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Mammoth and Mastodon Behavior Was Less Roam, More Stay at Home
July 21, 2014 — Their scruffy beards weren't ironic, but there are reasons mammoths and mastodons could have been the hipsters of the Ice Age. According to new research, the famously fuzzy relatives of ... full story -
Transiting Exoplanet With Longest Known Year: 704 Earth Days
July 21, 2014 — Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest known year. Kepler-421b circles its star once every 704 days. In comparison, Mars orbits our Sun once every 780 days. Most of the ... full story -
More Than Glitter: How Gold Nanoparticles Easily Penetrate Cells, Making Them Useful for Delivering Drugs
July 21, 2014 — A special class of tiny gold particles can easily slip through cell membranes, making them good candidates to deliver drugs directly to target cells. Scientists can now explain how gold nanoparticles ... full story -
Science and Art Bring Back to Life 300-Million-Year-Old Specimens of a Primitive Reptile-Like Vertebrate
July 21, 2014 — Paleontologists have recreated the cranial structure of a 308-million-year-old lizard-like vertebrate that could be the earliest example of a reptile and explain the origin of all vertebrates that ... full story -
Mysterious Dance of Dwarf Galaxies May Force a Cosmic Rethink
July 21, 2014 — The discovery that many small galaxies throughout the universe do not 'swarm' around larger ones like bees do but 'dance' in orderly disc-shaped orbits is a challenge to our ... full story -
Children as Young as Three Recognize 'Cuteness' in Faces of People, Animals
July 21, 2014 — Children as young as three are able to recognize the same ‘cute’ infantile facial features in humans and animals which encourage caregiving behavior in adults, new research has shown. A study ... full story -
Genetic Risk for Autism Stems Mostly from Common Genes
July 20, 2014 — Using new statistical tools, scientists have discovered that most of the genetic risk for autism comes from versions of genes that are common in the population rather than from rare variants or ... full story -
Size and Age of Plants Impact Their Productivity More Than Climate
July 20, 2014 — The size and age of plants has more of an impact on their productivity than temperature and precipitation, according to a landmark study. They show that variation in terrestrial ecosystems is ... full story -
Sea Level Rising in Western Tropical Pacific Anthropogenic as Result of Human Activity, Study Concludes
July 20, 2014 — Sea levels likely will continue to rise in the tropical Pacific Ocean off the coasts of the Philippines and northeastern Australia as humans continue to alter the climate, a study concludes. The ... full story -
New Technique Maps Life's Effects on Our DNA: Powerful Single-Cell Technique to Study Environmental Effects on DNA
July 20, 2014 — Researchers have developed a powerful new single-cell technique to help investigate how the environment affects our development and the traits we inherit from our ... full story -
A Noble Gas Cage: New Material Traps Gases from Nuclear Fuel Better and Uses Less Energy Than Currently Available Options
July 20, 2014 — A new material called CC3 effectively traps xenon, krypton, and radon. These gases are used in industries such as lighting or medicine and, in the case of radon, one that can be hazardous when it ... full story -
Marmoset Sequence Sheds New Light on Primate Biology and Evolution
July 20, 2014 — Scientists have completed the genome sequence of the common marmoset -- the first sequence of a New World Monkey -- providing new information about the marmoset's unique rapid reproductive ... full story -
Scientists Map One of Most Important Proteins in Life -- And Cancer
July 20, 2014 — Scientists reveal the structure of one of the most important and complicated proteins in cell division -- a fundamental process in life and the development of cancer -- in a new research article. ... full story -
Oceans Vital for Possibility for Alien Life
July 20, 2014 — Researchers have made an important step in the race to discover whether other planets could develop and sustain life. New research shows the vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth-like ... full story -
Speedy Computation Enables Scientists to Reconstruct an Animal's Development Cell by Cell
July 20, 2014 — Researchers have developed a new computational method that can rapidly track the three-dimensional movements of cells in such data-rich images. Using the method, scientists can essentially automate ... full story -
New Material Puts a Twist in Light
July 18, 2014 — Scientists have uncovered the secret to twisting light at will. It is the latest step in the development of photonics, the faster, more compact and less carbon-hungry successor to electronics. A ... full story -
Getting a Grip on Robotic Grasp: New Wrist-Mounted Device Augments the Human Hand With Two Robotic Fingers
July 18, 2014 — Twisting a screwdriver, removing a bottle cap, and peeling a banana are just a few simple tasks that are tricky to pull off single-handedly. Now a new wrist-mounted robot can provide a helping hand ... full story -
Revealed: The Mystery Behind Starling Flocks
July 18, 2014 — The mystery behind the movements of flocking starlings could be explained by the areas of light and dark created as they fly, new research suggests. The research found that flocking starlings aim to ... full story -
Cheap, Highly Efficient Solar Cells: A New Stable and Cost-Cutting Type of Perovskite Solar Cell
July 17, 2014 — Scientists have made a very efficient perovskite solar cell that does not require a hole-conducting layer. The novel photovoltaic achieved energy conversion efficiency of 12.8 percent and was stable ... full story -
Untangling Spider's Webs: Largest-Ever Study of Spider Genetics Shows Orb Weaver Spiders Do Not Share Common Origins
July 17, 2014 — The largest-ever phylogenetic study of spiders shows that, contrary to long-held popular opinion, the two groups of spiders that weave orb-shaped webs do not share a single ... full story
- Mammoth and mastodon behavior was less roam, more stay at home
- Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- Science and art bring back to life 300-million-year-old specimens of a primitive reptile-like vertebrate
- Mysterious dance of dwarf galaxies may force a cosmic rethink
- Children as young as three recognize 'cuteness' in faces of people, animals
- Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
- Size and age of plants impact their productivity more than climate
- Sea level rising in western tropical Pacific anthropogenic as result of human activity, study concludes
- New technique maps life's effects on our DNA: Powerful single-cell technique to study environmental effects on DNA
- A noble gas cage: New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available options
- Marmoset sequence sheds new light on primate biology and evolution
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Oceans vital for possibility for alien life
- Speedy computation enables scientists to reconstruct an animal's development cell by cell
- New material puts a twist in light
- Getting a grip on robotic grasp: New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers
- Revealed: The mystery behind starling flocks
- Cheap, highly efficient solar cells: A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cell
- Untangling spider's webs: Largest-ever study of spider genetics shows orb weaver spiders do not share common origins
- Scientists experimentally re-create conditions deep inside giant planets, such as Jupiter and many exo-planets
- How existing cropland could feed billions more
- Chromosome-based draft of the wheat genome completed
- Earth-like soils on Mars? Ancient fossilized soils potentially found deep inside impact crater suggest microbial life
- Scientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don't eat honey: Significant differences depending on diet
- Is the universe a bubble? Let's check: Making the multiverse hypothesis testable
- Eye movements reveal difference between love and lust
- New gene discovered that stops spread of deadly cancer: Scientists identify gene that fights metastasis of a common lung cancer
- Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers
- Danish DNA could be key to happiness
- New view of Mount Rainier's volcanic plumbing: Electrical images show upward flow of fluids to magma chamber
- Effects of starvation can be passed to future generations, through small RNAs apparently without DNA involvement
- Measuring nurture: Study shows how 'good mothering' hardwires infant brain
- Are ants the answer to carbon dioxide sequestration?
- Humans walking on all fours is not backward evolution
- Sharpest map of Mars surface properties
- Tooth plaque provides unique insights into our prehistoric ancestors' diet
- Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers
- Asteroid Vesta to reshape theories of planet formation
- Climate-cooling Arctic lakes soak up greenhouse gases, study shows
- Brain of world's first known predators discovered
- Scientists find way to trap, kill malaria parasite
- One injection stops diabetes in its tracks: Treatment reverses symptoms of type 2 diabetes in mice without side effects
- Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
- Animal foraging tactics unchanged for 50 million years
- NASA's Van Allen Probes show how to accelerate electrons
- Transplantation of new brain cells reverses memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
- Mutation stops worms from getting drunk
- Dodos and spotted green pigeons are descendants of an island hopping bird
- Rainwater discovered at new depths, with high pressure and temperatures over 300 degrees Celsius
- Protein's 'hands' enable bacteria to establish infection, research finds
- New feathered predatory fossil sheds light on dinosaur flight
- Physicists detect process even rarer than the long-sought Higgs particle
- Ötzi's non-human DNA: Opportunistic pathogen discovered in Iceman tissue biopsy
- Smallest Swiss cross: Made of 20 single atoms
- Bones of elephant ancestor unearthed: Meet the gomphothere
- Running for life: How speed restricts evolutionary change of the vertebral column
- Genome-wide analysis reveals genetic similarities among friends: Study finds truth to 'friends are the family you choose'
- Months before their first words, babies' brains rehearse speech mechanics
- Squishy robots: Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states
- Quantum computers? First photonic router demonstrated
- Technology produces clean-burning hydrogen fuel cheaply using carbon nanotubes
- Prehistoric ‘bookkeeping’ tokens continued long after invention of writing
- Genetic recipe to turn stem cells to blood
- Domestication syndrome: White patches, baby faces and tameness explained by mild neural crest deficits
- Short lives, violent deaths: Two CT-scanned Siberian mammoth calves yield trove of insights
- Smell and eye tests show potential to detect Alzheimer's early
- Australia drying caused by greenhouse gases, study shows
- Deep within spinach leaves, vibrations enhance efficiency of photosynthesis
- Out of an hours-long explosion, a stand-in for the first stars
- Getting a charge out of water droplets: Water jumping from a superhydrophobic surface can be harnessed to produce electricity
- Non-invasive urine test could be used to predict premature birth, delivery of small babies
- Extinct giant sea scorpion gets an eye exam, with surprising results
- Hi-ho! Astronomers discover seven dwarf galaxies with new telescope
- NASA spacecraft observes further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars
- DARPA taps Lawrence Livermore to develop world's first neural device to restore memory
- Scorpions are master architects, according to new research
- 'Mississippi Baby' now has detectable HIV, researchers find
- Drinking alcohol provides no heart health benefit, new study shows
- Technology developed to redirect proteins towards specific areas of genome
- Evidence of super-fast deep earthquake: Rare high-speed rupture off Russia and similar phenomena on shallow fault zones
- Ocean's most abundant organisms have clear daily cycles
- Sun-like stars reveal their ages
- Chimp intelligence 'runs in families,' environment less important
- Radio-burst discovery deepens astrophysics mystery
- Hubble spots spiral bridge of young stars linking two ancient galaxies
- How antioxidants can accelerate cancers, and why they don't protect against them
- Odor communication in wild gorillas: Wild gorillas signal using odor
- Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure: Study
- Birdlike fossil challenges notion that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs
- Urban heat: Not a myth, and worst where it's wet
- First snapshots of water splitting in photosynthesis
- Human cells' protein factory has an alternate operating manual: Process may help body rein in disease-fighting side effects
- Cosmic grains of dust formed in supernova explosion
- New paths into the world of quasiparticles
- Study cracks how brain processes emotions
- Ancient arachnid brought 'back to life': Video recreates 410-million-year-old animal walking
- Children on dairy farms run one-tenth the risk of developing allergies; Dairy farm exposure also beneficial during pregnancy
- Even geckos can lose their grip
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