Menstrual Cycle Rewires Brain
Confirming what women have known for years, researchers have found that changes in hormone levels can have dramatic effects on…
New Method To Find Extrasolar Planets
The latest issue of the journal Optical Letters carries an intriguing article about a new optical device that might allow…
Atoms Coaxed Into Quantum “Cat” State
In a demonstration of just how weird the quantum world is, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
Scan A Brain And Predict The Future
Neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found they can predict whether test subjects will succeed…
Sea Level Rise Accelerating
Rutgers University scientists, reporting in the journalScience, say that global ocean levels are rising twice as fast today as they…
Pimp My Electron Microscope
Exploring the properties and dynamics of materials at the nanoscale is problematic. Current techniques can deliver either good spatial resolution…
Hayabusa Touchdown!
Since our last update on JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) plan to collect samples from an asteroid and bring them…
Satellite Provides Spectacular New Volcanic Images
Montagu Island, part of the South Sandwich Islands about 2000 kilometers from mainland Antarctica, is home to a newly erupting…
GM Bacteria Creates Living Photographs
A living photographic “paper” that uses bacteria to produce images has been created by students at The University of Texas…
Brain Begins To Reveal Its Codes
Despite what sci-fi movies would have us believe, scientists cannot interact directly with the human brain because they don’t understand…
Chinese Research Lost In Translation
Valuable genetic research carried out in China often fails to reach the international scientific community, suggests a study published in…
Anti-Aging Finding Turned On Its Head
It’s been well established with previous research that an extra copy of the SIR2 gene can promote longevity in yeast,…
Grim Future For Global Water Resources
Two new studies in Nature predict major disruptions to the world’s supplies of fresh water. While some areas will become…
Drug Gene Link To Human Evolution
Humans are much more perceptive than other primates (well, some of us anyway), but the list of genes known to…
Sperm Precursor Cells Could Be Source Of Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers, writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, say they a step closer to coaxing sperm stem…
Pollutants Linked To Suicide Rate?
Could neurotoxin pollutants be causing an elevated suicide rate in a North Carolina community? Sited next to a paper mill…
Volcanic Clay May Have Served As Womb For Emergent Life
Scientists have discovered that certain clay minerals near hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean can act as incubators…
Human Guinea Pig Success For Omega 3 Cancer Treatment
The current issue of the journal Nutrition and Cancercontains an interesting case study of a lung cancer patient whose cancer…
More Evidence For Link Between Mood Disorders And Creativity
Evidence is growing that a link exists between mood disorders and creativity, say researchers from Stanford University. They’ve shown for…
Winter Ain’t What it Used To Be
New England residents may dread the severe winters that the region often suffers, but they might be surprised to learn…
Making Sense Of Our Senses
How we perceive someone touching us may depend as much on memory, attention and expectation as on the stimulus itself,…
When Thinking Can Be Toxic
Researchers have identified a new method of attack on the brain’s neurologic functions that appears to be employed by a…
Study Of Runaway Breakdown Set For Lab
In recent experiments, researchers from the Florida Institute of Technology found that sparks generated in their laboratory produced x-ray bursts…
New Climate Studies Predict Dire Future
Two new studies released this week paint a gloomy picture of a planet changed beyond recognition by the impact of…
Probiotics Touted As New Weapon Against Hospital Bugs
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming more and more common in hospitals, with antibiotics becoming less and less effective at…
New Research Center Aims To Plagiarize Nature
A new research facility called the Center for Biologically Inspired Design (CBID) has been created by an interdisciplinary group of…
Asexual Reproduction The First Step To Extinction
When species become asexual they could be taking the first step to extinction, say researchers from Imperial College London. They’ve…
The Eyes Don’t Have It
Color perception is most definitely not in the eye of the beholder, according to researchers at the University of Rochester.…
Redesigning Plants For Life On Mars
Getting a garden started on Mars might be a difficult task for even the most green-fingered astronauts. The stresses associated…