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Natural Selection Has Altered the Appearance of Europeans Over the Past 5,000 Years
Mar. 10, 2014 — There has been much research into the factors that have influenced the human genome since the end of the last Ice Age. Anthropologists, geneticists and archaeologists have analyzed ancient DNA from ... full story -
Mongol Empire Rode Wave of Mild Climate, but Warming Now May Be Tipping Region Into Unparalleled Drought
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers studying the rings of ancient trees in mountainous central Mongolia think they may have gotten at the mystery of how small bands of nomadic Mongol horsemen united to conquer much of the ... full story -
Volcanoes Helped Species Survive Ice Ages
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have found evidence that the steam and heat from volcanoes and heated rocks allowed many species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, helping scientists understand how species ... full story -
Serious Side Effect: Several FDA-Approved Anti-Cancer Drugs Induce Stem Cell Tumors
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a surprise finding, researchers discovered that several chemotherapeutics that do stop fast growing tumors have the opposite effect on stem cells in the same animal, causing them to divide too ... full story -
Outside the Body Our Memories Fail Us
Mar. 10, 2014 — New research demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember. For us to be able to store new memories from our lives, we need to ... full story -
How Light Affects Our Brain's Performance: Photic Memory for Executive Brain Responses
Mar. 10, 2014 — It has long been known that light exerts powerful effects on the brain and on our well-being. Light is not only required for vision but is also essential for a wide range of “non-visual” ... full story -
A Shocking Diet: Researchers Describe Microbe That 'Eats' Electricity
Mar. 10, 2014 — Researchers have shown that the commonly found bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located remotely in soil and sediment while remaining ... full story -
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to Be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
Mar. 10, 2014 — Scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack ... full story -
Two-Dimensional Material Shows Promise for Optoelectronics: LEDs, Photovoltaic Cells, and Light Detectors
Mar. 10, 2014 — Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material. Researchers have used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that ... full story -
Aerosols from Human Activities Tend to Weaken Hurricanes and Cyclones
Mar. 10, 2014 — Aerosols in the atmosphere produced from human activities do indeed directly affect a hurricane or tropical cyclone, but not in a way many scientists had previously believed. In fact, they tend to ... full story -
'Death Stars' in Orion Blast Planets Before They Even Form
Mar. 10, 2014 — Astronomers have studied the often deadly relationship between highly luminous O-type stars and nearby protostars in the Orion Nebula. Their data reveal that protostars within 0.1 light-years (about ... full story -
Weirdness in Cosmic Web of the Universe: Faint Strings of Galaxies in 'Empty' Space Arranged in Way Never Before Seen
Mar. 10, 2014 — Australian astronomers have shown galaxies in the vast empty regions of the universe are actually aligned into delicate strings, according to new research. Using data from the Galaxy and Mass ... full story -
Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Understood by Unravelling Bacterial Secretion System
Mar. 9, 2014 — The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria -- and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance -- has been uncovered by a team of scientists. Understanding the structure ... full story -
First Animals Oxygenated Earth's Oceans, Study Suggests
Mar. 9, 2014 — The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated Earth's oceans -- contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development. New research contests the long held ... full story -
Four New Human-Made Ozone Depleting Gases Found in the Atmosphere
Mar. 9, 2014 — Scientists at the University of East Anglia have identified four new human-made gases in the atmosphere -- all of which are contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer. New research reveals ... full story -
Blood Test Identifies Those at-Risk for Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Within Three Years
Mar. 9, 2014 — A blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease within three years has been discovered and ... full story -
Sun's Energy Influences 1,000 Years of Natural Climate Variability in North Atlantic
Mar. 9, 2014 — Changes in the sun's energy output may have led to marked natural climate change in Europe over the last 1,000 years, according to researchers. The study found that changes in the sun's ... full story -
New Class of Antibiotics Discovered by Chemists
Mar. 7, 2014 — A new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health has been discovered by a team of ... full story -
NASA's WISE Survey Finds Thousands of New Stars, but No 'Planet X'
Mar. 7, 2014 — After searching hundreds of millions of objects across our sky, NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has turned up no evidence of the hypothesized celestial body in our solar system ... full story -
Mystery of Planet-Forming Disks Explained by Magnetism
Mar. 7, 2014 — Astronomers say that magnetic storms in the gas orbiting young stars may explain a mystery that has persisted since before 2006. Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to study ... full story -
Squeezing Light Into Metals: Engineers Control Conductivity With Inkjet Printer
Mar. 7, 2014 — Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity ... full story
- Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
- Mongol Empire rode wave of mild climate, but warming now may be tipping region into unparalleled drought
- Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages
- Serious side effect: Several FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs induce stem cell tumors
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- How light affects our brain's performance: Photic memory for executive brain responses
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Aerosols from human activities tend to weaken hurricanes and cyclones
- 'Death stars' in Orion blast planets before they even form
- Weirdness in cosmic web of the universe: Faint strings of galaxies in 'empty' space arranged in way never before seen
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- Blood test identifies those at-risk for cognitive decline, Alzheimer's within three years
- Sun's energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- NASA's WISE survey finds thousands of new stars, but no 'Planet X'
- Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism
- Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- Europe may experience higher warming than global average
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Icy wreckage discovered in nearby planetary system
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- Earth's mantle plasticity explained: Missing mechanism for deforming olivine-rich rocks
- Hubble witnesses an asteroid mysteriously disintegrating
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- Alzheimer's disease much larger cause of death than reported, study shows
- Personalized gene therapy locks out HIV, paving the way to control virus without antiretroviral drugs
- A small step toward discovering habitable Earths
- Drug therapy could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
- Chandra and XMM-Newton provide direct measurement of distant black hole's spin
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Determination might be a very human expression
- Convergent evolution: New fins evolve repeatedly in teleost fishes
- Sea-level rise threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
- Mother's diet linked to premature birth: fruits, vegetables linked to reduced risk of preterm delivery
- Young children form first impressions from faces
- 'Dimer molecules' aid study of exoplanet pressure, hunt for life
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- New evidence confirms link between IQ, brain cortex
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- Motion-sensing cells in eye let brain 'know' about directional changes
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- Meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking
- Insights into plate tectonics, the forces behind earthquakes, volcanoes
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Native American city on the Mississippi was America's first 'melting pot'
- Virtually all red dwarf stars have at least one planet in orbit around them
- 30,000 year-old giant virus found in Siberia
- Complex plant behavior? In fight against parasites, Barberry sacrifices seeds depending on survival chance
- Outbursts of anger linked to greater risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech
- First glimpse of brain circuit that helps experience to shape perception
- Newly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol from carbon dioxide
- European flood risk could double by 2050
- How Earth might have looked: How a failed Saharan Atlantic Ocean rift zone sculped Africa's margin
- Physicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding how glassy surfaces flow like a liquid
- NASA scientists find evidence of water in meteorite, reviving debate over life on Mars
- Competition breeds new fish species, study finds
- New fast and furious black hole found
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Fat or flat: Getting galaxies into shape
- Fragile X syndrome: Trigger for most common form of intellectual disability and autism uncovered
- 10,000 years on the Bering Land Bridge: Ancestors of Native Americans paused en route from Asia
- Physicians' stethoscopes more contaminated than palms of their hands
- Prenatal Nicotine Exposure May Lead to ADHD in Future Generations
- Ancient 'great leap forward' for life in the open ocean: Cyanobacteria sheds light on how complex life evolved on earth
- Circadian clock in the ear: Time of day of hearing damage affects healing
- Study uncovers why autism is more common in males
- Big thaw projected for Antarctic sea ice: Ross Sea will reverse current trend, be largely ice free in summer by 2100
- Road map, dictionary for arthropod brain developed by neuroscientists
- Closest, brightest supernova in decades is also a little weird
- Why dark chocolate is good for your heart
- Secondhand smoke exposure linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
- DNA test better than standard screens in identifying fetal chromosome abnormalities
- Caesarean babies more likely to become overweight as adults, analysis finds
- Our memory for sounds is significantly worse than our memory for visual or tactile things
- Climate change: No warming hiatus for extreme hot temperatures
- Father's age tied to higher rates of psychiatric, academic problems in kids
- Why breastfed babies are so smart: Moms who breastfeed are often responsive and read to their babies
- NASA's Kepler mission announces a planet bonanza, 715 new worlds
- Pine forest particles appear seemingly out of thin air, influence climate
- Physicists discover 'quantum droplet' in semiconductor
- Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
- Sunburns strike twice by altering pigment cells, harming surrounding tissue
- Decline of bronze age 'megacities' linked to climate change
- Replicating motions of the heart: Artificial muscles that do the twist set the stage for soft robotics
- Causal link found between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and autism in new study
- Offshore wind farms could tame hurricanes before they reach land
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