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…
Entire star cluster flung from distant galaxy
Astrophysicists have discovered an entire star cluster that has been ejected from the galaxy known as M87 at more than…
Newly discovered neighboring star as cold as the North Pole
Discovered using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescopes, a brown dwarf star only 7.2 light years…
New analysis reveals hidden planetary disks
The two images at top reveal debris disks around young stars uncovered in archival images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space…
Speed-reading apps hinder comprehension, say researchers
Speed-reading apps for phones and tablets work by eliminating the time we supposedly waste moving our eyes as we read.…
Niacin: the vitamin from outer space
Niacin, or vitamin B3, could have been delivered to Earth by carbon-rich meteorites, say NASA researchers, whose findings support a…
Kepler mission identifies most Earth-like exoplanet yet discovered
An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a new rocky planet the same size as Earth that…
Wobbly planets could be best place for finding life, say astrobiologists
Pivoting planets that lean one way and then change orientation within a relatively short time period might be surprisingly habitable.…
Trying to sound sexier? Sorry, guys, you just can’t do it
A series of experiments by researchers at Albright College suggests that men cannot intentionally make their voices sound more sexy…
Earliest roots of psychiatric disorders traced to stress effects on single gene
Babies whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to stressors such as trauma, illness, alcohol, or drug abuse become susceptible to…
Paraplegic men move their legs again after breakthrough therapy
Epidural electrical stimulation, which delivers a continuous electrical current to the lower spinal cord, has allowed four young men who…
Rising CO2 causing nutritional content of crops to fall
Field tests by University of California – Davis scientists have shown conclusively that rising levels of carbon dioxide inhibit plants’…
Fences causing “ecological meltdown,” claims new study
A general belief by conservationists that fences can help prevent the spread of diseases, protect wildlife from poachers, and help…
A cure for age-related sleep problems?
As the quality of our sleep worsens as we get older, our overall quality of life suffers too. But age-related…
Breast lifts: the only way is up
The always intriguing annual stats from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that breast lifts are the procedure…
Newly discovered dwarf planet hints at a much larger not-yet-seen planet
2012 VP113, a newly discovered dwarf planet (pictured) in the distant Oort cloud region of our Solar System indicates the…
Work by celestial archaeologists hints at Earth’s ultimate fate
For decades, astronomers have known that the atmospheres surrounding stars are often “polluted” with elements like carbon, silicon, and iron.…
Next-generation solar cell can also emit light
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a photovoltaic material which, as well converting light to electricity, can…
Mug shots from DNA possible, say scientists
DNA can already tell us the sex and ancestry of unknown individuals, but now an international team of researchers is…
Radiation risk from Chernobyl forest fire smoke worries ecologists
Radiation damage to microbes around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has dramatically slowed the decomposition of fallen leaves…
Bionic plants created with carbon nanotubes
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report boosting plants’ ability to capture light energy by 30 percent by…
First direct evidence supporting cosmic inflation
Scientists announced today that they have successfully measured a B-mode polarization signal in the Universe’s cosmic microwave background (CMB). The…
Unusual gem find provides evidence for vast underground oceans
The chance discovery of a sample of a mineral called ringwoodite provides strong evidence for scientific theories about vast volumes…
Camouflage or bright colors? What’s better to live long and prosper?
In nature, bright colors are signals that scream, “Don’t eat me!” But how did prey species evolve these characteristics? Now,…