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Companion Planets Can Increase Old Worlds' Chance at Life
Aug. 1, 2014 — Having a companion in old age is good for people -- and, it turns out, might extend the chance for life on certain Earth-sized planets in the cosmos as well. Planets cool as they age. Over time their ... full story -
Symbiotic Survival in Marine Bivalve Mollusks
Aug. 1, 2014 — One of the most diverse families in the ocean today -- marine bivalve mollusks known as Lucinidae (or lucinids) -- originated more than 400 million years ago in the Silurian period, with adaptations ... full story -
For Bats and Dolphins, Hearing Gene Prestin Adapted for Echolocation
Aug. 1, 2014 — A little over a decade ago, prestin was found to be a key gene responsible for hearing in mammals. A new study has shown that prestin has also independently evolved to play a critical role in the ... full story -
Recent Use of Some Birth Control Pills May Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Aug. 1, 2014 — Women who recently used birth control pills containing high-dose estrogen and a few other formulations had an increased risk for breast cancer, whereas women using some other formulations did not, ... full story -
Preterm Children Do Not Have an Increased Risk for Dyscalculia, New Research Suggests
Aug. 1, 2014 — Preterm children do not suffer from dyscalculia more often than healthy full-term children, experts say, contrary to previous studies. Unlike most other studies, the researchers took the children’s ... full story -
Scientists Find New Calorie-Burning Switch in Brown Fat
Aug. 1, 2014 — Biologists have identified a signaling pathway that switches on a powerful calorie-burning process in brown fat cells. The study sheds light on a process known as "brown fat thermogenesis," ... full story -
Rosetta's Comet: Imaging the Coma
Aug. 1, 2014 — Less than a week before Rosetta's rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, images obtained by OSIRIS, the spacecraft's onboard scientific imaging system, show clear signs of a coma ... full story -
NASA Announces Mars 2020 Rover Payload to Explore the Red Planet as Never Before
Aug. 1, 2014 — The next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 will carry seven carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red ... full story -
Clues to Flu's Mechanisms Uncovered: Scientists Analyze How Influenza-Related Proteins Help Infect Cells
July 31, 2014 — Scientists calculate the transformation of a protein associated with influenza and discover details of intermediate states that may be treated with new ... 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: -
Study of Twins Discovers Gene Mutation Linked to Short Sleep Duration
July 31, 2014 — Researchers who studied 100 twin pairs have identified a gene mutation that may allow the carrier to function normally on less than six hours of sleep per night. The genetic variant also appears to ... full story -
Wildfires and Other Burns Play Bigger Role in Climate Change
July 31, 2014 — Research demonstrates that it isn't just the carbon dioxide from biomass burning that's the problem. Black carbon and brown carbon maximize the thermal impacts of such fires. They ... full story -
Corrosion Lab Tests Suggest Need for Underground Gas Tank Retrofits
July 31, 2014 — A hidden hazard lurks beneath many of the roughly 156,000 gas stations across the United States. The hazard is corrosion in parts of underground gas storage tanks -- corrosion that could result in ... full story -
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 -
Fermi Satellite Detects Gamma-Rays from Exploding Novae: Surprising Discovery Dispels Long-Held Idea
July 31, 2014 — Astronomers have discover very high energy gamma rays being emitted by an exploding star. The surprising discovery dispels the long-held idea that classical nova explosions are not powerful enough to ... full story -
Political Attitudes Derive from Body and Mind: 'Negativity Bias' Explains Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives
July 31, 2014 — Neither conscious decision-making or parental upbringing fully explain why some people lean left and others lean right, researchers say. A mix of deep-seated psychology and physiological responses ... full story -
C. Difficile Vaccine Proves Safe, 100 Percent Effective in Animal Models
July 31, 2014 — An experimental vaccine protected 100 percent of animal models against the highly infectious and virulent bacterium, Clostridium difficile, which causes an intestinal disease that kills approximately ... full story -
New Leads for Liver Disease Treatments: Strict Genomic Partitioning by Biological Clock Separates Key Metabolic Functions
July 31, 2014 — Much of the liver's metabolic function is governed by circadian rhythms -- our own body clock -- and researchers have now found two independent mechanisms by which this ... full story
- Companion planets can increase old worlds' chance at life
- Symbiotic survival in marine bivalve mollusks
- For bats and dolphins, hearing gene prestin adapted for echolocation
- Recent use of some birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk, study suggests
- Preterm children do not have an increased risk for dyscalculia, new research suggests
- Scientists find new calorie-burning switch in brown fat
- Rosetta's comet: Imaging the coma
- NASA announces Mars 2020 rover payload to explore the Red Planet as never before
- Clues to flu's mechanisms uncovered: Scientists analyze how influenza-related proteins help infect cells
- Superconductors: Physical link to strange electronic behavior
- Study of twins discovers gene mutation linked to short sleep duration
- Wildfires and other burns play bigger role in climate change
- Corrosion lab tests suggest need for underground gas tank retrofits
- 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
- Fermi satellite detects gamma-rays from exploding novae: Surprising discovery dispels long-held idea
- Political attitudes derive from body and mind: 'Negativity bias' explains difference between liberals and conservatives
- C. difficile vaccine proves safe, 100 percent effective in animal models
- New leads for liver disease treatments: Strict genomic partitioning by biological clock separates key metabolic functions
- Oldest rove beetle in the Omaliini tribe found in French amber
- Pressure probing potential photoelectronic manufacturing compound
- The 'memory' of starvation is in your genes
- Insular cortex alterations in mouse models of autism
- 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
- Disease mutations in mosaicism, rare condition where cells within the same person have different genetic makeup
- Shrinking dinosaurs evolved into flying birds
- New mapping approach lets scientists zoom in and out as the brain processes sound
- Study advances 'DNA revolution,' tells butterflies' evolutionary history
- Lead in teeth can tell a body's tale, study finds
- Hubble shows farthest lensing galaxy yields clues to early universe
- Pervasive implicit hierarchies for race, religion, age revealed by study
- Effect of loud noises on brain revealed in study
- Monoamine oxidase A: Biomarker for postpartum depression
- Fossils could be discovered on the moon: Signs of ancient life may be littered across the moon
- Gulf oil spill researcher: Bacteria ate some toxins, but worst remain, research finds
- Brother of Hibiscus flower is found alive and well on Maui, Hawaii
- Breakthrough in understanding of important blood protein
- Numerous unknown jets from young stars and planetary nebulae discovered
- Singing the same tune: Scientists develop novel ways of separating birdsong sources
- Chemists demonstrate 'brick-and-mortar' assembly of new molecular structures
- Boat noise impacts development, survival of sea hares
- Comfortable climate indoors with porous glass incorporated into plaster
- Charging electric cars efficiently with inductive method
- Giving emotions to virtual characters
- Key to aging immune system: Discovery of DNA replication problem
- Children and hot cars a cause for deadly concern
- Bees able to spot which flowers offer best rewards before landing
- How black truffles deal with jumpers in their genome
- Otzi Iceman had genetic predisposition for atherosclerosis: Much the same in ancient peoples as it is today
- Benefits of e-cigarettes outweigh harms, current evidence suggests
- Mechanism promoting multiple DNA mutations described by scientists
- Classic Lewis Carroll character inspires new ecological model
- Depression as a risk factor for dementia: Link is independent of dementia-related brain changes
- Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes, mouse study finds
- Vocal variety in African penguins: Four basic vocalizations used for adult communication, two more for the young
- New malaria vaccine candidates identified
- Fear of losing money, not spending habits, affects investor risk tolerance
- Antarctic ice sheet is result of carbon dioxide decrease, not continental breakup
- Deep-sea octopus broods eggs for over four years -- longer than any known animal
- Kids with autism and sensory processing disorders show differences in brain wiring
- Scientists reproduce evolutionary changes by manipulating embryonic development of mice
- Barnacles: Marine 'pest' provides advances in maritime anti-fouling and biomedicine
- Tidal forces gave moon its shape early in its history, new analysis finds
- Scientists call for new strategy in pursuit of HIV-free generation
- Double star with weird and wild planet-forming discs
- Birthweight and breastfeeding have implications for children's health decades later
- 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
- Supportive moms and sisters boost female baboon's rank
- Saving seeds the right way can save the world's plants
- Dimly lit working environments: Correcting body clock is possible
- Naltrexone may be effective in diminishing impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease patients
- Many depressed preschoolers still suffer in later school years
- Nature inspires a greener way to make colorful plastics
- Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants
- Decades-old amber collection offers new views of a lost world: Tiny grasshopper encased in amber
- Solar energy: Dyes help harvest light
- Heat-responsive polymers that do not breakdown in water may lead to new antifouling coatings and enhanced oil recovery
- Is a cancer drug working? Modified drug gives a 'green light' for its own success
- Mercury's bizzare magnetic field tells scientists how its interior is different from Earth's
- Scientists caution against exploitation of deep ocean
- Toward a home test for detecting potentially dangerous levels of caffeine
- Sugar mimics guide stem cells toward neural fate
- Climate extremes are here to stay: Expect more heat waves and cold snaps
- Spin-based electronics: New material successfully tested
- New catalyst converts carbon dioxide to fuel
- Peru's carbon quantified: Economic and conservation boon
- Numerical learning disability: Dyscalculia linked to difficulties in reading and spelling
- Superman's solar-powered feats break a fundamental law of physics
- All-in-one energy system offers greener power for off–grid homes, farms and businesses
- Ice age lion figurine: Ancient fragment of ivory belonging to 40,000 year old animal figurine unearthed
- Good news for couch potatoes: 3-D TV may be the victim of negative preconceptions
- Chinese mosquitoes on the Baltic Sea: Ancient insect inclusions in East-Asian amber
- Ablation increases survival for adults with atrial fibrillation
- Brain response to appetizing food cues varies among obese people
- Teen insomnia linked with depression, anxiety
- Fossils found in Siberia suggest all dinosaurs could have been feathered
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
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