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First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013
May 14, 2013 — On May 13, 2013, the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. This is the the strongest X-class flare of 2013 so far, surpassing in strength the X1.7-class flare that occurred 14 ... > full storyMore: -
New Drug Reverses Memory Deficits and Slows Alzheimer's in Mice
May 13, 2013 — A drug known as J147 reverses memory deficits and slows Alzheimer's disease in aged mice following short-term treatment. The findings may pave the way to a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in ... > full story -
Scientists Find Extensive Glacial Retreat in Mount Everest Region
May 13, 2013 — Researchers taking a new look at the snow and ice covering Mount Everest and the national park that surrounds it are finding abundant evidence that the world's tallest peak is shedding its frozen ... > full story -
Oldest Fossil Hominin Ear Bones Ever Recovered: Discovery Could Yield Important Clues on Human Origins
May 13, 2013 — Anthropologists could shed new light on the earliest existence of humans. The study analyzed the tiny ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes, from two species of early human ancestor in South ... > full storyMore: -
Seabird Bones Reveal Changes in Open-Ocean Food Chain
May 13, 2013 — Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels -- both ancient and modern -- show how drastically today's open seas fish menu has changed. Scientists analyzed the bones of Hawaiian petrels -- birds that ... > full story -
New Method of Finding Planets Scores Its First Discovery
May 13, 2013 — Detecting alien worlds presents a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for ... > full story -
Productivity Increases With Species Diversity, Just as Darwin Predicted
May 13, 2013 — Environments containing species that are distantly related to one another are more productive than those containing closely related species, according to new ... > full story -
Brain Frontal Lobes Not Sole Center of Human Intelligence, Comparative Research Suggests
May 13, 2013 — Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain's frontal lobes, say researchers. Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined ... > full story -
Out of Sync: Body Clocks Altered at Cell Level in Depression
May 13, 2013 — Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the dawn of humanity. But new research shows that the clock may be broken in the ... > full story -
Grammar Errors? The Brain Detects Them Even When You Are Unaware
May 13, 2013 — Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but neuroscientists have now captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect and process ... > full story
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