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Chili Peppers for a Healthy Gut: Spicy Chemical May Inhibit Gut Tumors
Aug. 1, 2014 — Researchers report that dietary capsaicin – the active ingredient in chili peppers – produces chronic activation of a receptor on cells lining the intestines of mice, triggering a reaction that ... full story -
Why Is the Sun's Atmosphere So Much Hotter Than Its Surface? Nanoflares
Aug. 1, 2014 — Scientists have recently gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's outer atmosphere so much hotter than its surface. The new observations of the small-scale ... full story -
Society Bloomed With Gentler Personalities and More Feminine Faces: Technology Boom 50,000 Years Ago Correlated With Less Testosterone
Aug. 1, 2014 — Scientists have shown that human skulls changed in ways that indicate a lowering of testosterone levels at around the same time that culture was blossoming. Heavy brows were out, rounder heads were ... full story -
'Active' Surfaces Control What's on Them: Scientists Develop Treated Surfaces That Can Actively Control How Fluids or Particles Move
Aug. 1, 2014 — Researchers have developed a new way of making surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move across them. The work might enable new kinds of biomedical or microfluidic devices, or ... full story -
Explaining the Fascinating Shape of Freezing Droplets
Aug. 1, 2014 — A water droplet deposited onto an icecold surface clearly has more effect than a drop in the ocean: the droplet will freeze in a peculiar way, forming a pointy tip. Scientists have found an ... full story -
When Particles Fall Left and Right at the Same Time: Physicists Develop New Method to Verify Quantum Entanglement
Aug. 1, 2014 — It takes only a slight disturbance for a pencil standing on its tip to fall in one direction or another. In the quantum world it is possible in principle for particles of a system to fall both left ... full story -
Superconductors: Physical Link to Strange Electronic Behavior
July 31, 2014 — Scientists have new clues this week about one of the baffling electronic properties of the iron-based high-temperature superconductor barium iron nickel arsenide. Scientists have the first evidence, ... full storyMore: -
Groundbreaking Research Maps Cultural History by Mapping Mobility of Notable Intellectuals
July 31, 2014 — New research presents a pioneering approach to understanding European and North American cultural history by mapping out the mobility patterns of notable intellectuals over a 2,000-year ... full story -
Chemists Create Nanofibers Using Unprecedented New Method, Reminiscent of Fibers Found in Living Cells
July 31, 2014 — Researchers have developed a novel method for creating self-assembled protein/polymer nanostructures that are reminiscent of fibers found in living cells. The work offers a promising new way to ... full story -
Asteroid Impacts Significantly Altered Ancient Earth
July 31, 2014 — New research shows that more than four billion years ago, the surface of Earth was heavily reprocessed as a result of giant asteroid impacts. A new model based on existing lunar and terrestrial data ... full story -
The 'Memory' of Starvation Is in Your Genes
July 31, 2014 — Epigenetic 'experiments' -- changes resulting from external rather than genetic influences -- suggest that the body's physiological responses to hardship could be inherited, although ... full story -
A Mathematical Theory Proposed by Alan Turing in 1952 Can Explain the Formation of Fingers
July 31, 2014 — Researchers have shown that BMP and WNT proteins are the so-called 'Turing molecules' for creating embryonic fingers. Findings explain why polydactyly -- the development of extra fingers or ... full story -
'Rewired' Mice Show Signs of Longer Lives With Fewer Age-Related Illnesses
July 31, 2014 — While developing a new cancer drug, researchers discovered that mice lacking a specific protein live longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses. The mice, which lack the TRAP-1 protein, ... full story -
In High-Stakes Soccer, Goalkeepers Exhibit 'Gambler's Fallacy'
July 31, 2014 — When goalkeepers are pitted against multiple kickers in tense penalty shootouts, their attempts to dive for the ball show a predictable pattern that kickers would do well to exploit. After kickers ... full story -
Disease Mutations in Mosaicism, Rare Condition Where Cells Within the Same Person Have Different Genetic Makeup
July 31, 2014 — Scientists have long speculated that mosaicism -- a biological phenomenon, in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup -- plays a bigger role in the transmission of rare ... full story -
Lead in Teeth Can Tell a Body's Tale, Study Finds
July 31, 2014 — Your teeth can tell stories about you, and not just that you always forget to floss. The discovery could help police solve cold cases, an investigator has said. For instance, if an unidentified ... full story -
Hubble Shows Farthest Lensing Galaxy Yields Clues to Early Universe
July 31, 2014 — Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered the most distant galaxy that acts as a cosmic magnifying glass. Seen in a new image as it looked 9.6 billion years ago, this monster elliptical galaxy breaks ... full story -
Fossils Could Be Discovered on the Moon: Signs of Ancient Life May Be Littered Across the Moon
July 31, 2014 — Physicists have tested what would happen if a piece of rock containing microscopic fossils from Earth was launched into space and hit the surface of the moon. The team turned fossil-filled rock into ... full story -
Numerous Unknown Jets from Young Stars and Planetary Nebulae Discovered
July 31, 2014 — Preliminary research findings have identified hundreds of so far unknown jets from young stars, as well as numerous new planetary nebulae in the Galactic ... full story -
Comfortable Climate Indoors With Porous Glass Incorporated Into Plaster
July 31, 2014 — Proper humidity and temperature play a key role in indoor climate. In the future, establishing a comfortable indoor environment may rely on porous glass incorporated into plaster, as this regulates ... full story
- Chili peppers for a healthy gut: Spicy chemical may inhibit gut tumors
- Why is the Sun's atmosphere so much hotter than its surface? Nanoflares
- Society bloomed with gentler personalities and more feminine faces: Technology boom 50,000 years ago correlated with less testosterone
- 'Active' surfaces control what's on them: Scientists develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move
- Explaining the fascinating shape of freezing droplets
- When particles fall left and right at the same time: Physicists develop new method to verify quantum entanglement
- Superconductors: Physical link to strange electronic behavior
- Groundbreaking research maps cultural history by mapping mobility of notable intellectuals
- Chemists create nanofibers using unprecedented new method, reminiscent of fibers found in living cells
- Asteroid impacts significantly altered ancient Earth
- The 'memory' of starvation is in your genes
- A mathematical theory proposed by Alan Turing in 1952 can explain the formation of fingers
- 'Rewired' mice show signs of longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses
- In high-stakes soccer, goalkeepers exhibit 'gambler's fallacy'
- Disease mutations in mosaicism, rare condition where cells within the same person have different genetic makeup
- Lead in teeth can tell a body's tale, study finds
- Hubble shows farthest lensing galaxy yields clues to early universe
- Fossils could be discovered on the moon: Signs of ancient life may be littered across the moon
- Numerous unknown jets from young stars and planetary nebulae discovered
- Comfortable climate indoors with porous glass incorporated into plaster
- Giving emotions to virtual characters
- How black truffles deal with jumpers in their genome
- Classic Lewis Carroll character inspires new ecological model
- Deep-sea octopus broods eggs for over four years -- longer than any known animal
- Scientists reproduce evolutionary changes by manipulating embryonic development of mice
- Tidal forces gave moon its shape early in its history, new analysis finds
- Double star with weird and wild planet-forming discs
- Dissolvable fabric loaded with medicine might offer faster protection against HIV
- Finding quantum 'lines of desire': Physicists track quantum system's wanderings through quantum state space
- Dimly lit working environments: Correcting body clock is possible
- Nature inspires a greener way to make colorful plastics
- Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants
- Climate extremes are here to stay: Expect more heat waves and cold snaps
- Superman's solar-powered feats break a fundamental law of physics
- Fossils found in Siberia suggest all dinosaurs could have been feathered
- World's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Mysterious molecules in space: Silicon-capped hydrocarbons may be source of 'diffuse interstellar bands'
- 'Killer sperm' prevents mating between worm species
- The Quantum Cheshire Cat: Can neutrons be located at a different place than their own spin?
- Do your stem cells sound like cancer? While-you-wait, non-invasive cancer diagnosis by converting stem cell data into sound
- Optimum inertial self-propulsion design for snowman-like nanorobot
- Algae-eating native freshwater snails: 'Little janitor' merits attention in Florida springs health debate
- Microscopic rowing -- without a cox: Cells' whip-like appendages can synchronize their movements
- Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents
- Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find
- Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy
- Building 'invisible' materials with light
- Magnets for fusion energy: High-temperature superconductor achieves new world record for electrical current
- Nanoparticle 'alarm clock' tested to awaken immune systems put to sleep by cancer
- Smartphone experiment tracks whether our life story is written in our gut bacteria
- Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
- 'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
- Steam energy from the sun: New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam
- Microbes make the sake brewery
- Moose drool inhibits growth of toxic fungus
- Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific preceded abrupt warming, end of ice age
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Artificial intelligence identifies the musical progression of the Beatles
- Joblessness could kill you, but recessions could be good for your health
- A reward is valued more if you choose it yourself: New quirky byproduct of learning from reward
- Voice for radio? New research reveals it's in the cords
- Warning: Birthdays can be bad for your health
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Eco-pottery product from water treatment sludge
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- The physics of lead guitar playing
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Wide-faced men negotiate nearly $2,200 larger signing bonus
- Showers may be linked to Crohn's disease, say researchers
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- Intestinal parasites are 'old friends,' researchers argue
- Can machines think? Misidentification of humans as machines in Turing tests
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
- Virtual humans as models: Say goodbye to Naomi, Kate and Claudia ... Enter 'Ava'
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
- Ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast
- NASA's Fermi finds a 'transformer' pulsar
- Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate
- Law of physics governs airplane 'evolution': Constructal law explains progression of passenger jets, sets guidelines for future aircraft
- Nostalgia effect: Do consumers spend more when thinking about the past?
- Asian genes in European pigs result in more piglets
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Meerkats' sinister side is secret to their success, study shows
- New York squirrels are nuts about city life
- Creating optical cables out of thin air
- Boosting the force of empty space: Theorists propose way to amplify force of vacuum fluctuations
- Innovative system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents
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