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Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Temperature Counts
Jan. 30, 2015 One of nature's fascinating questions is how zebras got their stripes. A team of life scientists has found at least part of the answer: The amount and intensity of striping can be best predicted ... full story -
Water Purification: Running Fuel Cells on Bacteria
Jan. 30, 2015 Researchers in Norway have succeeded in getting bacteria to power a fuel cell. The "fuel" used is wastewater, and the products of the process are purified water droplets and electricity. ... full story -
Complex Environments Push 'Brain' Evolution
Jan. 29, 2015 Little animations trying to master a computer game are teaching neuroscience researchers how the brain evolves when faced with difficult tasks. Neuroscientists have programmed animated critters that ... full story -
Privacy Challenges: Just Four Vague Pieces of Info Can Identify You, and Your Credit Card
Jan. 29, 2015 Just four fairly vague pieces of information -- the dates and locations of four purchases -- are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card ... full story -
Structure of World's Largest Single Cell Is Reflected at the Molecular Level
Jan. 29, 2015 Biologists used the world’s largest single-celled organism, an aquatic alga called Caulerpa taxifolia, to study the nature of structure and form in plants. It is a single cell that can grow to a ... full story -
Generating Mobius Strips of Light
Jan. 29, 2015 Physicists have experimentally produced Mφbius strips from the polarization of light, confirming a theoretical prediction that it is possible for light's electromagnetic field to assume this ... full story -
CAT Scan of Nearby Supernova Remnant Reveals Frothy Interior
Jan. 29, 2015 Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is one of the most well studied supernova remnants in our galaxy. But it still holds major surprises. Astronomers have now generated a new 3-D map of its interior ... full story -
Baleen Whales Hear Through Their Bones
Jan. 29, 2015 Understanding how baleen whales hear has posed a great mystery to marine mammal researchers. Biologists reveal that the skulls of at least some baleen whales, specifically fin whales in their study, ... full story -
Research About Unique Cardinal Revealed
Jan. 29, 2015 A biological sciences professor is receiving attention for his research and publication on a bilateral gynandromorph bird found in the wild. More specifically, the bird has the brownish-gray ... full story -
Walking on Ice Takes More Than Brains: 'Mini-Brain' in Spinal Cord Aids in Balance
Jan. 29, 2015 Scientists have discovered how a "mini-brain" in the spinal cord aids in balance. Much of the balancing act that our bodies perform when faced with a task such as walking on an icy surface ... full story -
Infants Create New Knowledge While Sleeping
Jan. 29, 2015 There is no rest for a baby's brain -- not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Researchers have discovered that babies of the age from nine to 16 ... full story -
Ancient 'Genomic Parasites' Spurred Evolution of Pregnancy in Mammals
Jan. 29, 2015 Large-scale genetic changes that marked the evolution of pregnancy in mammals have been identified by an international team of scientists. They found thousands of genes that evolved to be expressed ... full story -
Functioning Brain Tissue Grown in 3-D Structure
Jan. 29, 2015 Researchers have induced human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a three-dimensional structure similar to the cerebellum, providing tantalizing clues in the quest to recreate neural ... full story -
The Tell-Tale Signs of a Galactic Merger
Jan. 29, 2015 Astronomers have captured a striking view of spiral galaxy NGC 7714. This galaxy has drifted too close to another nearby galaxy and the dramatic interaction has twisted its spiral arms out of shape, ... full storyMore: -
Feelings of Loneliness, Depression Linked to Binge-Watching Television
Jan. 29, 2015 It seems harmless: getting settled in for a night of marathon session for a favorite TV show, like House of Cards. But why do we binge-watch TV, and can it really be harmless? A recent study has ... full story -
Can Synesthesia Be Taught? Colored Letters, Tasty Sounds?
Jan. 29, 2015 Can synesthesia have cognitive benefits and can it be taught? There are over 60 known types of synesthesia, a condition in which stimulation of one sense, such as taste, leads to automatic, ... full story -
Vehicle Body Made from Cotton, Hemp, and Wood
Jan. 29, 2015 Carbon and glass fibers reinforce synthetics so that they can be used for vehicle body construction. But in this regard, there is an abundance of potential found in natural fibers -- obtained from ... full story -
Could a New Proposed Particle Help to Detect Dark Matter?
Jan. 29, 2015 Researchers have proposed a new fundamental particle which could explain why no one has managed to detect 'Dark Matter', the elusive missing 85 per cent of the Universe's mass. Dark ... full story -
Long-Necked 'Dragon' Discovered in China: Dinosaur's Lightweight Neck Spanned Half the Length of Its Body
Jan. 28, 2015 Paleontologists have discovered a new species of a long-necked dinosaur from a skeleton found in China. The new species belongs to a group of dinosaurs called mamenchisaurids, known for their ... full story -
Some Potentially Habitable Planets Began as Gaseous, Neptune-Like Worlds
Jan. 28, 2015 Two phenomena known to inhibit the potential habitability of planets -- tidal forces and vigorous stellar activity -- might instead help chances for life on certain planets orbiting low-mass stars, ... full story
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Structure of world's largest single cell is reflected at the molecular level
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
- Baleen whales hear through their bones
- Research about unique cardinal revealed
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Vehicle body made from cotton, hemp, and wood
- Could a new proposed particle help to detect Dark Matter?
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
- Chimps with higher-ranking moms do better in fights
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
- Ballooning offers platform for performing research in a space-like environment
- Blind beetles show extraordinary signs of sight
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Nanoscale mirrored cavities amplify, connect quantum memories
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
- Asteroid that flew past Earth has moon
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- 'Yellowballs' are part of the development of massive star
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- New tattoos discovered on iceman Oetzi: All of the skin marks on the mummy mapped
- Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply
- Making a tiny rainbow: 300 colors about as wide as a human hair
- Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn's
- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
- Swarm of microprobes to head for Jupiter
- Helicopter could be 'scout' for Mars rovers
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Converting olive mash into cash
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking; awareness of dreaming
- Climate affects development of human speech
- How does the universe creates reason, morality?
- Yes, black holes exist in gravitational theories with unbounded speeds of propagation
- Mothers don't speak so clearly to their babies
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Rosetta Comet 'pouring' more water into space
- Gas variations are suggestive of seasons on comet Chury
- These jellyfish aren't just drifters; many swim strongly
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar
- American liberals and conservatives think as if from different cultures
- Snack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow
- Is cheating on the field worse than cheating on a spouse? Some fans think so
- NASA, Microsoft collaboration will allow scientists to 'work on Mars'
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- New forensic entomology observations expand knowledge of decomposition ecology
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
- Drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- Death of a dynamo: A hard drive from space
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, according to research
- Heightened scents: Do ambient fragrances make consumers purchase more?
- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'
- How attached to our smart phones are we?
- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
- Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent, self-cleaning metals
- Silk-weaving ant study sees new behavior
- Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- First public lighting system that runs on solar and wind energy
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Paleontologist names a carnivorous reptile that preceded dinosaurs
- Hostile boss? Study finds advantages to giving it right back
- The seeing power of frogs: Frogs can detect single photons of light
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Automated method beats critics in picking great movies
- Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
- Extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from unknown source in the universe, caught as it was happening
- Preserved fossil represents oldest record of parental care in group of prehistoric reptiles
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