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Nine Steps to Survive 'Most Explosive Era of Infrastructure Expansion in Human History'
Mar. 5, 2015 — A team of scientists call attention to nine issues that must be considered if there is to be any hope of limiting the environmental impacts of the ongoing expansion of new roads, road improvements, ... full story -
Menopausal Whales Are Influential and Informative Leaders
Mar. 5, 2015 — Menopause is a downright bizarre trait among animals. It's also rare. Outside of the human species, only the female members of two whale species outlive their reproductive lives in such a major ... full storyMore: -
Molecule Found in Tree Leaves Helps Female Mice Combat Weight Gain; Males Unaffected
Mar. 5, 2015 — A small molecule that binds to a receptor found on muscle cells speeds up energy metabolism -- but only in female mice. Researchers have shown that female mice treated with a molecule found in tree ... full story -
Baby Mantises Harness Mid-Air 'Spin' During Jumps for Precision Landings
Mar. 5, 2015 — High-speed videos reveal that, unlike other jumping insects, the juvenile praying mantis does not spin out of control when airborne. In fact, it both creates and controls angular momentum at ... full story -
Breastfeeding an Ideal Feeding Pattern for Infants, Experts Say
Mar. 5, 2015 — Human milk provides the best nutrition for most babies and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for infants and very young children, according to an updated position paper. The paper also ... full story -
Flood and Drought Risk to Cities on Rise Even With No Climate Change
Mar. 5, 2015 — A heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan areas and others will increase their exposure to floods even in the absence of climate ... full story -
Hidden Hazards Found in 'Green' Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — Common consumer products, including those marketed as 'green,' 'all-natural,' 'non-toxic' and 'organic' emit a range of compounds that could harm human health ... full story -
Significant Facial Variation in Pre-Columbian South America
Mar. 5, 2015 — A team of anthropology researchers has found significant differences in facial features between all seven pre-Columbian peoples they evaluated from what is now Peru -- disproving a longstanding ... full story -
Human Brains Age Less Than Previously Thought
Mar. 5, 2015 — Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that previously reported changes in the aging brain using functional magnetic ... full story -
Einstein Put to the Test: Satellite Mission on Dark Energy and Theory of Gravitation
Mar. 5, 2015 — Physicists have gained new insights into dark energy and the theory of gravitation by analyzing data from the "Planck" satellite mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Their results ... full story -
Printing Custom Touch-Sensitive Displays Youself
Mar. 5, 2015 — Computer scientists have developed a technique that could enable virtually anyone to print out customized displays of their own in future – in all shapes and sizes and onto various materials. A ... full story -
New Protein Booster May Lead to Better DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy
Mar. 4, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate how cells function, a finding that might help advance an experimental approach to improving public health: DNA vaccines, which could be more ... full story -
Excavation Reveals Ancient Town and Burial Complex in Diros Bay, Greece
Mar. 4, 2015 — Recent research has uncovered the remains of an ancient town and burial complex that date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. In addition to the Neolithic 'spooning' couple that has been ... full story -
Strength in Numbers: First-Ever Quantum Device That Detects and Corrects Its Own Errors
Mar. 4, 2015 — When scientists develop a full quantum computer, the world of computing will undergo a revolution of sophistication, speed and energy efficiency that will make even our beefiest conventional machines ... full story -
Galactic 'Rain' Explains Why Some Galaxies Are Better at Creating Stars
Mar. 4, 2015 — Some of the galaxies in our universe are veritable star nurseries. For example, our own Milky Way produces, on average, at least one new star every year. Others went barren years ago, now producing ... full story -
Why Isn't the Universe as Bright as It Should Be?
Mar. 4, 2015 — A handful of new stars are born each year in the Milky Way, while many more blink on across the universe. But astronomers have observed that galaxies should be churning out millions more stars, based ... full story -
Direct Evidence That Drought-Weakened Amazonian Forests 'Inhale Less Carbon'
Mar. 4, 2015 — Direct evidence of the rate at which individual trees in the Amazonian basin 'inhale' carbon from the atmosphere during severe drought has been provided by an international research team. ... full story -
Discovery of 2.8-Million-Year-Old Jaw Sheds Light on Early Humans
Mar. 4, 2015 — For decades, scientists have been searching for African fossils documenting the earliest phases of the Homo lineage, but specimens recovered from the critical time interval between 3 and 2.5 million ... full storyMore: -
Planet 'Reared' by Four Parent Stars
Mar. 4, 2015 — Growing up as a planet with more than one parent star has its challenges. Though the planets in our solar system circle just one star -- our sun -- other more distant planets, called exoplanets, can ... full story -
Experiments Support Conductivity Claims for Microbial Nanowires
Mar. 4, 2015 — Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwelling anaerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, truly possess metallic-like ... full story
- Nine steps to survive 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history'
- Menopausal whales are influential and informative leaders
- Molecule found in tree leaves helps female mice combat weight gain; males unaffected
- Baby mantises harness mid-air 'spin' during jumps for precision landings
- Breastfeeding an ideal feeding pattern for infants, experts say
- Flood and drought risk to cities on rise even with no climate change
- Hidden hazards found in 'green' products
- Significant facial variation in pre-Columbian South America
- Human brains age less than previously thought
- Einstein put to the test: Satellite mission on dark energy and theory of gravitation
- Printing custom touch-sensitive displays youself
- New protein booster may lead to better DNA vaccines and gene therapy
- Excavation reveals ancient town and burial complex in Diros Bay, Greece
- Strength in numbers: First-ever quantum device that detects and corrects its own errors
- Galactic 'rain' explains why some galaxies are better at creating stars
- Why isn't the universe as bright as it should be?
- Direct evidence that drought-weakened Amazonian forests 'inhale less carbon'
- Discovery of 2.8-million-year-old jaw sheds light on early humans
- Planet 'reared' by four parent stars
- Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
- Hurricanes helped accelerate spread of lionfish
- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Genetic study revives debate on origin and expansion of Indo-European languages in Europe
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Creative genius driven by distraction
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Adults only really catch flu about twice a decade, suggests study
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- When age matters: precise dating of ancient charcoal found near skull is helping reveal unique period in prehistory
- Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- Olive oil: The key to curing cancer?
- Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
- Unlocking key to immunological memory in bacteria
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Genetically speaking, mammals are more like their fathers
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- Breakthrough in organic light emitting diodes technology
- Peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
- Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information
- Sleep-walking neurons: Brain's GPS never stops working -- even during sleep
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Treadmill performance predicts mortality
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Living on the edge: Stars found far from galaxy center
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Bumblebees make false memories, too
- How rare antibody targets Ebola and Marburg virus
- New insight found in black hole collisions
- Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
- Anesthetics could have long-term impact on children's brains
- MUSE goes beyond Hubble: Looking deeply into the universe in 3-D
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Pockets of calm protect molecules around a supermassive black hole
- Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn
- Physicists offer a solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter in the universe
- How does the human brain tackle problems it did not evolve to solve?
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- First direct observation of carbon dioxide's increasing greenhouse effect at Earth's surface
- Agricultural insecticides pose a global risk to surface water bodies, researchers find
- Evolutionary approach reveals new clues toward understanding the roots of schizophrenia
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- Bionic reconstruction lets patients use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by the mind
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- Yellowstone: Geysers erupt periodically because they have loops in their plumbing
- Ocean circulation change: Sea level spiked for two years along Northeastern North America
- Kenyan fossils show evolution of hippos
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds
- Asian tree rings explain historical plague outbreaks in Europe
- Antibiotics give rise to new communities of harmful bacteria
- Neuroscientists literally change the way we think: Advantages of a wandering mind
- Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images, sounds as they learn to speak
- Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes
- La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth
- Deconstructing mental illness through ultradian rhythms
- Newborn neurons in adult brain may help us adapt to environment
- Mars exploration: NASA's MAVEN spacecraft completes first deep dip campaign
- Giving shape to black holes' intense winds
- Scientists identify mineral that destroys organic compounds, with implications for Mars Curiosity Mission
- Perfect colors, captured with one ultra-thin lens
- Sunlight continues to damage skin in the dark
- Animals tend to evolve toward larger size over time
- Hubble gets best view of a circumstellar debris disk distorted by a planet
- New nanogel for drug delivery: Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot
- New brain mapping reveals unknown cell types
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