Long Island following Hurricane Sandy show that despite the devastation on land, Sandy did not significantly disrupt the offshore barrier system that protects Long Island from long-term ... > full story
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Heart Disease; HIV and AIDS; Hypertension; Chronic Illness; Infectious Diseases; Diseases and Conditions;
HIV Causes Structural Heart Disease, Study Concludes
December 11, 2013 — The findings of a study support the introduction of cardiovascular screening in all HIV patients, particularly those with a positive blood viral ... > full story -
Urban Sprawl Threatens Water Quality, Climate Protection, and Land Conservation Gains
December 11, 2013 — A groundbreaking study reveals that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of forests to development will undermine significant land conservation gains in Massachusetts, jeopardize water quality, and limit the natural landscape's ability to ... > full story -
Autism; Learning Disorders; Disorders and Syndromes; Attention Deficit Disorder; Psychiatry; Mental Health Research;
New Test Facilitates Diagnosis of Autism in Adults
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new screening tool to facilitate the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in adults. The test is unique in that researchers have, as part of their evaluation, compared the group diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder ... > full story -
Children's Health; Diet and Weight Loss; Child Psychology; Child Development; Consumer Behavior; Retail and Services;
Are Overweight Children Less Able to Handle Advertising?
December 11, 2013 — Weight, body shape perception, self-esteem and dietary habits all contribute to how children handle food advertising. A new study suggests that overweight children, in particular, could benefit from special training, in order to increase their media ... > full story -
Serengeti's Animals Under Pressure
December 11, 2013 — Tanzania has one of the fastest growing human populations in the world, and the number of conflicts between humans and other species is expected to rise as pressure on land areas ... > full story
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Gene Therapy; Birth Defects; Personalized Medicine; Wounds and Healing; Diseases and Conditions; Genes;
New Gene Therapy Proves Promising as Hemophilia Treatment
December 10, 2013 — Researchers have found that a new kind of gene therapy led to a dramatic decline in bleeding events in dogs with naturally occurring hemophilia A, a serious and costly bleeding ... > full story -
Prolonged Viewing of Boston Marathon Bombings Media Coverage Tied to Acute Stress
December 9, 2013 — Stepping away from the television, computer screen or smartphone in the aftermath of terrorist attacks or mass shootings may be beneficial to your mental health. A new study shows that six or more daily hours of exposure to coverage of the Boston ... > full story -
How 'Sunshine Vitamin' D May Be Helpful in Fighting Multiple Sclerosis
December 9, 2013 — In mice with a rodent form of multiple sclerosis (MS), vitamin D appears to block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation for why the so-called “sunshine vitamin” may ... > full story -
'Perfect Storm' Needed for Salmonella to Spread in Post-Harvest Tomatoes
December 9, 2013 — Researchers say salmonella is more likely to spread on tomatoes only with certain tomato types and drier weather, and that's a key to curbing produce-associated ... > full story -
Older Dads: Possible Links to Autism, Schizophrenia in Offspring
December 9, 2013 — Advanced paternal age has been associated with greater risk for psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism. With an increase in paternal age, there is a greater frequency of certain types of mutations that contribute to these disorders ... > full story
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New Study Highlights Key Role Soil Structure Plays in Water Uptake by Crops
December 10, 2013 — The increased global consumption of food means that there is an increasing yield gap between crop production and crop usage. To help tackle this issue, a team of scientists has used advanced mathematical modelling techniques to understand the ... > full story -
Global Study Reveals Gender-Based Violence Vastly Underreported
December 10, 2013 — Findings from a new global study suggest that estimates of gender-based violence prevalence based on health systems data or on police reports may underestimate the actual total prevalence by 11- to ... > full story -
Long-Term Use of Common Heartburn and Ulcer Medications Linked to Vitamin B12 Deficiency
December 10, 2013 — Long-term use of commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications is linked to a higher risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new ... > full story -
New Compound Dramatically Reduces Joint Inflammation
December 10, 2013 — An experimental compound is capable of significantly reducing joint inflammation in animal models of rheumatoid ... > full story -
Disability; Bone and Spine; Today's Healthcare; Healthy Aging; Accident and Trauma; Diseases and Conditions;
Story of How a Severed Arm Was Reattached
December 10, 2013 — Strangers often stop to ask Bob Seeman why he wears a padded glove on his left hand. So he hands out a card with a link to a YouTube video, which tells the extraordinary story of how Seeman’s left arm was reattached after it was nearly ... > full story
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RAVAN to Help Solve an Earth Science Mystery
December 10, 2013 — The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) satellite, scheduled for launch in 2015, will demonstrate how accurate and wide-ranging measurements of Earth’s outgoing radiation can be made with a remarkably small ... > full story -
Increased Attention Needed for Cancer Risk from Silica
December 10, 2013 — A new review highlights new developments in understanding the health effects of silica, and calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at ... > full story -
Decoding Viral Puzzles
December 10, 2013 — The genome of viruses is usually enclosed inside a shell called capsid. Capsids have unique mechanic properties: they have to be resistant and at the same time capable of dissolving in order to release the genome into the infected cell. Scientists ... > full story -
Study Suggests Overdiagnosis in Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose CT
December 9, 2013 — More than 18 percent of all lung cancers detected by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) appeared to represent an overdiagnosis, according to a study ... > full story -
Cardiovascular Complications, Hypoglycemia Common in Older Patients With Diabetes
December 9, 2013 — Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, a recent study ... > full story
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Fertility; Today's Healthcare; Patient Education and Counseling; Scientific Conduct; Bioethics; Public Health;
Marketing Loans for Fertility Treatments Raises Ethical Concerns
December 9, 2013 — An increase in the number of lenders specializing in loans for fertility treatments enables more people to afford the treatments, but it also raises ethical concerns. Among the concerns, doctors are marketing the loans to their patients, and some of ... > full story -
Study Shows Exercise Improves Depression in Parkinson's Patients
December 9, 2013 — A new study by a movement disorder neurologist found that depression improved among patients with Parkinson’s disease who participated in a long-term group exercise ... > full story -
From Common Colds to Deadly Lung Diseases, One Protein Plays Key Role
December 9, 2013 — An international team of researchers has zeroed in on a protein that plays a key role in many lung-related ailments, from seasonal coughing and hacking to more serious diseases such as MRSA infections and cystic fibrosis. The finding advances ... > full story -
Inflammation in Prostate May Reduce Cancer Risk
December 9, 2013 — Doctors have discovered that increased inflammation in the prostate may predict reduced risk for prostate ... > full story -
Extinction of Insects Affects Water Conditions
December 9, 2013 — A biologist in Sweden shows in his thesis how important aquatic species richness is to the functioning of stream ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Novel Agent Set for Unique Clinical Test in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
A drug now used to treat a type of lymphoma has shown surprising benefit in preclinical studies of inflammatory breast ... > full story
- UK Women Scientists Have Fewer Studies Funded, Given Less Money Than Men
- Study Raises Questions About Longstanding Forensic Identification Technique
- Better Guidelines, Coordination Needed for Prostate Cancer Specialists
- Motivating Women to Forget the Message: When Do Breast Cancer Ads Backfire?
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Mind & Brain
Stimulant-Addicted Patients Can Quit Smoking Without Hindering Treatment
Smokers who are addicted to cocaine or methamphetamine can quit smoking while being treated for their stimulant addiction, without interfering with stimulant addiction treatment, according to new ... > full story
Living Well
Most Americans Avoid Addressing End-of-Life Issues, According to New Study
During the past two decades, high-profile legal cases surrounding end-of-life decisions have received widespread attention in the United States, prompting increased media focus and numerous debates on the ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Tuberculosis in Zambia: Spread, Control of Infection
In Zambia, the incidence of all forms of human tuberculosis is estimated to be 444 per 100,000. There is also a high incidence of HIV and AIDS in the country. In the Kafue area, a high incidence of Mycobacterium bovis in both cattle and the Kafue ... > full story
Earth & Climate
A Whole New Meaning to Bad Weather: Top Ten Worst Weather Places in the World
Have you ever wondered what places on Earth experience the worst weather? A new article names the top ten places in the world that continually experience the most extreme ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Study Offers Economical Solutions for Maintaining Critical Delta Environments
A new study documents the historic sediment record along the Danube River delta, and offers simple and inexpensive strategies to enhance deltas' natural ability to trap sediment and maintain their floodplains against rising sea levels and ... > full story
- Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Late Stone Age Settlement on Cyprus
- Mapping the Demise of the Dinosaurs
- New Fossil Species Found in Mozambique Reveals New Data on Ancient Mammal Relatives
- Early Tree-Dwelling Bipedal Human Ancestor Was Similar to Ancient Apes and 'Lucy' but Not Living Apes
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Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
First Radiation Measurements from the Surface of Mars
In the first 300 days of the Mars Science Laboratory's surface mission, the Curiosity rover cruised around the planet's Gale Crater, collecting soil samples and investigating rock structures while the onboard Radiation Assessment Detector made ... > full story
Matter & Energy
First Measurement Flight: Research Aircraft HALO Explores Trade Wind Clouds
Which climate effects do clouds have? Under what conditions do they warm or cool the atmosphere? Today, after more than five years of preparation, the specially equipped research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) takes ... > full story
Computers & Math
Awkward Facebook Encounters
A friend posts a picture on Facebook that shows you picking food out of your teeth. Awkward! Such Facebook faux pas are common. But depending on who you are and to whom you allow access to your Facebook page, such embarrassments can cause greater ... > full story
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