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Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's 6th Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
How to Power California With Wind, Water and Sun
July 24, 2014 — New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy ... full story -
Pesticide Linked to Three Generations of Disease: Methoxychlor Causes Epigenetic Changes
July 24, 2014 — Researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future ... full story -
No Returning to Eden: Researchers Explore How to Restore Species in a Changing World
July 24, 2014 — Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to ... full story -
Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific Preceded Abrupt Warming, End of Ice Age
July 24, 2014 — Scientists have long been concerned that global warming may push Earth's climate system across a 'tipping point,' where rapid melting of ice and further warming may become irreversible ... full story -
DNA Mostly 'Junk?' Only 8.2 Percent of Human DNA Is 'Functional', Study Finds
July 24, 2014 — Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important -- is 'functional' -- say researchers. This figure is very different from one given in 2012, when some scientists ... full story -
Leaf-Mining Insects Destroyed With the Dinosaurs, Others Quickly Appeared
July 24, 2014 — After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs' extinction and ushered in the Paleocene, leaf-mining insects in the western United States completely ... full story -
A Reward Is Valued More If You Choose It Yourself: New Quirky Byproduct of Learning from Reward
July 24, 2014 — Many people value rewards they choose themselves more than rewards they merely receive, even when the rewards are actually equivalent. A new study provides evidence that this long-observed quirk of ... full story -
Cancer: Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis Identified in Animal Study
July 24, 2014 — Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumor cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer, are often associated with a gloomy prognosis. Managing to block the metastasis or, even better, prevent ... full story -
New Mass Map of Distant Galaxy Cluster Is Most Precise Yet
July 24, 2014 — Astronomers have mapped the mass within a galaxy cluster more precisely than ever before. Created using observations from Hubble's Frontier Fields observing program, the map shows the amount and ... full story -
Four-Billion-Year-Old Chemistry in Cells Today
July 24, 2014 — Parts of the primordial soup in which life arose have been maintained in our cells today according to scientists. Research has revealed how cells in plants, yeast and very likely also in animals ... full story -
Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' Had Only One-Tenth to One One-Thousandth the Amount of Water Predicted
July 24, 2014 — Astronomers have gone looking for water vapor in the atmospheres of three planets orbiting stars similar to the Sun -- and have come up nearly dry. The three planets, known as HD 189733b, HD 209458b, ... full story -
Smarter Than a First-Grader? Crows Can Perform as Well as 7 To 10-Year-Olds on Cause-and-Effect Water Displacement Tasks
July 23, 2014 — In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird happens upon a vessel of water, but when he tries to drink from it, he finds the water level out of his reach. Not strong enough ... full story -
Gene Inhibitor, Salmon Fibrin Restore Function Lost in Spinal Cord Injury in Rodents
July 23, 2014 — A therapy combining salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain restored voluntary motor function impaired by spinal cord injury, scientists have ... full story -
Dog Jealousy: Study Suggests Primordial Origins for the 'Green-Eyed Monster'
July 23, 2014 — Dogs exhibit jealous behaviors. The first experimental test of jealousy in dogs supports the view that there may be a more basic form of jealousy, which evolved to protect social bonds from ... full story -
3-D Image of Paleolithic Child's Skull Reveals Trauma, Brain Damage
July 23, 2014 — Three-dimensional imaging of a Paleolithic child's skull reveals potentially violent head trauma that likely lead to brain ... full story -
Major Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Fur Seals
July 23, 2014 — Genetic analysis of Antarctic fur seals, alongside decades of in-depth monitoring, has provided unique insights into the effect of climate change on a population of top-predators. The findings show ... full story -
Age of Puberty in Girls Influenced by Which Parent 'Imprinted' Genes Are Inherited from
July 23, 2014 — The age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by 'imprinted' genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which parent passes on that gene, according to ... full story -
Genetics of Cancer: Non-Coding DNA Can Finally Be Decoded
July 23, 2014 — Cancer is a disease of the genome resulting from a combination of genetic modifications, or mutations. We inherit from our parents strong or weak predispositions to developing certain kinds of ... full story -
How Much Magma Is Hiding Beneath Our Feet? Mysteries of Earth's Crust Pierced
July 23, 2014 — Molten rock, or magma, has a strong influence on our planet and its inhabitants, causing destructive volcanic eruptions and generating some of the giant mineral deposits. Our understanding of these ... full story
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's 6th mass extinction event
- How to power California with wind, water and sun
- Pesticide linked to three generations of disease: Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific preceded abrupt warming, end of ice age
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- A reward is valued more if you choose it yourself: New quirky byproduct of learning from reward
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- New mass map of distant galaxy cluster is most precise yet
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Hubble finds three surprisingly dry exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' had only one-tenth to one one-thousandth the amount of water predicted
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- 3-D image of Paleolithic child's skull reveals trauma, brain damage
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How much magma is hiding beneath our feet? Mysteries of Earth's crust pierced
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- NASA's Fermi finds a 'transformer' pulsar
- Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate
- Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S.
- Hubble traces halo of a galaxy more accurately than ever before: An in-depth look at giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A
- Global temperature reaches record high in June following record warmth in May
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Massive neutrinos and new standard cosmological model: No concordance yet
- 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
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- 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
- Viral relics show cancer's 'footprint' on our evolution
- 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
- Region, pathway found crucial for facial development in vertebrate embryos
- 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
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