Girth And Length Muddle Bartenders’ Brains
If you’re looking to maximize your alcohol consumption this silly season then you should consider taking advantage of what would…
Telescope Cleans Up Its Image
A new adaptive optics system has allowed University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) astronomers to capture the first clear…
Gamblers’ Brains Wired For Failure
The current issue of the Journal of Gambling Studiescarries a study by psychologists from Drake University that identifies the two…
Arctic Permafrost Not So Permanent
Earth’s warming climate looks like it could thaw 90 percent of the perennially frozen soil across the Arctic by 2100,…
25% Of Prescribed Antibiotics Ineffective
If you’re concerned by your child’s nagging sore throat this winter, it may come as some consolation that doctors are…
Smash-Up Derby A Universal Pastime
Galactic collisions are common phenomena, according to Yale astronomer, Pieter van Dokkum, who used hundreds of images from two of…
Stem Cells May Prove Hard To Tame
Researchers have discovered a regulatory mechanism that enables frog embryos to develop normally even after being split in half (as…
GM Tomatoes May Pave Way For Other Drought Resistant Crops
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencescarries news of a new genetically modified (GM) tomato plant that can thrive…
New Plasma Thruster Promises Faster Spacecraft
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the successful testing of a prototype spacecraft engine – called the helicon double…
Probe Set To Dial 1-800-ENTANGLEMENT
Physicists from Rice University are building a unique nano-probe that will hopefully enable them to “dial in” elusive quantum states…
Dark Matter Takes Shape With New Map
The latest issue of Astrophysical Journal carries news of new “dark matter maps” of two young galaxies created by astrophysicists…
Balls vs Brains In Batty Battle For Evolutionary Success
Without doubt, the most intriguing evolutionary pressure of all is sexual selection. The how and why behind our choice of…
“Trust” Hormone Negates Fear
A brain imaging study at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has discovered that the fear-processing circuitry in the…
Arctic Soil Carbon Vastly Underestimated
It seems that current efforts to understand the effects of carbon on climate warming could be a waste of time…
Menstrual Cycle Rewires Brain
Confirming what women have known for years, researchers have found that changes in hormone levels can have dramatic effects on…
New Method To Find Extrasolar Planets
The latest issue of the journal Optical Letters carries an intriguing article about a new optical device that might allow…
Atoms Coaxed Into Quantum “Cat” State
In a demonstration of just how weird the quantum world is, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…