Domestication of dogs may explain success of early humans
A new analysis of European archaeological sites suggests that early modern humans working with the earliest domestic dogs were extremely…
Could heat from a Martian volcano create a habitable environment?
The slopes of a giant Martian volcano, once covered in glacial ice, may have been home to one of the…
Scientists map mental illness’ effects on life expectancy
A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford shows that mental illnesses reduce life expectancy by 10-20 years,…
Vitamin E in canola linked to asthma, lung inflammation
A new study from Northwestern University shows the drastically different health effects of vitamin E depending on its form. The…
Windshield washer water a “significant” source of Legionnaire’s
Outbreaks of Legionnaire’s disease are most often linked to large-scale air conditioning systems, but new research shows that automobile windshield…
Researchers go beyond quantum limit
Scientists are capable of measuring the position of an object with unprecedented accuracy, but the Heisenberg uncertainty principle ultimately places…
Species turnover: this isn’t the biodiversity you’re looking for
Re-examining biodiversity data from one hundred long-term ecosystem monitoring studies done around the world, a new paper has revealed that…
The War on Drugs in 10,000 B.C.
New research published in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory suggests that the use of alcohol and drugs by…
Short men living longer
Shorter men live longer, according to new research that shows shorter men were more likely to have a protective form…
New type of avian flu found in Antarctic penguins
An international team of researchers has identified a previously unknown avian influenza virus in a group of Adelie penguins from…
Space station experiment identifies microbes that can survive unprotected in space
Scientists conducting a series of experiments on the International Space Station say that some micro-organisms can survive for long periods…