Solar System’s “Bouncing” Linked To Mass Extinction Events
A new computer model of our solar system’s movement relative to the Milky Way indicates that it “bounces” up and…
Lack Of A McShrinky Makes Therapy Unappealing
Television’s portrayal of psychological counselors as either buffoons or unethical clods makes people less willing to seek professional mental health…
Electromagnetic Fields Disrupt Newborns’ Heart Rates
The electromagnetic fields produced by hospital incubators can interfere with newborn babies’ heart rates, potentially creating problems for infants born…
Nanoparticle Laced Wastewater Could Compromise Treatment Plants
Silver’s prodigious ability to kill bacteria hasn’t gone unnoticed by consumer product manufacturers, resulting in a growing number of household…
Graphene’s “Muffin-Tin” Nanodots Explained
Researchers believe they now understand how graphene – a featureless, one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms – lying on an equally…
Quantum-Hall Effect Observed, Sans Magnetic Field
The quantum-Hall effect (where electrons condense into an exotic quantum fluid) was thought to only occur in specially prepared materials…
More Evidence Of Link Between Reproductive System And Aging
Biologists from Brown University have found that eliminating germline stem cells (the cells that make eggs and sperm) lengthens the…
Zeroing-In On Epigenetic Inheritance Mechanism
The mechanisms behind epigenetic inheritance (where changes in gene expression can be passed between generations without changes in the underlying…
Stem Cell Decimation Behind “Chemo Brain”
A study by researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Harvard Medical School has linked the widely used…
Harnessing The Coriolis Force
The force that creates whirlpools and hurricanes could soon be used to boost the output of traditional hydroelectric power stations…
Smallest Transistor Created With Graphene
University of Manchester researchers have used the world’s thinnest material, graphene, to create the world’s smallest transistor, one atom thick…
ETs Very Unlikely, New Calculations Suggest
SETI and other ET initiatives are wasting their time if a scientist from the University of East Anglia, UK, is…
Quantifying Space Radiation Dangers
With plans for a manned mission to Mars on the drawing board, researchers from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at…
Laser Used To Get Thunderclouds Sparking
Using a powerful ground-based laser, European scientists were able to induce electrical activity in thunderclouds, a precursor to stimulating lightning…
New Understanding Of Insect Olfactory Mechanism
The tree of life may need to be redrawn, say researchers from Rockefeller University and the University of Tokyo who…
Spit-Swap Forces Changes To DNA Testing
Protocols for DNA testing are being revised after a man attempted to foil a DNA paternity test by placing another…
Paradoxical Pharmacology Yields Radical New Asthma Treatment
One month of tough breathing may help asthma sufferers breathe easier in the long run, according to Richard Bond, an…
Evolution Leaves “Fingerprint” Across Human Genome
As revealed by the Human Genome Project, only a small fraction of the 3 billion “letter” DNA code actually instructs…
Organics Shaping Up As Next Wave In Digital Signal Processing
Fungi, E. Coli, DNA: meet the newest tools for digital signal processing. At least, that’s according to Northwestern University computer…
Computer Recognizes Attractiveness In Women
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but what if the beholder is a software program? Computer scientist…
Animals “Stuck In Time”
University of Western Ontario researchers investigating how animals perceive time have found that episodic-like memory in rats is qualitatively different…
Water Intake Guidelines Questioned
A meta-study, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, that looked into the health effects of drinking…
Paranoia As Common As Depression, Anxiety
A virtual reality subway ride has been used by researchers to reveal the extent that paranoia occurs in the general…
Mystery Fevers Cured With Surgery
Many families go through a regular nightmare where their child suffers a high fever – sometimes causing seizures – and…
Brain Has Sixth Sense For Calories
The latest issue of the journal Neuron carries news of a “sixth sense” that scientists say can detect calories in…
Doctors Outline Policy To Prevent Genetic Discrimination
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a policy document which they believe should be integral to new laws…
Roll-Your-Own Enzymes A Reality
Chemists from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Washington (UW) have succeeded in creating…
CO2 Emissions In China Rocketing
The growth in China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse…
1st Rule Of Evolution: Strive For Complexity
Scientists from the University of Bath have revealed what may well be the first ‘rule’ of evolution – a pervasive…
Brain’s Secondary Depth-Perception Mechanism Uncovered
Humans and other animals are able to visually judge depth because we have two eyes and the brain compares the…