Astronomers witness mysterious disintegration of asteroid
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed for the first time the breakup of an asteroid into as many…
Smoking linked to ADHD in future generations
Florida State University scientists investigating neurobehavioral disorders say that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be an environmentally induced health…
Massive decline in food crop diversity threatens global food security
A detailed new study into global food supplies confirms for the first time what experts have long suspected: human diets…
New evidence for link between alcohol consumption and cancer metastasis
New research looking at the biological processes involved in breast cancer development has strengthened the argument for a potential link…
Bend me, shape me… into a heart
The human body has lots of soft muscular systems that bend, twist, extend, and flex in complex ways. Robotic systems…
Spinning nanoparticles hint at origin of life
Simply making nanoparticles spin coaxes them to arrange themselves into what University of Michigan researchers call “living rotating crystals,” a…
Ancient teeth give up bacterial goldmine
Researchers have discovered a “microbial Pompeii” preserved in the calculus (dental plaque) of 1,000 year old teeth. Intriguingly, the research…
Quasars at opposite ends of the Universe could close a loophole in quantum mechanics
Physicists have proposed an experiment that may close the last major loophole of Bell’s inequality – a 50-year-old theorem that,…
Genetics play no role in disease risk, claims controversial new study
Genes have been implicated in influencing everything from our sexual orientation to our risk of cancer, but a new paper…
Artificial leaf clears developmental barrier
Putting together the chemical reactions that make photosynthesis happen has proven harder than scientists initially thought, but in a new…
Stress hormone a key player in financial crises
Scientists studying levels of the stress hormone cortisol in financial traders say that appetite for risk may be “physiologically-driven” by…
Obesity could be an evolutionary hangover from prehistoric gut bacteria
Today, obesity is considered to be undesirable, but in the past getting more fat and more energy from the diet…
Fusion lab reports important boot-strapping milestone
Being able to generate more energy from a fusion reaction than the energy required to control the reaction (known as…
Bees using scavenged plastic to build hives
The scientists who discovered that urban bees are using plastic bags and building sealant to construct hives say it demonstrates…
Cars, TVs, triggering type-2 diabetes epidemic in developing world
Skyrocketing obesity and an epidemic of type-2 diabetes look likely for developing countries, as researchers at Simon Fraser University find…
Chlamydia infection? Your gut may be to blame
For many sufferers, the standard treatment regime for chlamydia fails to eradicate the disease, and researchers think the culprit may…
Temporary blindness may fix hearing problems
Researchers have long known that young brains are malleable enough to re-wire the circuits that process sensory information. For example,…
Stock prices can be predicted, say math researchers
A new mathematical model developed by researchers from the University of Iowa challenges the generally held belief that stock prices…
Scans reveal frenzied activity inside the autistic brain
Neuroscientists say that the brains of autistic children generate significantly more information in a resting state, a discovery that helps…
Testosterone fails as menopausal magic bullet
A new study involving women with early onset menopause found no detrimental effects from testosterone supplementation, but there were no…
Foodborne bacteria may be trigger for multiple sclerosis
A study presented at the 2014 American Society for Microbiology meeting adds to the growing body of evidence that multiple…
The surprising correlation between guilt and last meals
Published in the journal Laws, a new study that examined the last meal choices made by death row inmates found…
How a cold or the flu can cripple your spatial awareness
Catching a cold or the flu, which leads to inflammation in the brain, impairs our ability to form spatial memories.…
Solar wind creating interplanetary rain
Scientists have discovered that when tiny interplanetary dust particles are battered by the solar wind, the ion bombardment can free…
Water vapor plumes observed erupting from dwarf planet
The Herschel space observatory has used its far-infrared capabilities to capture a clear spectral signature of water vapor venting from…
Sperm-like biological robot displays “remarkable” self-organization
Powered by cultured heart cells, tiny, self-organizing bio-hybrid machines that swim like sperm have been created by scientists at the…
Study reveals how ecstasy triggers euphoria
A study in the journal Biological Psychiatryreveals for the first time how the illicit drug ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA)) produces feelings…
Recent discovery of quantum vibrations in brain neurons lends weight to his controversial theory of consciousness, says Sir Roger Penrose
Incorporating the recent discovery of quantum vibrations inside brain neurons, a new assessment of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness…
Single-use computer memories may emerge as gold standard for secure transactions
Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research into a…