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How Smells Stick to Your Memories: Your Nose Can Be a Pathfinder
Apr. 16, 2014 — Waves in your brain make smells stick to your memories and inner maps. Researchers have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns out, connects smells to memories ... full story -
Searching for Dark Energy With Neutrons: With Neutrons, Scientists Can Now Look for Dark Energy in the Lab
Apr. 16, 2014 — It does not always take a huge accelerator to do particle physics: First results from a low energy, table top alternative takes validity of Newtonian gravity down by five orders of magnitude and ... full story -
Using Video Surveillance to Measure Peoples' Hand Washing Habits
Apr. 16, 2014 — Use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior has been pioneered by researchers. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. ... full story -
Ant Colonies Help Evacuees in Disaster Zones
Apr. 16, 2014 — An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map showing ... full story -
Augmented Reality: Bringing History and the Future to Life
Apr. 16, 2014 — Have you ever wished you had a virtual time machine that could show you how your street looked last century? Or have you wanted to see how your new furniture might look, before you’ve even bought ... full story -
Computer Software Analyzing Facial Expressions Accurately Predicts Student Test Performance
Apr. 16, 2014 — Real-time engagement detection technology that processes facial expressions can perform with accuracy comparable to that of human observers, according to new research. The study used automatic ... full story -
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new article shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to training. Personal portable information technology is advancing at a breathtaking ... full story -
Masculine Boys, Feminine Girls More Likely to Engage in Cancer Risk Behaviors, Study Finds
Apr. 16, 2014 — The most “feminine” girls and “masculine” boys are more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that pose cancer risks, according to a new study. The most feminine teenage girls use ... full story -
Research Reveals What Your Sleeping Position Says About Your Relationship
Apr. 15, 2014 — Scientists have discovered what people’s preferred sleeping position reveals about their relationships and personality. The research revealed the most popular sleep positions for couples, with 42% ... full story -
Repeated Self-Healing Now Possible in Composite Materials
Apr. 15, 2014 — Internal damage in fiber-reinforced composites, materials used in structures of modern airplanes and automobiles, is difficult to detect and nearly impossible to repair by conventional methods. A ... full story -
Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-Worlds' Could Harbor Life
Apr. 15, 2014 — A fluctuating tilt in a planet's orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research. In fact, sometimes it may help. That's because such "tilt-a-worlds," ... full storyMore: -
Tiger Beetle's Chase Highlights Mechanical Law
Apr. 15, 2014 — If an insect drew a line as it chased its next meal, the resulting pattern would be a tangled mess. But there’s method to that mess: It turns out the tiger beetle, known for its speed and agility, ... full story -
Hair from Infants Gives Clues About Life in Womb
Apr. 15, 2014 — Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. And, as a team of researchers show in a study of rhesus monkeys, it can also reveal the womb environment in which an infant ... full story -
Bizarre Parasite May Provide Cuttlefish Clues
Apr. 15, 2014 — New research into parasites of cuttlefish, squid and octopus has uncovered details of the parasites’ astonishing life cycles, and shown how they may help in investigating populations of their ... full story -
Exams in Cold Auditoriums? Better Memory at Ideal Temperature
Apr. 15, 2014 — People’s working memory functions better if they are working in an ambient temperature where they feel most comfortable. The conjecture is that working in one's preferred temperature ... full story -
Everest Trek Shows How Some People Get Type II Diabetes
Apr. 14, 2014 — Scientists have gained new insights into the molecular process of how some people get type II diabetes, which could lead to new ways of preventing people from getting the condition. The research, ... full story -
Climate Change Likely Culprit in Coqui Frog's Altered Calls, Say Biologists
Apr. 14, 2014 — The abundant Puerto Rican coqui frog has experienced changes since the 1980s that are likely due to global warming, biologists report. The call of the male coqui became shorter and higher pitched, ... full story -
Faithful Allies Since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis Between Beewolves and Protective Bacteria Originated Millions of Years Ago
Apr. 14, 2014 — Scientists have discovered that certain wasps tightly control mother-to-offspring transmission of their bacterial symbionts. This stabilizes the symbiotic alliance and contributed to its persistence ... full story -
Cosmic Slurp: Supercomputers Help Astronomers Understand and Predict How Black Holes Swallow Stars
Apr. 14, 2014 — A 'tidal disruption' occurs when a star orbits too close to a black hole and gets usurped. Researchers are using supercomputers to simulate tidal disruptions to better understand the ... full story -
Four New Species of 'Killer Sponges' from the Deep Sea
Apr. 14, 2014 — Killer sponges sound like creatures from a B-grade horror movie. In fact, they thrive in the lightless depths of the deep sea. Scientists first discovered that some sponges are carnivorous about 20 ... full story
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Searching for dark energy with neutrons: With neutrons, scientists can now look for dark energy in the lab
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Augmented reality: Bringing history and the future to life
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Climate change likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls, say biologists
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
- Four new species of 'killer sponges' from the deep sea
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- SpaceX’s Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmers
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Wolves at the door: Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
- Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol
- Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
- Look who's evolving now: Using robots to study evolution
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- Ocean acidification robs reef fish of their fear of predators
- Computer rendering: Graduate student brings extinct plants 'back to life'
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not
- How nerve cells flexibly adapt to acoustic signals
- Impact of the 1,000 mph supersonic car predicted
- Eye of the beholder: Improving the human-robot connection
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Sharks contain more pollutants than polar bears
- The ATM strikes back: Researchers protect money with method borrowed from an aggressive beetle
- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- Antennae help flies 'cruise' in gusty winds
- Forever clean? Metal–organic 'micromushrooms' repel all
- World ranking tracks evolutionary distinctness of birds
- 'Dinosaurs of the turtle world' at risk in Southeast U.S. rivers
- Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
- Uncovering a new angle on mental distance: Feeling closer leads to poor judgement of space
- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- Ancient 'spider' images reveal eye-opening secrets
- Planaria deploy an ancient gene expression program in the course of organ regeneration
- Fruit flies have latent bioluminescence, study shows
- Lettuce rejoice! Scientists grow longer lasting salad
- Extinct carnivorous marsupial may have hunted prey larger than itself
- Breastfeeding and infant sleep: Are babies who wake to breastfeed at night trying to delay the birth of a sibling?
- Older people with faster decline in memory and thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
- Genetic circuits: Bacterial 'FM radio' created
- See what a child will look like using automated age-progression software
- Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast
- Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water
- Images from NASA Mars rover include bright spots
- Sea otters can get the flu, too: Human H1N1 pandemic virus infected Washington State sea otters
- 'RoboClam' hits new depths as robotic digger
- Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
- Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
- Logo color affects consumer emotion toward brands, study finds
- How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
- 3-D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden possibilities for this emergent technology
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Why auditory pitch and spatial elevation get high together: Shape of human ear may have evolved to mirror acoustics in natural world
- Humans and Neandertals interbred, new method confirms
- Are Southern death-row inmates more polite?
- Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
- From athletes to couch potatoes: Humans through 6,000 years of farming
- Faster eye responses in Chinese people not down to culture, study suggests
- Targeting sperm protection in mosquitoes could help combat malaria
- Trees go high-tech: Process turns cellulose into energy storage devices
- Personal touch signature makes mobile devices more secure
- 'I can haz blood?' The surprising world of pet blood transfusions
- Social circuits that track how we like people, ideas
- Rage-quitting: Feelings of failure, not violent content, foster aggression in video gamers
- Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of 'I'll do it tomorrow'
- Twitter use linked to infidelity and divorce
- Movies synchronize brains: Brain activity patterns show remarkable similarities across different people
- A bird? A plane? Or both? Bio-inspired unmanned aircraft capable of soaring like birds
- Smoking visibility mapped for the first time
- Self-assembled silver superlattices create molecular machines with hydrogen-bond 'hinges' and moving 'gears'
- The long and the short of telomeres: Loneliness impacts DNA repair, parrot study shows
- Inspired by moth eyeballs, chemists develop gold coating that dims glare
- Tracking the transition of early-universe quark soup to matter-as-we-know-it
- Bacteria get new badge as planet's detoxifier
- Watching for a black hole to gobble up a gas cloud: Gas cloud's fate illuminates growth of supermassive black holes
- Part of hagfish slime mystery solved
- Mountain climbing without the headaches
- Materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered being developed
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