Young adults can outgrow bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, causes severe and unusual shifts in mood and energy, affecting a person’s ability to perform everyday…
More evidence linking testicular cancer to chemicals in breast milk
Published in the International Journal of Andrology, a new analysis of breast milk samples from Denmark and Finland has revealed…
Exciton-based circuits promise leap in computer speed
Physicists at the University of California, San Diego, have successfully created super-fast integrated circuits with particles called “excitons,” bringing the…
Boffins ponder moon-water formation
When Apollo astronauts returned from the moon 40 years ago, they brought back moon rocks to undergo analysis, and one…
New doomsday map shows planet’s dire state
Human activities have already pushed the Earth beyond three of the planet’s biophysical thresholds, with consequences that are detrimental or…
Frog communities undergoing “McDonaldization”
Under pressure from a fungal disease that has been labeled an “extinction filter” by researchers, frog communities in South America…
Stem cell researchers barking up the wrong tree, says Prof
Before it was established that matter burns by taking up oxygen, most chemists sought to explain combustion as the release…
New explanation for gamma ray bursts
Mathematicians at the University of Leeds have proposed a radical explanation for the bright flashes in the universe that are…
Camera network plots meteorite landings
Researchers have discovered an unusual kind of meteorite in the Western Australian desert and thanks to an experimental camera network,…
Study links penis size to general health
A study by researchers at Victoria University (Australia) into penis size and body image found that men with a larger-than-average…
Surreal experiences boost brain power
Psychologists at the University of California – Santa Barbara and the University of British Columbia have found that exposure to…
Showerheads delivering a pathogen payload
Bathroom showers can deliver a face-full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, suggests a surprising new University of Colorado at Boulder study.…
New study shows intimate relationship between ice caps and CO2 levels
Climate scientists say the link between declining CO2 levels in the Earth’s atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice…
Y chromosome not such a dud
It was believed that the X and Y chromosomes – that define the sexes – did not communicate at all,…
Mind-reading through the eyes
Scientists say they may be able to glean information about stored memories and past events by tracking a subject’s eye…
Gecko’s tail has a mind of its own
Geckos will shed their tails as a decoy for predators, but little is known about what controls the complex movements…
Compelling new evidence for prostate cancer virus
A type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals has been found for the first time in…
Far out: measuring GDP from orbit
Outer space offers a new way for measuring economic growth, according to a new working paper by three Brown University…
Y chromosome makes sex disorders “roulette game,” say researchers
The human Y chromosome (the male chromosome) is sometimes referred to as a “hall of mirrors” as the genes essential…
Those blinded by brain injury may still “see”
Even in a mad rush, we rarely knock over the box of cereal or glass of orange juice as we…
Monkey music a hit
Music is one of the surest ways to influence human emotion, but non-human primates scarcely respond to our music, and…
PSA test blamed for massive overdiagnosis of prostate cancer
Introduced in 1987, prostate-antigen screening (PSA) has resulted in over 1 million additional men being diagnosed and treated for prostate…