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Friends Know How Long You'll Live, Study Finds
Jan. 24, 2015 — Young lovers walking down the aisle may dream of long and healthy lives together, but close friends in the wedding party may have a better sense of whether those wishes will come true, suggests new ... full story -
Scientists Slow Down the Speed of Light Travelling in Free Space
Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have managed to slow photons in free space for the first time. They have demonstrated that applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure can reduce their ... full story -
Why All-Nighters Don't Work: How Sleep, Memory Go Hand-in-Hand
Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has remained a mystery. The question is, does the mechanism that promotes sleep also consolidate memory, or do ... full story -
Telomere Extension Turns Back Aging Clock in Cultured Human Cells, Study Finds
Jan. 23, 2015 — A new procedure can quickly and efficiently increase the length of human telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are linked to aging and disease, according to ... full story -
Climate Affects Development of Human Speech
Jan. 23, 2015 — A correlation between climate and the evolution of language has been uncovered by researchers. To find a relationship between the climate and the evolution of language, one needs to discover an ... full story -
Arctic Ice Cap Slides Into the Ocean
Jan. 23, 2015 — Satellite images have revealed that a remote Arctic ice cap has thinned by more than 50 metres since 2012 -- about one sixth of its original thickness -- and that it is now flowing 25 times faster. ... full story -
Revolutionary Device Found to Lower Blood Pressure
Jan. 22, 2015 — A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to those treated with usual drug measures. "High blood ... full story -
Scientists 'Bend' Elastic Waves With New Metamaterials That Could Have Commercial Applications
Jan. 22, 2015 — Sound waves passing through the air, objects that break a body of water and cause ripples, or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered 'elastic' waves. These waves travel at the ... full story -
Treatment Restores Sociability in Autism Mouse Model
Jan. 22, 2015 — Researchers have treated mice that mimic human autism with a neuropeptide called oxytocin, and have found that it restores normal social behavior. In addition, the findings suggest that giving ... full story -
Early Human Ancestors Used Their Hands Like Modern Humans
Jan. 22, 2015 — New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species, such as Australopithecus africanus, used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought. The distinctly human ability for ... full story -
New Research Re-Creates Planet Formation, Super-Earths and Giant Planets in the Laboratory
Jan. 22, 2015 — New laser-driven compression experiments reproduce the conditions deep inside exotic super-Earths and giant planet cores, and the conditions during the violent birth of Earth-like planets, ... full story -
First Major Analysis of Human Protein Atlas Is Published
Jan. 22, 2015 — The first major analysis based on the Human Protein Atlas has been published, including a detailed picture of the proteins that are linked to cancer, the number of proteins present in the ... full story -
Rosetta Comet 'Pouring' More Water Into Space
Jan. 22, 2015 — There has been a significant increase in the amount of water "pouring" out of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet on which the Rosetta mission's Philae lander touched down in ... full story -
Watching the Birth of a Comet Magnetosphere
Jan. 22, 2015 — Astronomers have shown what happens when a magnetosphere forms round a comet. The RPC-ICA instrument onboard the Rosetta spacecraft has been watching the early stages of how a magnetosphere forms ... full story -
Reducing Myc Gene Activity Extends Healthy Lifespan in Mice
Jan. 22, 2015 — Mice with one rather than the normal two copies of the gene Myc (also found in humans) lived 15 percent longer and had considerably healthier lives than normal mice, according to a new Brown ... full story -
Black Hole on a Diet Creates a 'Changing Look' Quasar
Jan. 22, 2015 — Astronomers have identified the first 'changing look' quasar, a gleaming object in deep space that appears to have its own dimmer switch. The discovery may offer a glimpse into the life ... full story -
Major Breakthrough in Reading Ancient Scrolls
Jan. 22, 2015 — Revolutionary software is making a breakthrough in reading 2,000-year old Herculaneum scrolls, computer scientists report. After working for more than 10 years on unlocking an ancient piece of ... full storyMore: -
Is Glass a True Solid? New Research Suggests It Is
Jan. 22, 2015 — Does glass ever stop flowing? Researchers have combined computer simulation and information theory, originally invented for telephone communication and cryptography, to answer this puzzling ... full story -
Doubt Cast on Global Firestorm Generated by Dino-Killing Asteroid
Jan. 22, 2015 — Pioneering new research has debunked the theory that the asteroid that is thought to have led to the extinction of dinosaurs also caused vast global firestorms that ravaged planet Earth. Scientists ... full story -
Neuroscientists Lead Global Consortium to Crack Brain's Genetic Code
Jan. 21, 2015 — About 300 scientists used more than 30,000 brain scans and DNA samples to find eight gene mutations that affect the size of specific parts of the brain. The study could help identify people who would ... full story
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
- Climate affects development of human speech
- Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean
- Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- First major analysis of Human Protein Atlas is published
- Rosetta Comet 'pouring' more water into space
- Watching the birth of a comet magnetosphere
- Reducing Myc gene activity extends healthy lifespan in mice
- Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar
- Major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid
- Neuroscientists lead global consortium to crack brain's genetic code
- Biological safety lock for genetically modified organisms
- Synthetic amino acid enables safe, new biotechnology solutions to global problems
- Two lakes beneath the ice in Greenland, gone within weeks
- Death of a dynamo: A hard drive from space
- Closer than ever to a personalized treatment solution for intellectual disability
- Seeing is not remembering, it turns out
- In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'
- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
- Endangered chimpanzees may experience drastic habitat loss within 5 years
- Largest study of babies born after infertility treatment shows significant improvements in health over past 20 years
- On the ups and downs of the seemingly idle brain
- Men and women process emotions differently
- Which 'letters' in the human genome are functionally important?
- Connection between childhood adversity, psychiatric disorders seen at cellular level
- Warming climate likely will change the composition of northern forests, study shows
- Researchers prevent type I diabetes in mouse model
- Found: 'Fight or flight' response control center for the heart
- 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
- Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to reduced risk of heart failure, large study finds
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Geophysicists find the crusty culprits behind sudden tectonic plate movements
- Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- How planetary building blocks evolved from porous to hard objects
- 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
- NASA, NOAA find 2014 warmest year in modern record
- HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars
- Breakthrough lights up metamaterials
- Three nearly Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star: One in 'Goldilocks' zone
- Closing your eyes boosts memory recall, new study finds
- New trick found for how cells stay organized
- Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
- Galactic 'hailstorm' in the early Universe
- Century-old drug reverses autism-like symptoms in fragile X mouse model
- Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
- Planets outside our solar system may be more hospitable to life than thought, research suggests
- Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
- Tiny plant fossils a window into Earth's landscape millions of years ago
- Roller coaster geese: Insights into high altitude bird flight physiology and biomechanics
- New planetary dashboard shows 'great acceleration' in human activity since 1950
- How midbrain map continuously updates visuospatial memory
- Live imaging captures how blood stem cells take root in the body
- Environment, not genes, dictates human immune variation, study finds
- For sea turtles, there's no place like magnetic home
- Prolonging lifespan: Researchers create 'Methuselah fly' by selecting best cells
- Long-acting drug effectively prevents HIV-like infection in monkeys
- The secret of empathy: Stress from the presence of strangers prevents empathy, in both mice and humans
- Huge 3-D displays without 3-D glasses
- People can be convinced they committed a crime that never happened
- No more neuronal gibberish: How 100 billion nerve cells produce a clear thought or an action
- New sulfate-breathing species discovered beneath ocean crust: Third of Earth's biomass in largely uncharted environment
- Out of the pouch: Ancient DNA extracted from extinct giant kangaroos
- Trans-Neptunian objects suggest that there are more dwarf planets in our solar system
- Does screening asymptomatic adults for major disease save lives? It seems not
- Combat veterans' brains reveal hidden damage from IED blasts
- A twist on planetary origins: Meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks
- Correcting estimates of sea level rise
- Renewable resources reach their limits
- Advanced 3-D facial imaging may aid in early detection of autism
- Chemical analysis of ancient rocks reveals earliest record yet of Earth's atmosphere: Isotopic memory of atmospheric persistence
- Jaw mechanics of a shell-crushing Jurassic fish revealed
- Stone Age humans weren't necessarily more advanced than Neanderthals
- Electrical stimulation 'tunes' visual attention
- Cone snail venom holds promise for medical treatments for cancer, addiction
- Possible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus
- Long working hours linked to increased risky alcohol use
- First contracting human muscle grown in laboratory
- Feeling cold is contagious, scientists find
- Dinosaurs wiped out rapidly in Europe 66 million years ago
- World's oldest butchering tools gave evolutionary edge to human communication
- Greenland meltwater contributes to rising sea levels
- Sizing up giants under the sea: Biologists correct inaccuracies for 25 marine species
- People prefer fair, but does the brain?
- Napping helps infants' memory development
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