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Decades-Old Amber Collection Offers New Views of a Lost World: Tiny Grasshopper Encased in Amber
July 30, 2014 — Scientists are searching through a massive collection of 20-million-year-old amber found in the Dominican Republic more than 50 years ago, and the effort is yielding fresh insights into ancient ... full story -
Mercury's Bizzare Magnetic Field Tells Scientists How Its Interior Is Different from Earth's
July 30, 2014 — Mercury's interior is different from the Earth's interior in a way that explains Mercury's bizarre magnetic field, planetary physicists report. Measurements from NASA's Messenger ... full story -
Scientists Caution Against Exploitation of Deep Ocean
July 30, 2014 — The world's oceans are vast and deep, yet rapidly advancing technology and the quest for extracting resources from previously unreachable depths is beginning to put the deep seas on the cusp of ... full story -
Climate Extremes Are Here to Stay: Expect More Heat Waves and Cold Snaps
July 30, 2014 — Researchers show how they've used advanced computational data science tools to demonstrate that despite global warming, we may still experience severe cold snaps due to increasing variability in ... full story -
Spin-Based Electronics: New Material Successfully Tested
July 30, 2014 — Spintronics is a new field of electronics, using electron spin rather than motion. This technology requires insulating components that can control this quantum property. Scientists have shown ... full story -
New Catalyst Converts Carbon Dioxide to Fuel
July 30, 2014 — Scientists have synthesized a catalyst that improves their system for converting waste carbon dioxide into syngas, a precursor of gasoline and other energy-rich products, bringing the process closer ... full story -
Chinese Mosquitos on the Baltic Sea: Ancient Insect Inclusions in East-Asian Amber
July 30, 2014 — The analysis of the roughly 3,000 pieces is still in its infant stage. But it is already evident that the results will be of major significance. The Baltic amber comes from the Baltic Sea region, ... full story -
Ablation Increases Survival for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation
July 30, 2014 — Easing heart palpitations is one benefit of catheter ablation. A longer life span is another. Study shows 60 drop in cardiovascular mortality after ablation for atrial fibrillation. More than 4 ... full story -
Brain Response to Appetizing Food Cues Varies Among Obese People
July 30, 2014 — People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight or obese people who do not have the genetic mutation, according ... full story -
Teen Insomnia Linked With Depression, Anxiety
July 30, 2014 — A study of high school students has shed new light on the links between insomnia-related mental health conditions among teens. "People with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep or stay ... full story -
Fossils Found in Siberia Suggest All Dinosaurs Could Have Been Feathered
July 30, 2014 — The first ever example of a plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales has been discovered in Russia. Previously only flesh-eating dinosaurs were known to have had feathers, so this new find ... full story -
Acupuncture Provides Significant Quality of Life Improvements Among Breast Cancer Patients Taking Drugs to Prevent Recurrence, Study Shows
July 30, 2014 — Use of electroacupuncture (EA) – a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles – produces significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and ... full story -
A Blood Test for Suicide Risk? Alterations to a Single Gene Could Predict Risk of Suicide Attempt
July 30, 2014 — Researchers say they have discovered a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to stress reactions that, if confirmed in larger studies, could give doctors a simple blood test to reliably ... full story -
Revolutionary Microshutter Technology Hurdles Significant Challenges
July 29, 2014 — NASA technologists have hurdled a number of significant technological challenges in their quest to improve an already revolutionary observing technology originally created for the James Webb Space ... full story -
NASA-Funded X-Ray Instrument Settles Interstellar Debate
July 29, 2014 — New findings from a NASA-funded instrument have resolved a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed over the entire sky. Thanks to refurbished detectors first flown on a NASA ... full story -
Weighing the Milky Way: Researchers Devise Precise Method for Calculating the Mass of Galaxies
July 29, 2014 — Does the Milky Way look fat in this picture? Has Andromeda been taking skinny selfies? Using a new, more accurate method for measuring the mass of galaxies, and international group of researchers has ... full storyMore: -
Prehistoric Dairy Farming at the Extremes
July 29, 2014 — Finland's love of milk has been traced back to 2500 BC, thanks to high-tech techniques to analyze residues preserved in fragments of ancient ... full story -
Problem Drinking in Midlife Doubles Chance of Memory Problems in Later Life
July 29, 2014 — Middle-aged adults with a history of problem drinking are more than twice as likely to suffer from severe memory impairment in later life, research shows. The study highlights the hitherto largely ... full story -
Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding Correlates With Body Composition and Visual Attention Bias for Food Cues in Healthy Young Men
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have described a way that brain chemistry may make some people notice food more easily, which can tempt overeating even in people who are not ... full story -
Dieting Young May Lead to Poor Health Outcomes Later: Trends in Dieting Strategies in Young Adult Women from 1982 to 2012
July 29, 2014 — The younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in ... full story
- Decades-old amber collection offers new views of a lost world: Tiny grasshopper encased in amber
- Mercury's bizzare magnetic field tells scientists how its interior is different from Earth's
- Scientists caution against exploitation of deep ocean
- 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
- Chinese mosquitos 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
- Acupuncture provides significant quality of life improvements among breast cancer patients taking drugs to prevent recurrence, study shows
- A blood test for suicide risk? Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
- Revolutionary microshutter technology hurdles significant challenges
- NASA-funded X-ray instrument settles interstellar debate
- Weighing the Milky Way: Researchers devise precise method for calculating the mass of galaxies
- Prehistoric dairy farming at the extremes
- Problem drinking in midlife doubles chance of memory problems in later life
- Striatal dopamine transporter binding correlates with body composition and visual attention bias for food cues in healthy young men
- Dieting young may lead to poor health outcomes later: Trends in dieting strategies in young adult women from 1982 to 2012
- Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory, animal study suggests
- Blood sugar levels closely linked to how our brains respond to the sight of food, twin study finds
- Maternal obesity modulates offspring microflora composition and gastrointestinal functions, animal study shows
- Time of arrival at hospital impacts time to treatment and survival of heart attack patients
- World's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
- Vaccine against tick-transmitted disease under development
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Underwater elephants: Mixed impacts of the world's largest -- and threatened -- parrotfish
- Huge waves measured for first time in Arctic Ocean
- Making cancer glow to improve surgical outcomes
- Mysterious molecules in space: Silicon-capped hydrocarbons may be source of 'diffuse interstellar bands'
- 'Killer sperm' prevents mating between worm species
- Watching neurons fire from a front-row seat
- Brainwaves can predict audience reaction of television programming
- Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth
- A new way to make microstructured surfaces: Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties
- Tough foam from tiny sheets: Lab uses atom-thick materials to make ultralight foam
- 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
- Social origins of intelligence in the brain
- Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
- Autistic brain less flexible at taking on tasks
- Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) was caused by El Nino and currents in the Indian Ocean
- Optimum inertial self-propulsion design for snowman-like nanorobot
- Beyond invisibility cloaks? Flexible metamaterial absorbers developed
- Kill switch in cell phones could save consumers more than $3.4 billion annually
- Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
- From finding Nemo to minerals: What riches lie in the deep sea?
- Evolution in rainforest flies points to climate change survival
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- Violent aftermath for the warriors at Alken Enge
- Worldwide water shortage by 2040
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Gasses from Kilauea volcano affected tropical storm Flossie formation
- Microscopic rowing -- without a cox: Cells' whip-like appendages can synchronize their movements
- Mysterious esophagus disease is autoimmune after all
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- Generating a genome to feed the world: African rice sequenced
- Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists today
- Stem cell advance may increase efficiency of tissue regeneration
- NASA long-lived Mars Opportunity rover passes 25 miles of driving
- Printing the metals of the future
- Cassini spacecraft reveals 101 geysers and more on icy Saturn moon
- Forced mutations doom HIV: How potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations
- Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds
- Dementia patients more likely to get implanted pacemakers, says study
- Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
- Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
- Memory relies on astrocytes, the brain's lesser known cells: supportive cells vital in cognitive function
- Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
- Stress-tolerant tomato relative sequenced
- Stimulation of brain region restores consciousness to animals under general anesthesia
- Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Brain's habenula signals how bad things could be
- Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral is deeper and broader than predicted
- Global warming amplifier: Rising water vapor in upper troposphere to intensify climate change
- Facial features are the key to first impressions
- Irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation involved in lung, colon, and pancreatic cancers
- Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
- Researchers produce record-length mirror-image protein
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Cool-burning flames in space, could lead to better engines on Earth
- Disruptive effects of anesthesia on brain cell connections are temporary, study suggests
- Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
- Green spaces found to increase birth weight
- 'Nuisance flooding' an increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
- The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health
- Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake
- New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents
- Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy
- Many people never grow out of their growing pains
- Social network research may boost prairie dog conservation efforts
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