Zoloft appears to alter brain structures, say U.S. researchers
Experiments with monkeys showed that the antidepressant sertraline (marketed as Zoloft) significantly increased the volume of one brain region in…
Magnetic wormhole connecting two regions of space created by Spanish physicists
Physicists at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have designed and created in the laboratory the first experimental wormhole that can…
“Intraterrestrial” life found in rocks below the seafloor.
The discovery that ancient rocks harbored microbial life deep below the seafloor confirms a long-standing hypothesis that interactions between mantle…
How climate change created the modern dog
Appearing in Nature Communications, a new study of dog fossils suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators…
Marine organisms evolving in response to ocean acidification
Researchers at Plymouth University have found that polychaete worms living in acidified waters exhibit a tendency to nurture their offspring…
Bonobo communication similar to that of human infants, suggests new study
Researchers from the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) have found that wild bonobos, our closest…
New technique for thought-controlled data input almost as accurate as one-fingered typing
When we type or perform other precise tasks, our brains and muscles usually work together effortlessly. But when a neurological…
New definition of chaos proposed
The idea that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings might trigger a hurricane beautifully encapsulates the concept of chaos, where…
NASA discover Earth’s twin 1,400 light-years away
The Kepler mission has found the first near-Earth-size planet – called Kepler-452b – in the “habitable zone” around a G2…
Could solar flares be triggering birth defects?
It’s known that airplane crews at high altitude are exposed to potentially harmful levels of radiation from cosmic rays, but…
Innovative lightweight metal foam set to protect astronauts
Lightweight composite metal foams are effective at blocking X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation, say researchers from North Carolina State…
Stimulant drug abuse appears to reduce brain volume in women but not men
Using MRI to study the brains of cocaine and meth users, researchers found that while the women demonstrated widespread brain…
Reusable shopping bags trigger junk food purchases
Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store can mean you’re an environmentally friendly shopper. But a new study in the…
Physicists map conductivity change in transition from 3 to 2 dimensions
Scientists from the Moscow Institute Of Physics And Technology and Tulane University (New Orleans) have for the first time described…
Universe may be less crowded than we think
Detailing their work in Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of scientists suggest there may be far fewer galaxies in the…
Key element of human language discovered in Australian bird
Stringing together meaningless sounds to create meaningful signals was previously thought to be the preserve of humans alone, but a…
Could our beliefs about human consciousness and the notion of self be completely wrong?
Consciousness – the internal dialogue that seems to govern one’s thoughts and actions -is far less powerful than people believe,…
Robots get micro-tentacles to handle delicate objects
Using a transparent elastomer, Iowa State University scientists have created tiny tentacles that robots can wrap around delicate objects to…
New photosynthesis-mimicking technology could enable round-the-clock solar power without batteries
Developed by chemists at UCLA, a new photosynthesis-like technology is capable of storing solar energy for up to several weeks…
Latest images of Ceres show detail of bright spot
New images of the dwarf planet Ceres, taken from 2,700 miles above by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, show the surface of…
Water droplet computer can algorithmically manipulate physical matter
Researchers at Stanford have built a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets. The droplet…
Missing link found between brain and immune system
In a discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined…
Researchers find link between cannabis use and fewer parasites
The more that hunter-gatherers in the Congo smoke cannabis, the less they are infected by parasitic intestinal worms, according to…
New paper shows how spacetime is built from quantum entanglement
A new paper to be published in Physical Review Letters has made a significant step toward unifying general relativity and…
Blind human echolocators can recognize the shape, size, and material properties of objects, according to new study
New Canadian research into human echolocation suggests that as well as being able to locate objects, some blind people can…
Sudden increase in ice loss in Antarctica
An international group of scientists has observed a sudden increase in ice loss on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula, what was…
Video game link to Alzheimer’s?
Video gamers spend a collective three billion hours per week in front of their screens. And while the average young…
Vaping flavorings found to alter lung function at cellular level
Certain flavorings used in electronic cigarette liquids may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to new research presented…
Lab study suggests mad cow disease can be transmitted by plants
A study appearing in the latest issue of Cell Reports suggests that grass plants can bind, uptake, and transport infectious…