Magnetic field can alter moral judgments
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) neuroscientists have shown they can influence people’s moral judgments by disrupting the right temporo-parietal junction…
E8 “theory of everything” looking rocky
The exceptionally simple theory of everything – known as E8 – proposed by a surfing physicist in 2007, does not…
Showers releasing a pharma cocktail into environment
The morning shower or soak in the tub are significant sources of the hormones, antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals that pollute…
Facial aging more than skin deep
Facelifts to ward off the signs of aging are only fixing half the problem, according to University of Rochester Medical…
Meat and dairy consumption link to global warming questioned
Public awareness campaigns such as “Meatless Mondays” and Europe’s “Less Meat = Less Heat” are scientifically inaccurate, says a researcher…
Researchers say results from experimental nanoparticle cancer treatment are “game changing”
A California Institute of Technology (Caltech) led team of researchers has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle –…
Checkout’s days numbered as printable RFID tags become a reality
Using nanotube transistors, Rice University researchers, in collaboration with a team led by Gyou-jin Cho at Sunchon National University in…
Geometry influences stem cell differentiation
Scientists from the University of Chicago have successfully used geometrically patterned surfaces to influence the development of stem cells into…
“Fleeing galaxies” tracked deeper into universe
Led by Alexander Kashlinsky at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, a new study of distant galaxy clusters mysteriously streaming at…
Opium poppy gives up its genetic secrets
Codeine, usually synthesized from the morphine found in the opium poppy, is one of the world’s most commonly prescribed painkillers.…
Chemical in bananas inhibits HIV infection
Banlec, the lectin found in bananas, is a potent inhibitor of HIV, a discovery that may yield new treatments to…
Physicists to probe flu virus for macro quantum effects
The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange and spooky, often contradictory, behavior of small objects such as individual…
Matrix turns opaque materials transparent
Experiments conducted by researchers at the City of Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution have shown that it’s…
Popular antidepressants and cataracts linked, say researchers
A Canadian study has linked the diagnosis of cataracts with the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors…
Brain plasticity increased with Ritalin use
Millions of children are treated with Ritalin to improve their ability to focus on tasks, but scientists now report that…
Ozone hole could be lesser of two evils
A new study in the Journal of Physical Chemistrysuggests that the chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in…
New concerns over nanosilver
Purdue University scientists have found that when nanosilver – a nanoparticle growing in popularity as a bactericidal agent – is…
SETI needs to get real, suggests new book
For the last 50 years, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been dominated by a hunt for tell-tale radio…
Plastic chemical BPA found to induce epigenetic changes
Scientists from Yale have shown how exposure to the ubiquitous chemical bisphenol A (BPA) induces epigenetic changes in pregnant mice…
Astronomers cop an eyeful of giant planet’s demise
An international group of astrophysicists have been documenting how the massive exoplanet known as WASP-12b is being stretched, distorted and…
Grizzlies moving in on polar bears’ turf
Biologists from the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York (CUNY) have found that grizzly…
Scientists create tiny RNA molecule with big implications
An extremely small RNA molecule created by University of Colorado scientists can catalyze a key reaction needed to synthesize proteins,…
Electric cars to moonlight as distributed power stores
With electric car numbers set to grow rapidly, scientists are exploring the potential for these vehicles to act as “distributed”…
Revealed: New player in natural selection
The unexpected discovery of a new type of genetic variation suggests that natural selection – the force that drives evolution…
Size does matter, say condom boffins
Nearly half the men who took part in a survey on condom use said they had recently experienced a badly…
Mirror symmetry broken at 4 trillion degrees
Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory report the first hints of profound symmetry transformations…
Multiplexing technique promises quantum leap in camera performance
Researchers have developed a way of capturing high-resolution still images alongside very high-speed video – a technology based on multiple…
Researchers tracking autism’s roots
New research has found that in fragile X syndrome – a genetic defect that is the best-known cause of autism…
Pollinators make a beeline for caffeine and nicotine
Bees prefer nectar containing nicotine and caffeine over nectar without these substances and researchers from the University of Haifa think…