New genetic evidence suggests these indigenous Southeast Asians are singularly suited for underwater hunting-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The Swedish furniture has become something of a benchmark for robotics engineers-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
In a contaminated Seattle river, what the mammals leave behind may be a good gauge of cleanup efforts-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Experts describe how rat poison linked to a recent bleeding outbreak does its damage-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Scientists across 50 cities took to the streets against funding cuts and government leaders’ anti-science rhetoric-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 7:55pm -
After years of stealthy activity, the start-up is making big moves and revealing its plans to overturn more than a half century of tradition in aerospace manufacturing-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to reassure Congress that artificial intelligence can help find fake news and protect privacy, lawmakers worry the tech may be “biased”-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 4:45pm -
If hemisphere-spanning currents are slowing, greater flooding and extreme weather could be at hand-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 8:40pm -
A mouse study deconstructs for the first time a neural circuit underlying a complex social behavior-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:20pm -
Human meddling with the river is blamed for most of the rise in flood levels, but the role of climate remains unclear-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 10 days ago, 10 Apr 18, 10:45am -
A new analysis of data from NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler mission suggests one of the telescope’s prized finds, Kepler 452 b, might be a statistical mirage-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 11 days ago, 9 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Humans aren’t the only animals that have discovered medicinal products in nature-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 14 days ago, 6 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Scans show people who can endure greater risk share certain neurological features-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 14 days ago, 5 Apr 18, 5:45pm -
It looks like the galaxy is overflowing with worlds soaked in water, but scientists are divided on whether life there would succeed or fail-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 15 days ago, 5 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Quantum matter researcher Rob Moore discusses how novel materials harnessing the quantum properties of atoms and electrons will define the next generation of technology-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 15 days ago, 4 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Anticipated but never before seen, the existence of tens of thousands of these dark objects at the galactic center could have far-reaching implications for astrophysics-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 15 days ago, 4 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The city has spent the past two weeks restoring online services disrupted by ransomware that held encrypted data hostage-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 16 days ago, 4 Apr 18, 10:45am -
A reconstruction of the reptile, found in Transylvania, is on display in Germany-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 17 days ago, 3 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Climate change may be partially to blame for the creatures’ shifting schedules-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 18 days ago, 2 Apr 18, 10:45am -
The Quantum Shorts competition invited stories incorporating the laws of quantum mechanics-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 21 days ago, 30 Mar 18, 12:00pm -
A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 21 days ago, 30 Mar 18, 10:45am -
Native Americans have the highest smoking rates in the country. Some tribal members are attempting to reverse that trend in a surprising way-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 22 days ago, 29 Mar 18, 11:15am -
A look at a database of fatal traffic accidents found a 12 percent increase on the informal marijuana holiday 4/20 after 4:20 P.M. compared with nearby dates. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:09pm -
The findings go against previous studies that suggest mutations are inherited from mothers-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 5 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 8:15pm -
New genetic evidence suggests these indigenous Southeast Asians are singularly suited for underwater hunting-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The spacecraft is headed to its science orbit and prepping to discover thousands of alien worlds-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 9 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:30pm -
A machine that maintains organs at body temperature may help alleviate shortages-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
We're unlikely to tear them all down, but math can help us figure out how to reduce their ecosystem impact-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
At least 30 percent of corals died off in 2016, and more extreme heat is likely in store-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:45pm -
How adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:00pm -
Mathematical modeling reveals the mechanical forces that guide the development of mollusk spirals, spines and ribs-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 13 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:30pm -
Inexplicable lab results may be telling us we’re on the cusp of a new scientific paradigm-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 14 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:00am -
Mice trapped in New York City apartment buildings harbored disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 23 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:20am -
Formed at high temperatures and pressures, the gems trace extreme events from the dawn of our solar system-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:30pm -
The Swedish furniture has become something of a benchmark for robotics engineers-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Growing recognition of climate change’s economic threat has not stymied fossil fuel investments-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 5:30pm -
Birds living in urban areas rarely get any peace and must cope with almost constant disturbance from both humans and their pets-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
Northeast India's hoolock gibbons are at risk from human incursion into their native forests-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Remembering the scale and impact of the day's origin may inspire kids to expand their Earth Day plans-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 2:00pm -
Animals that nest near the loud equipment show PTSD-like physiology and have more stunted offspring -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:30pm -
Evolutionary studies indicate that the genetic changes enabling a cancer to develop arise shockingly early within the primary tumor. This discovery points to a promising new approach to therapy-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:00pm -
Is an oil-free diet healthier? What are the arguments for and against eliminating oil from your diet?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:30pm -
The real danger is that the information and social platforms on the internet are being corrupted in the service of con men, political demagogues and thieves-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 11:00am -
In a contaminated Seattle river, what the mammals leave behind may be a good gauge of cleanup efforts-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:45am -
Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 11:02pm -
New fossils and analyses topple the long-standing explanation of how dinosaurs came to rule the earth-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:30pm -
This Cretaceous chelonian is close to the origin of the hard-shelled sea turtles that still swim the oceans.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 10 hours ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:00am -
A recent breakthrough in a decades-old graph theory problem relies on this little assembly of seven points and eleven edges-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:30pm -
We're unlikely to tear them all down, but math can help us figure out how to reduce their ecosystem impact-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
How adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:00pm -
Inexplicable lab results may be telling us we’re on the cusp of a new scientific paradigm-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 14 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:00am -
Bones previously thought to be dinosaurian have turned out to be from a very different sort of prehistoric creature-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Northeast India's hoolock gibbons are at risk from human incursion into their native forests-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Deeply weird but beautifully illustrated new children’s book channels Hieronymous Bosch-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:15pm -
Remembering the scale and impact of the day's origin may inspire kids to expand their Earth Day plans-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 2:00pm -
The real danger is that the information and social platforms on the internet are being corrupted in the service of con men, political demagogues and thieves-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 11:00am -
Doomsayers say it will put us all out of work, but experience suggests otherwise-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:00am -
Analysis of drug research identifies causes of declining returns, like the "better than the Beatles" problem, and a possible solution, "Dead Drugs Officers"-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 6:37pm -
The “extinction capital of the world” could start losing unique plant species in as little as a month if funding disappears-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
A civilization in the habitable zone of a dwarf star like Proxima Centauri might find it hard to get into interstellar space with conventional rockets-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 11:00am -
Using updated survey data a stunning ultrahigh-definition tour of the lunar surface brings our satellite to life-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 days ago, 15 Apr 18, 8:06pm -
Beautiful fossils offer a rare look at what covered the bodies of some of our protomammal relatives-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 4 days ago, 15 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
What if kids pictured STEM careers like getting to spend every day talking to people who are just as excited about space, dinosaurs or butterflies as they are?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 5 days ago, 15 Apr 18, 1:00pm -
The University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
The lethal proteins are in the Hard-to-Kill Hall of Fame--and may be more common than we realize-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 2:00pm -
What Is the Bystander Effect? What Is the Bystander Effect?If you suffer a heart attack in a crowd, you would be less likely to get help than if there were only one or two people around you.From:Scientific AmericanViews:1358 85ratingsTime:02:10More inScience & T… - 58 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 8:49pm -
Polar Bear Treadmill, Eclipse Petroglyphs, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts Polar Bear Treadmill, Eclipse Petroglyphs, and More: 60 Second Science PodcastsDiscover how blue-bellied lizards get spooked by bright colors, how drifting sea ice forces polar bears to walk farther to stay in their range, a device that could tel… - 59 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 11:41pm -
The Neuroscience of Figure Skating The Neuroscience of Figure SkatingSkaters' brains adapt to their complex routines.From:Scientific AmericanViews:1888 72ratingsTime:02:36More inScience & Technology - 60 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 9:22pm -
2017 Breakthrough Prize in Physics Goes to Cosmos-Mapping Team 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Physics Goes to Cosmos-Mapping TeamThis year's Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the team behind NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, or WMAP, a space telescope that launched in 2001 to ma… - 60 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 3:57pm -
Origami Lattice Folds between Dimensions Origami Lattice Folds between DimensionsOrigami lattices have twofold benefits for nanotechnology and medical care.From:Scientific AmericanViews:1536 66ratingsTime:01:00More inScience & Technology - 61 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 5:32am -
Snap, Crackle, Whop--How to Win the Wishbone Snap, Crackle, Whop--How to Win the WishboneDon't crack under pressure! Explore the scientific—and sometimes sleazy—secrets to win a wish at this year's Thanksgiving wishbone pull.From:Scientific AmericanViews:6816 64ratingsTime:0… - 61 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 1:12am -
The history of Warfarin is a surprisingly bloody one. Find out how this anticoagulant drug went from cow-killer to life-saver in this Nature Video animation.This video was reproduced with...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 34 days ago, 16 Mar 18, 3:30pm -
A pop culture icon and ground-breaking physicist, Stephen Hawking is one of the most prominent figures in modern science. Nature Video explores three of the publications that shaped his career and...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 36 days ago, 14 Mar 18, 2:30pm -
These stretchy skins help robots move across rough surfaces, and potentially promote exploration and environmental monitoring.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 57 days ago, 22 Feb 18, 12:45pm -
Teenagers are often thought of as reckless risk-takers. Nature Video asks a neuroscientist and a group of adolescents what's really behind risky behaviour.This video was reproduced with...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 57 days ago, 21 Feb 18, 9:30pm -
If you suffer a heart attack in a crowd, you would be less likely to get help than if there were only one or two people around you.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 63 days ago, 16 Feb 18, 12:45pm -
Curling at the highest level requires careful calculations and a little finesse with physics.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 71 days ago, 8 Feb 18, 1:00pm -
This tiny soft robot can tackle impressive obstacles, using magnets to walk, roll, jump and swim. This flexibility could be vital for medical applications.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 76 days ago, 2 Feb 18, 5:00pm -
In the race for survival, predators can achieve impressive strengths and speeds—but research reveals that when it comes to strategy, their prey may have the upper hand.This video was...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 83 days ago, 26 Jan 18, 4:00pm -
Suspended in midair like science fiction holograms, a new technology can create high-resolution 3-D light displays. Nature Video finds out how it works.This video was reproduced with permission...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 85 days ago, 24 Jan 18, 6:30pm -
Michael Lemonick, opinion editor at Scientific American, talks about his most recent book, The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory and Love, about Lonni Sue Johnson, who suffered a specific...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 20 days ago, 30 Mar 18, 5:00pm -
Freelance science journalist Kevin Begos reports from the U.S. Power and Renewable Summit in Austin, Texas, on the use of blockchain technology to make more efficient energy markets and...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 50 days ago, 28 Feb 18, 11:58pm -
David N. Schwartz talks about his latest book, The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 59 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 10:35pm -
At the first Science Meets Congress event, Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, energy and innovation experts from academia, government and the private sector talked with Scientific American...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com - 80 days ago, 29 Jan 18, 9:37pm -
A brief bedside visual art intervention (BVAI) facilitated by art educators improved mood and reduced pain and anxiety in a study of inpatients with hematological cancers. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
New research documents how chemicals and a certain gene activate an enzyme to increase the risk and severity of RA and bone destruction. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Using the layout of a typical urban hospital, the authors investigated a hospital's capacity and capability to handle mass casualty incidents of various sizes with various characteristics, and assessed the effectiveness of designed demand management… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Patients with a rare medical condition can receive life-saving treatment at the touch of a button thanks to a new device developed by scientists. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility of the sperm without affecting hormones, making EP055 a potential 'male pill' without side effe… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home -- but older adults are not as good at using those predictions to reduce the adverse impacts of the stress. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
During pregnancy, use of the antiepileptic drug valproic acid has been associated with worse outcomes -- including fetal loss, impaired growth, major congenital malformations, increased risk of developmental problems, and autism -- compared with all… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
What makes a person cool? One University of Arizona researcher says the difference in being seen as cool or not can be found in something as simple as a smile. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers at Aalto University and Cambridge University have made a significant breakthrough in computational science by combining atomic-level modelling and machine learning. For the first time, the method has been used to realistically model how a… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
After testing more than 200,000 chemical compounds, UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center researchers have identified 170 chemicals that are potential candidates for development into drug therapies for lung cancer. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new study shows that when feather replacement and parental care overlap in time, migratory songbirds make a striking trade-off; they desert their offspring, leaving their mates to provide all remaining parental care. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new technique co-developed at MIT can assemble optical and electronic components separately on the surface of a computer chip, enabling the addition of optical components to existing chips with little design modification. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop a drug use disorder, according to a new study led by Martin Paulus, Ph.D., of Laureate Institute of Brain Resea… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
An epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests that persons deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes. The findings are… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
In a recent Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics study, arthritis patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain plus a stomach acid-reducing medicine called esomeprazole had infrequent gastrointestinal side effects. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Scientists have re-created brain neurons of obese patients using 'disease in a dish' technology, offering a new method to study the brain's role in obesity and possibly help tailor treatments to specific individuals. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new Pain Practice study indicates that biofeedback-assisted relaxation may help manage pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
In recent years, researchers have firmly established that gene mutations appearing for the first time, called de novo mutations, contribute to approximately one-third of cases of autism spectrum disorder. In a new study, a team led by scientists at U… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers have developed a new way to improve our knowledge of the Big Bang by measuring radiation from its afterglow, called the cosmic microwave background radiation. The new results predict the maximum bandwidth of the universe, which is the max… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A weather system moving slowly westward through the northwestern Hawaiian Islands has caused destructive flooding and mudslides and NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite analyzed the heavy rainfall. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs), produced by polar fishes, are known as the inhibitor of ice growing while its mechanism has remained a mystery. Using molecular simulations, scientists have identified a unique molecular binding mechanism that helps… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
An improved performance (activity, selectivity and stability) catalyst for the LA hydrogenation reaction is developed based on carbon supported ruthenium with low metal particle size (1.2 nm). - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
An analysis of elderly patients treated in a phase II trial of radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer has shown that they were less likely to benefit than younger patients if the two treatments were given at the same ti… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Older adults who take an antioxidant that specifically targets mitochondria see age-related changes in blood vessels reverse by the equivalent of 15 to 20 years within six weeks, a new study shows. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
The bicycle is a cheap and ecological way of transport, and it is also a healthy option. This is why the number of cyclists in cities has increased in recent years, but so has the accident rate. A study confirms that these incidents are caused by a c… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital are leveraging gene-editing tools and mini-organs grown in the lab to study the effects of DISC1 mutations in cerebral organoids -- 'mini brains' -- cultured from human stem cells. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A silk hybrid material attacks bacteria when illuminated by a green light, thanks to a far-red fluorescent protein researchers transferred to its genetic makeup. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
For more than a third of children living with epilepsy, the currently approved medications do not stop their seizures. Researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine have developed a new drug screening method to discover drugs to treat epilepsy. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
The discovery that water microdroplets can replace potentially toxic agents in the creation of gold nanoparticles and nanowires could help usher in a new era of 'green chemistry.' - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
According to a recent study published by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and CIBERDEM in Nature Cell Biology, deficiency in the protein DOR (also called TP53INP2) stimulates the generation of new adipose cells… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
An algorithm tool developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute faculty will help law enforcement filter out and focus on sex offenders most likely to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A new British Journal of Pharmacology review examines how phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors, which were originally approved to treat erectile dysfunction, are finding clinical uses for a wide variety of conditions. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Baby birds go missing from their nests all the time. Usually, the disappearances are chalked up to predation, but in extremely rare cases, parents have been observed removing their own chicks from their nests. In a new study from the University of Il… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Adherence to masculine honor among young Italian men is a strong indication they are likely to engage in contact with the mafia-type groups, new research led by a University of Kent psychologist has shown. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists have revealed how a cancer-causing virus anchors itself to our DNA. That discovery could pave the way for doctors to cure incurable diseases by flushing out viruses, including HPV and Epstein-Barr, t… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy, in the first year postpartum, and in early childhood were linked with poorer child neurodevelopment in a recent Depression & Anxiety study. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Pediatrician Hans Asperger, after whom the condition of Asperger syndrome was named, actively cooperated with the Nazi regime, according to a study published in the open-access journal Molecular Autism. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
MIT researchers have found a new way of verifying nuclear weapons reduction agreements without revealing secret information, using a physical cryptographic key and nuclear resonant phenomena. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn't need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips power-hungry components and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Scientists from the Institute of Soil Science and collaborators conducted a comprehensive study that determined changes in SOC over the last three decades and identified the dominant agronomic, economic and policy drivers behind these changes and the… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
UConn researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
In a first-of-a-kind study, Washington State University scientists examined how peoples' self-reported levels of stress, anxiety and depression were affected by smoking different strains and quantities of cannabis at home. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers playing with a cloud of ultracold atoms uncovered behavior that bears a striking resemblance to the universe in microcosm. Their work, which forges new connections between atomic physics and the sudden expansion of the early universe, wil… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Becoming more physically active after a heart attack reduces the risk of death, according to research presented today at EuroPrevent 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The study, which followed more than 22,000 patients, found that thos… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A smartphone app designed to promote proper child car seat use among parents proved effective in a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers from the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) and the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular A.C. have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California. The Museum is partnering with Terra and loca… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size - by way of extinction - at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, says a new study published in the journal Science. Th… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Perfection is not everything, according to an international team of researchers whose 2-D materials study shows that defects can enhance a material's physical, electrochemical, magnetic, energy and catalytic properties. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A study among British airline pilots shows that 20 percent of them have scores on a burnout scale that are comparable to those of people that are under burnout treatment. Surprisingly, the same study shows that only one of the 1147 pilots that partic… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Fear of dismissal or of losing their authorization keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance-use disorders, and instead of seeking help they attempt self-treatment. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
New research suggests that it is not just the victims of cyberbullying that are more vulnerable to suicidal behaviours, but the perpetrators themselves are also at higher risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours. - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
A Rice University study of 6,610 human flu sequences predicts that this fall's flu vaccine will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in 2016 and 2017 due to viral mutations… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows. The findings provide historical background for Chicago's 2016 spike in gun violence, which occurred mostly among youth and young a… - 21 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Researchers have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California. The Museum is partnering with Terra and local authorities on a conservation plan for the species, which was last seen in 1986, and was listed as endan… - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:27pm -
A new study details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility of the sperm without affecting hormones, making EP055 a potential 'male pill' without side effects. - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:26pm -
Using the layout of a typical urban hospital, the authors investigated a hospital's capacity and capability to handle mass casualty incidents of various sizes with various characteristics, and assessed the effectiveness of designed demand management… - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:26pm -
A new technique can assemble optical and electronic components separately on the surface of a computer chip, enabling the addition of optical components to existing chips with little design modification. - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:26pm -
A new study has found that medication use increases in newly diagnosed dementia patients, particularly unnecessary or inappropriate medications. - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:46pm -
In recent years, researchers have firmly established that gene mutations appearing for the first time, called de novo mutations, contribute to approximately one-third of cases of autism spectrum disorder. In a new study scientists have identified a c… - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:46pm -
An epidemiological study suggests that persons deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes. - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:46pm -
Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size -- by way of extinction -- at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. The magnitude and scale o… - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Researchers playing with a cloud of ultracold atoms uncovered behavior that bears a striking resemblance to the universe in microcosm. Their work forges new connections between atomic physics and the sudden expansion of the early universe. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Researchers are leveraging gene-editing tools and mini-organs grown in the lab to study the effects of DISC1 mutations in cerebral organoids -- 'mini brains' -- cultured from human stem cells. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
New research has calculated that without further interventions, the gender gap for women working in STEMM is very likely to persist for generations, particularly in surgery, computer science, physics and maths. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
A common Great Barrier Reef coral species has enough genetic diversity to survive at least 100 years before succumbing to global warming, researchers predict. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Humans and chimpanzees recently evolved a more active fight-or-flight response compared to other primates, possibly in response to the threat of warfare. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Brittle diamond can turn flexible and stretchable when made into ultrafine needles, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Of the genetically diverse population of HIV-1 viruses present in an infected pregnant woman, the few she might transmit to her child during delivery are resistant to attack by antibodies in her blood, according to new research. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Gene editing of bone marrow stem cells in pigtail macaques infected with simian/human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) significantly reduces the size of dormant 'viral reservoirs' that pose a risk of reactivation. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
An algorithm tool developed by researchers will help law enforcement filter out and focus on sex offenders most likely to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims. - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:46pm -
The discovery that water microdroplets can replace potentially toxic agents in the creation of gold nanoparticles and nanowires could help usher in a new era of 'green chemistry.' - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:46pm -
Dog and human gut microbiomes have more similar genes and responses to diet than we previously thought, according to a new study - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
The Bajau people of Southeast Asia, known as Sea Nomads, spend their whole lives at sea, working eight-hour diving shifts with traditional equipment and short breaks to catch fish and shellfish for their families. Researchers now report that the extr… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
Scientists have successfully generated hypothalamic-like neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) taken from the blood and skin cells of super-obese individuals and people with a normal body weight. The researchers found that the br… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
A plant physiologist concludes that a better knowledge of plant physiology, along with integration of smart-sensor-controlled air cleaning technologies, could improve indoor air quality in a cost-effective and sustainable way. - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
Scientists have for the first time found direct causal links between the neurotransmitter dopamine and avoidance -- behavior related to pain and fear. Researchers have long known that dopamine plays a key role in driving behavior related to pleasurab… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, researchers have created the first model that can replicate human performance on auditory tasks such as identifying a musical genre. This type of model can shed light on how the human br… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
A small difference in a gene affecting brain circuitry explains variations in empathic fear among different inbred mice strains. As empathy is evolutionarily conserved from rodents to humans, the study brings new insights into the workings of the mam… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:10pm -
More people have died or been injured in mass school shootings in the United States in the past 18 years than in the entire 20th century. In a new study, researchers have reviewed the history of mass school shootings in the U.S. and found some alarmi… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:10pm -
A new study of 6,610 human flu sequences predicts that this fall's flu vaccine will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in 2016 and 2017 due to viral mutations related to v… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:10pm -
A new study has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in memory and learning, when pregnant women or their offspring consumed greater quantities of sugar. Substituting diet soda for sugar-sweetened versions during pregnanc… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
This colorful cloud of glowing interstellar gas is just a tiny part of the Lagoon Nebula, a vast stellar nursery. This nebula is a region full of intense activity, with fierce winds from hot stars, swirling chimneys of gas, and energetic star formati… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
Children and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm and enact suicidal behavior, according to a new study. The research also suggests the perpetrators themselves are at higher risk of experie… - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
Researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials. - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
Engineers have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn't need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips power-hungry components and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead. - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new study shows. The findings provide historical background for Chicago's 2016 spike in gun violence, which occurred mostly among youth and young adults. - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched on the first-of-its-kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life. Researchers will use spectroscopy to determine a planet's mass, density and… - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:57pm -
New research has found that poorer well-being or 'health-related quality of life' (HRQoL) in adolescence could be an indicator of future cardiovascular disease risk. Researchers found that adolescents with poorer scores in the social and mental well-… - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:02pm -
A new study indicates that biofeedback-assisted relaxation may help manage pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures. - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:02pm -
Scientists have found that frog embryos can fully regrow their eyes after injuries, a breakthrough that may lead one day to the ability to orchestrate tissue regeneration in humans. - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:01pm -
Innovators aren't born, but they can be made, a recent study suggests. Researchers created a contest -- for engineering and computer science students -- designed to answer the question: Are persuaded innovators less capable than those who naturally g… - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:01pm -
Scientists have long thought that osteoarthritis in people who are obese was a consequence of excess wear and tear on joints, but a new study suggests that the microbiome is the culprit. The study shows that a high fat diet (like the Western diet) ca… - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:01pm -
Scientists found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year floodplains. Harvey, one of the costliest storms in US histor… - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:01pm -
Researchers have developed a new way to improve our knowledge of the Big Bang by measuring radiation from its afterglow, called the cosmic microwave background radiation. The new results predict the maximum bandwidth of the universe, which is the max… - 11 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 2:01pm -
Sending a human into space and doing it efficiently presents a galaxy of challenges. Scientists have explored ways to integrate the logistics of space travel by looking at a campaign of lunar missions, spacecraft design, and conducting research, to c… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 11:43pm -
Scientists have created a synthesis method to make optically active and chiral gold nanoparticles using amino acids and peptides for the first time. Many chemicals significant to life have mirror-imaged twins and such characteristics are conventional… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:27pm -
Scientists have examined a slice from a meteorite that contains large diamonds formed at high pressure. The study shows that the parent body from which the meteorite came was a planetary embryo of a size between Mercury and Mars. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:48pm -
Results of a new study by psychologists and speech scientists should help to settle a long-standing disagreement among cognitive psychologists about the information we use to recognize people speaking to us. The study shows that listeners can use vis… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
The scientific models that ecologists and conservation biologists rely on to determine which species and habitats to protect lack critical information to help them make effective decisions, according to a new study. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
An international team makes breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of the microscopically thin layer that forms between the liquid electrolyte and solid electrode in lithium-ion batteries. The results are being used in improving the layer and be… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
Neuroscientists have found that the human brain learns to make sense of auditory and visual stimuli in the same two-step process. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
Scientists have identified a neural circuit in the hypothalamus as the primary mechanism mediating the hormone leptin's anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects and found two mechanisms underlying leptin's inhibition of appetite. The work in mice advan… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
A new study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise. The research found that glacial meltwater makes the ocean's surfac… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Researchers have completed an unprecedented 'dissection' of twin galaxies in the final stages of merging. The new study explores a galaxy called NGC 6240. While most galaxies in the universe hold only one supermassive black hole at their center, NGC… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Scientists posit a violent birth of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, but on a much smaller scale than the giant impact thought to have resulted in the Earth-moon system. Their work shows that an impact between proto-Mars and a dwarf-planet-s… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
A new study shows that corals on the northern Great Barrier Reef experienced a catastrophic die-off following the extended marine heatwave of 2016. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Scientists have characterized for the first time a complex, little-understood cellular receptor type that, when activated, shuts off hunger. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Researchers have developed an early warning system for the four most common types of cancer. Should a tumor develop, a visible mole will appear on the skin. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:14pm -
Chances are, you probably don't use many stir sticks at home. Coffee shops, however, go through a great deal of the things on a daily basis. Inventor Scott Amron didn't like the thought ... - 2 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:46pm -
Wearable cameras such as Snap Spectacles promise to share videos of live concerts or surgeries instantaneously with the world. But because these cameras must use smaller batteries to stay lightweight ... - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
Would you get on a plane that didn't have a human pilot in the cockpit? Half of air travelers surveyed in 2017 said they would not, even if the ticket was cheaper. Modern pilots do such a good ... - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 3:46pm -
The flight routes of passenger aircraft are generally well established. In practice, unforeseen factors, mainly related to the weather, often force pilots to cover more kilometres than anticipated. ... - 13 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:46pm -
The Revolution Premium Bidet has been designed by French-based cabin interiors manufacturer Zodiac Airspace and was unveiled at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:46pm -
Researchers have come up with a wearable exoskeleton designed for control of a fixed wing drone. Named FlyJacket, the device is designed to help beginners control a drone while making ... - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 2:47pm -
Directed energy weapons are ideal for military applications but more development and investment is needed, says Trey Obering in a defence plenary in Orlando. - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:46am -
A team of experienced science divers has created the world's first submersible touchscreen for a tablet computer, whose applications are already helping marine scientists, law enforcement, explorers ... - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 12:46pm -
Driving while on the phone or while texting is a huge no-no. As it stands there are cameras that can catch drivers who ignore red lights and also cameras that can catch drivers who are speeding. ... - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 5:17am -
Startup Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has been quite busy signing deals to explore the potential of high-speed transport routes all around the world, but has little in ... - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 4:16am -
New research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance ... - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:46pm -
A new global analysis of intentions to migrate suggests that individuals preparing to move abroad are more likely to do so out of aspiration for a better life, economic opportunities and development ... - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:16pm -
A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of education versus an increasingly popular approach to learning in the health sciences ... - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:16pm -
Breathing is a pretty important aspect of life and when poor air quality or allergens get in the way, it can make for a miserable time. Molekule has a new tool in the battle against ... - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:16pm -
Technology The Flyprint sneakers are built to ditch water and increase airflow for long runs. Nike's 3D printed sneaker is making its debut at the London marathon. - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 11:46am -
The March for Science returned with rallies around the globe in support of science-based policies. Follow our coverage from New York and elsewhere - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 9:16pm -
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD), have authored a new article that identifies how Americans ... - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 6:17pm -
A new paper from a team of University of Illinois legal scholars argues that reformers of the burgeoning #MeToo movement ought to heed the core principles of restorative and transitional justice ... - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 6:16pm -
Facebook is looking into a security report that reveals Facebook user data can be snatched by JavaScript trackers if they're planted in websites that let users log in with their ... - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:16pm -
Amazon has rolled out something cool for folks who have pondered creating their own Amazon Alexa Skills, but lacked the programming skills necessary to do it. Alexa Skill Blueprints are a new ... - 5 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 8:16pm -
In the wake of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, Maryland is close to enacting a law that some experts say would set a new standard for how states deal with foreign ... - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:46pm -
By and large, Facebook has chosen to weasel out of its earlier claims to extend GDPR privacy protections worldwide, even though it really could. Meanwhile, other parts of the company ... - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:46pm -
eBay is updating its Android and iOS apps to streamline the listing process by letting sellers scan the barcode of an item, according to Engadget. While eBay has supported scanning ... - 10 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 3:46pm -
Armed with new data, archaeologists are revealing that mind-altering drugs were present at the dawn of the first complex societies some 5000 years ago in the ancient Middle East. Contributing writer Andrew Lawler joins Sarah Crespi to discuss the evi… - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
Geneticists and anthropologists studying historical records and modern-day genomes are finding traces of previously unknown migrants to Latin America in the 16th and 17th centuries, when Asians, Africans, and Europeans first met indigenous Latin Amer… - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
A millennium ago, Viking navigators may have used crystals known as “sunstones” to navigate between Norway and Greenland. Sarah Crespi talks with Online News Editor David Grimm about how one might use a crystal to figure out where they are.Sara… - 14 days ago, 5 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Two of the world’s most famous research chimpanzees have finally retired. Hercules and Leo arrived at a chimp sanctuary in Georgia last week. Sarah Crespi checks in with Online News Editor David Grimm on the increasing momentum for research chimp… - 21 days ago, 29 Mar 18, 6:45pm -
Researchers are converging on which genes are linked to morning sickness—the nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy—and the more severe form: hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). And once we know what those genes are—can we help pregnant women f… - 28 days ago, 22 Mar 18, 8:00pm -
When Indonesia’s Mount Toba blew its top some 74,000 years ago, an apocalyptic scenario ensued: Tons of ash and debris entered the atmosphere, coating the planet in ash for 2 weeks straight and sending global temperatures plummeting. Despite the w… - 35 days ago, 15 Mar 18, 6:15pm -
Did people domesticate animals? Or did they domesticate themselves? Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about a recent study that looked at self-domesticating mice. If they could go it alone, could cats or dogs have done the same i… - 42 days ago, 8 Mar 18, 7:30pm -
For some time after the big bang there were no stars. Researchers are now looking at cosmic dawn—the time when stars first popped into being—and are seeing hints of dark matter’s influence on supercold hydrogen clouds. News Writer Adrian Cho ta… - 49 days ago, 1 Mar 18, 8:15pm -
We talk about the techniques of painting sleuths, how to combat alternative facts or “fake news,” and using audio signposts to keep birds from flying into buildings. For this segment, David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with host… - 56 days ago, 22 Feb 18, 7:15pm -
Some of our genes come alive after we die. David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about which genes are active after death and what we can learn about time of death by looking at patterns of postmortem gene expression.… - 63 days ago, 15 Feb 18, 7:15pm -
Would happy lab animals—rats, mice, even zebrafish—make for better experiments? David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about the potential of treating lab animals more like us and making them more useful for scienc… - 70 days ago, 8 Feb 18, 7:00pm -
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about the chance a naked mole rat could die at any one moment. Surprisingly, the probability a naked mole rat will die does not go up as it gets older. Researchers are looking at… - 77 days ago, 1 Feb 18, 7:15pm -
Catherine Matacic—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about how geoengineering could reduce the harshest impacts of climate change, but make them even worse if it were ever turned off.Sarah also interviews Augustine Kong of t… - 84 days ago, 25 Jan 18, 7:15pm -
Freelance science writer Michael Price talks with Sarah Crespi about recently revealed deliberations for a coveted mathematics prize: the Fields Medal. Unearthed letters suggest early award committees favored promise and youth over star power.Sarah… - 91 days ago, 18 Jan 18, 7:00pm -
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about two underwater finds: the first sharks shown to survive off of seagrass and what fossilized barnacles reveal about ancient whale migrations.Sarah also interviews Staff Wri… - 98 days ago, 11 Jan 18, 7:00pm -
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about a long-term project monitoring raccoon latrines in California. What influence do these wild bathrooms have on the ecosystem?Sarah also interviews Christian Jobin of the Un… - 4 Jan 18, 7:15pm -
Dave Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about a few of this year’s top stories from our online news site, like ones on a major error in the monarch butterfly biological record and using massive balloons to build tunnel… - 21 Dec 17, 7:00pm -
Whales and dolphins have incredibly sensitive hearing and are known to be harmed by loud underwater noises. David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about new research on captive cetaceans suggesting that some species can naturally muffle such sounds—pe… - 14 Dec 17, 7:30pm -
This week, three papers came out describing new approaches to folding DNA into large complex shapes—20 times bigger than previous DNA sculptures. Staff Writer Bob Service talks with Sarah Crespi about building microscopic teddy bears, doughnuts, an… - 7 Dec 17, 7:30pm -
The abominable snowman, the yeti, bigfoot, and sasquatch—these long-lived myths of giant, hairy hominids depend on dropping elusive clues to stay in the popular imagination—a blurry photo here, a big footprint there—but what happens when scient… - 30 Nov 17, 7:15pm -
About 8000 years ago, people were drawing dogs with leashes, according to a series of newly described stone carvings from Saudi Arabia. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about reporting on this story and what it says about the hi… - 22 Nov 17, 7:00pm -
How has written language changed over time? Do the way we read and the way our eyes work influence how scripts look? This week we hear a story on changes in legibility in written texts with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic.Sarah Crespi also int… - 16 Nov 17, 7:30pm -
This week we hear stories on what to do with experimental brain implants after a study is over, how gene therapy gave a second skin to a boy with a rare epidermal disease, and how bone markings thought to be evidence for early hominid tool use may h… - 9 Nov 17, 7:00pm -
This week we hear stories on how the sloshing of Earth’s core may spike major earthquakes, carbon monoxide’s role in keeping deep diving elephant seals oxygenated, and a festival celebrating heavily researched yet completely nonsensical theories… - 2 Nov 17, 7:00pm -
This week we hear stories on sunlight pushing Mars’s flock of asteroids around, approximately 400-million-year-old trees that grew by splitting their guts, and why fighting poverty might also mean worsening climate change with Online News Editor Da… - 26 Oct 17, 7:00pm -
This week we hear stories about the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory’s latest hit, why wolves are better team players than dogs, and volcanic eruptions that may have triggered riots in ancient Egypt with Online News Editor Cathe… - 19 Oct 17, 6:30pm -
This week we hear stories about a new brain imaging technique for newborns, recently uncovered evidence on rice domestication on three continents, and why Canada geese might be migrating into cities, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Cre… - 12 Oct 17, 8:30pm -
This week we hear stories about putting rescue bots to the test after the Mexico earthquake, why a Scottish village was buried in sand during the Little Ice Age, and efforts by the U.S. military to predict posttraumatic stress disorder with Online Ne… - 5 Oct 17, 8:00pm -
This week we hear stories on how a bat varies its heart rate to avoid starving, giant wombatlike creatures that once migrated across Australia, and the downsides of bedbugs’ preference for dirty laundry with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sarah C… - 28 Sep 17, 8:30pm -
This week we hear stories on animal hoarding, how different languages have different numbers of colors, and how to tell a wakeful jellyfish from a sleeping one with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic, Brice Russ, and Sarah Crespi. Andrew Wagner… - 21 Sep 17, 6:00pm -
This week we hear stories on the gut microbiome’s involvement in multiple sclerosis, how wildfires start—hint: It’s almost always people—and a new record in quantum computing with Online News Editor David Grimm.Andrew Wagner talks to Lul… - 14 Sep 17, 6:15pm -
This week we hear stories on smooth sailing with giant, silolike sails, a midsized black hole that may be hiding out in the Milky Way, and new water-cooling solar panels that could cut air conditioning costs with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sara… - 7 Sep 17, 7:00pm -
This week we hear stories on involving more AIs in negotiations, tiny algae that might be responsible for killing some (not all) dinosaurs, and a chemical intended to make farm fish grow faster that may be also be causing one area’s crocodile popul… - 31 Aug 17, 6:00pm -
Sarah Crespi talks to Sam Smits about how our microbial passengers differ from one culture to the next—are we losing diversity and the ability to fight chronic disease?For our books segment, Jen Golbeck talks with Vyvyan Evans about his book The… - 24 Aug 17, 7:45pm -
This week we hear stories on a big jump in U.S. rates of knee arthritis, some science hits and misses from past eclipses, and the link between a recently discovered thousand-year-old Viking fortress and your Bluetooth earbuds with Online News Editor… - 17 Aug 17, 6:00pm -
This week we hear stories on new satellite measurements that suggest the Amazon makes its own rain for part of the year, puppies raised with less smothering moms do better in guide dog school, and what DNA can tell us about ancient Greeks’ near myt… - 10 Aug 17, 6:00pm -
This week we hear stories on diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in chimps, a potential new pathway to diabetes—through prions—and what a database of industrial espionage says about the economics of spying with Online News Editors David Grimm and Ca… - 3 Aug 17, 6:00pm -
This week we hear stories on turning data sets into symphonies for business and pleasure, why so much of the world is stuck in the poverty trap, and calls for stiffening statistical significance with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sarah Crespi talk… - 27 Jul 17, 6:00pm -
This week we have stories on the genes that may make dogs friendly, why midsized animals are the fastest, and what it would take to destroy all the life on our planet with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sarah Crespi talks to Seema Jayachandran abou… - 20 Jul 17, 6:15pm -
This week, we have stories on how ultraviolet rays may have jump-started the first enzymes on Earth, a new fossil find that helps date how quickly birds diversified after the extinction of all the other dinosaurs, and a drug that may help reverse the… - 13 Jul 17, 6:30pm -
This week we have stories on the twisty tree of human ancestry, why mice shed weight when they can’t smell, and the damaging effects of even a small amount of oil on a bird’s feathers—with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Crespi talks t… - 6 Jul 17, 6:00pm -
This week we have stories on what the rogue Parkinson’s protein is doing in the gut, how chimps outmuscle humans, and evidence for an ancient skull cult with Online News Editor David Grimm.Jen Golbeck is back with this month’s book segment. She… - 29 Jun 17, 8:00pm -
This week we have stories on the new capabilities of science balloons, connections between deforestation and drug trafficking in Central America, and new insights into the role ancient Egypt had in taming cats with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sa… - 22 Jun 17, 7:00pm -
This week we have stories on why it’s taking so long for research chimps to retire, boosting melanin for a sun-free tan, and tracking a mouse trail to find liars online with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sarah Crespi talks to Allison Rubin about… - 15 Jun 17, 6:30pm -
This week we have stories on what body cams reveal about interactions between black drivers and U.S. police officers, the world’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils, and how modern astronomers measured the mass of a star—thanks to an old tip from Einste… - 8 Jun 17, 6:15pm -
This week we have stories on how we taste water, extracting ancient DNA from mummy heads, and the earliest evidence for dog breeding with Online News Editor David Grimm.Sarah Crespi talks to John Travis about postsurgical cognitive dysfunction—do… - 1 Jun 17, 6:00pm -
This week we have stories on strange dimming at a not-so-distant star, sending sperm to the International Space Station, and what the fossil record tells us about how baleen whales got so ginormous with Online News Editor David Grimm.Julia Rosen ta… - 25 May 17, 6:00pm -
This week we have stories on blocking dangerous or annoying distractions in augmented reality, gene therapy applied with ultrasound to heal bone breaks, and giving robots geckolike gripping power with Online News Editor David Grimm.Deputy News Edit… - 18 May 17, 7:00pm -
This week we have stories on ancient hominids that may have coexisted with early modern humans, methane seeps in the Arctic that could slow global warming, and understanding color without words with Online News Intern Lindzi Wessel.John McGann join… - 11 May 17, 6:30pm -
This week, we discuss the most accurate digital model of a human face to date, stray Wi-Fi signals that can be used to spy on a closed room, and artificial intelligence that can predict Supreme Court decisions with Online News Editor Catherine Mataci… - 4 May 17, 6:15pm -
This week, a new family tree of dog breeds, advances in artificial wombs, and an autonomous robot that can print a building with Online News Editor David Grimm. Viviane Slon joins Sarah Crespi to discuss a new way to seek out ancient humans—wit… - 27 Apr 17, 8:00pm -
This week, meteors’ hiss may come from radio waves, pigeons that build on the wings of those that came before, and a potential answer to the century-old mystery of what turned two lions into people eaters with Online News Editor David Grimm.Elise… - 20 Apr 17, 6:45pm -
This week, walk like an elephant—very far, with seeds in your guts, Cassini’s mission to Saturn wraps up with news on the habitability of its icy moon Enceladus, and how our shoes manage to untie themselves with Online News Editor David Grimm.A… - 13 Apr 17, 6:00pm -
This week, viruses as remnants of a fourth domain of life, a scan of many Tibetan genomes reveals seven new genes potentially related to high-altitude life, and doubts about dark energy with Online News Editor David Grimm.Danielle Li joins Sarah Cr… - 6 Apr 17, 6:00pm -
This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor… - 30 Mar 17, 6:00pm -
This week, new estimates for the depths of the world’s lakes, a video game that could help kids be safer bike riders, and teaching autonomous cars to read road signs with Online News Editor David Grimm. And Ariana Orvell joins Sarah Crespi to discu… - 23 Mar 17, 6:00pm -
This week, what bear-mounted cameras can tell us about their caribou-hunting habits, ants that mix up their own medicine, and feeling alienated by emotional robots with Online News Editor David Grimm. And Lizzie Wade joins Sarah Crespi to discuss new… - 16 Mar 17, 6:00pm -
After months of debate, Trump's pick to head NASA has now been confirmed. This ends the space agency's longest-ever period without permanent leadership - 5 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:53pm -
Most solar cells are limited by how much energy their electrons can absorb. Denting their materials could help them harvest more electricity and breeze past that limit - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Most plants were expected to grow more as CO2 levels rise, but a 20-year experiment suggests that the extra CO2 is somehow stunting plant growth, which could make climate change worse - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Diamonds may be tough, but they can also be surprisingly flexible. A team of researchers grew diamond nanoneedles that bent and then sprang back upright - 6 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
A smart glasses app may help children with autism to focus on and interact with other people by overlaying bullseye targets and cartoon faces - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:59pm -
Male insects have been genetically engineered to climax on command, and it seems they get a real buzz out of it – perhaps even a fly orgasm - 8 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
Some of the last great wildernesses are being considered as likely candidates for geoengineering. It's a sad reflection of climate failings, says Olive Heffernan - 9 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:04pm -
Blowflies repeatedly blow bubbles of saliva, which look like brown bubble gum – and it turns out this odd behaviour helps them keep cool - 13 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:23pm -
Family doctors who offer homeopathy - not recommended by the NHS - are also more likely to practice other bad habits such as the overuse of antibiotics - 13 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:49am -
Two robotic arms make assembling flat-pack furniture look easy. Faced with a pile of IKEA chair parts they work together to piece it together - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
An implant of genetically engineered skin cells has been designed to grow darker in colour when it detects early breast, prostate and colon cancers - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
The reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it has had no chance to recover fully - and may never be the same again. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government – but there's no definitive way to determine age - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Drugs designed to cut the risk of heart disease are being talked down amid a worrying lack of use by people who could benefit from them, says Anthony Warner - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Half of all meetings start late – and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to give birth to new stars, causing it to grow dim - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:20pm -
As countries get richer, their citizens live longer. We’ve long thought that rising wealth was responsible for this, but it turns out education is the cause - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:16pm -
You might think you can get by on 5 or 6 hours’ sleep a night, but people who get less than 7 hours are more likely to have mood or mental health problems - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:12pm -
Millions of healthy people have been recast as “sick” under new blood pressure rules, which could trigger unnecessary anxiety and medication use - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:32pm -
Masses of web pages censored in China, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey, have been discovered. They reveal the content each country is most intent on blocking - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:23pm -
Plants in the UK are set to blaze into flower virtually simultaneously, because flowering has been delayed two weeks by the unusually cold weather - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
In an age when a person's online presence can be quickly removed by technology corporations, there's a case for a new right… to be remembered, says Jamais Cascio - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:58pm -
A crucial feeding ground for migrating birds has been almost destroyed by pollution and a bad winter, but help is at hand in the form of an all-you-can-eat buffet - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:15pm -
If one part of an ice shelf starts to thin, it can trigger rapid ice losses in other regions as much as 900 kilometres away – contributing to sea level rise - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:15pm -
We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites with pockets of diamond could be the shards of this ancient world - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Mosquitoes are particularly attracted to the sweat of people who have malaria, suggesting the parasite that causes it may change a person’s body odour - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 8:00pm -
Dozens of underwater SwarmDiver drones can autonomously explore an area or encircle an object. To launch them they are just thrown into the sea - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 5:10pm -
Pre-filled tax returns in the US could save us a headache and reduce the grip of commercial software that benefits from a complex system, says David Auerbach - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 3:10pm -
Facebook has been alerting users whose data ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica – and our reporter Timothy Revell is one of the unlucky millions - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 1:52pm -
We now have the ability to hear another person’s thoughts. Researchers have identified the brain activity involved in imagining sounds in your head - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 11:50am -
The March for Science returned with rallies around the globe in support of science-based policies. Read our on-the-ground coverage from the New York march, with updates from around the world - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 2:17pm -
Photographs of a Ganges river shark snapped at a fish market in Mumbai are the first confirmed record of the species for more than a decade - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 5:30pm -
Hacking into cash machines to get them to spit out money or just blasting them open is on the rise, whilst card skimmers are decreasing in popularity - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) could find as many as 20,000 distant worlds - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 4:09pm -
Mark Zuckerberg wonders what is going on at Cambridge University – I can tell him, but he won’t like what privacy researchers have found, says Ross Anderson - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:57pm -
New UN-agreed limits on carbon emissions from shipping don’t go far or fast enough, especially as we already have the tech to make shipping carbon-free - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:51pm -
After Jupiter formed, it likely had no nearby material to build moons. Young Saturn may have tossed rocks at the gas giant that grew into its four biggest moons - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:38pm -
Warm mountain winds are causing extensive winter melting on the surface of the Larsen C ice shelf, which could contribute to its breakup - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:13pm -
We've only just discovered that many stonefish can flip out a spiny bone in their faces when predators attack, in addition to having highly venomous spines - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 1:00pm -
An AI that compresses images by simply throwing bits away and making up what should be there instead could make blocky video calls a thing of the past - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 11:01am -
The March for Science on 14 April will involve rallies in more than 200 cities, as a sequel to last year’s inaugural march in protest of president Donald Trump - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 10:29am -
An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking around five glasses of wine or pints of beer a week were at an increased risk of early death - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 11:30pm -
For the first time, we’ve made a molecule by pressing two atoms together to make them bond on command. This could help build better qubits for quantum computers - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Life on Venus has been thought impossible due to its acidic atmosphere. But acid-loving microbes are all over Earth, so they could also live in its toxic clouds - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 5:27pm -
Mark Zuckerberg spent two days answering mostly soft questions from the US Congress, but some of his answers were revealing, says James Ball - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 3:01pm -
Will we ever be able to truly feel like we’re inhabiting a virtual world? A brain stimulation twist on the classic rubber hand illusion suggests we can - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 2:59pm -
The world’s first ranking of tsunami risks for major tourist beaches shows popular spots like Hawaii and Bali are most in danger - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 2:40pm -
The record-breaking 2017 wildfires in the US generated massive thunderstorms that pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption - 8 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 11:57am -
A six-year study of nearly half a million people in the UK has found that people who were night owls were 10 per cent more likely to die during that time period - 8 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 6:00am -
A personalised cancer vaccine that trains the immune system to attack tumours has had encouraging results in women with ovarian cancer - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
When sexual selection leads to extreme differences between sexes like the peacock's tail, it makes species more likely go extinct - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
The US is making noises about increasingly militarising space, but orbital conflict won’t be a battle of spaceships and bombs - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
A global rally against the denigration of science was a huge event in 2017. The need for a repeat this weekend is strong, says Jonathan Berman - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Random number generators are key to data encryption, but it’s impossible to prove that most truly work. A new one uses quantum laws to guarantee randomness - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Half of all meetings start late – and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 5:13pm -
Facebook has built an AI fashion designer that is intended to be truly creative. It has designed more than 1000 handbags, jumpers and T-shirts - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their woundsMatabele ants often lose limbs in battles with termites, and their nestmates not only carry the injured ants home, they lick their wounds as if to clean them. Read more: http://ow.ly/5otr30ioo… - 59 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 6:38am -
Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realmAn international team are setting off to study a mysterious area of the ocean that has been concealed for thousands of years. Read more: http://ow.ly/zIiQ30injIx.From:New ScientistVie… - 60 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 10:40pm -
Primitive human eggs matured in the lab for the first time Primitive human eggs matured in the lab for the first timeHuman eggs have been matured from their most primitive state to full development in the lab for the first time. The resulting eggs are ready to be fertilised, and, if healthy, could in the… - 61 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 5:40am -
A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the seaThe Sanchi was carrying 136000 tonnes of oil condensate, a fuel much more volatile and flammable than crude oil. The spill is the biggest since the Deepwater Horizon oil platform dis… - 61 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 2:44am -
We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the wombKnowing the ins and outs of our children's genetic secrets before they are born could help reduce the likelihood of many diseases - but could it be misused? https://www.newscientist.com/artic… - 61 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 12:28am -
Deadly superbugs are evolving to beat alcohol hand sanitisers Deadly superbugs are evolving to beat alcohol hand sanitisersSuperbugs have found a way to alter their genes to make it harder to kill them with alcohol-based hand sanitisers. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2160745-deadly-superbugs-are-evol… - 61 days ago, 17 Feb 18, 5:42pm -
An implant of genetically engineered skin cells has been designed to grow darker in colour when it detects early breast, prostate and colon cancers - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Two robotic arms make assembling flat-pack furniture look easy. Faced with a pile of IKEA chair parts they work together to piece it together - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Drugs designed to cut the risk of heart disease are being talked down amid a worrying lack of use by people who could benefit from them, says Anthony Warner - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government – but there's no definitive way to determine age - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
The reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it has had no chance to recover fully - and may never be the same again. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to give birth to new stars, causing it to grow dim - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:20pm -
As countries get richer, their citizens live longer. We’ve long thought that rising wealth was responsible for this, but it turns out education is the cause - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:16pm -
Einstein’s relativity tells us that time results from gravity warping the fabric of reality – resulting in a picture that is weirdly at odds with our experience - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
You might think you can get by on 5 or 6 hours’ sleep a night, but people who get less than 7 hours are more likely to have mood or mental health problems - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:12pm -
Millions of healthy people have been recast as “sick” under new blood pressure rules, which could trigger unnecessary anxiety and medication use - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:32pm -
Masses of web pages censored in China, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey, have been discovered. They reveal the content each country is most intent on blocking - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:23pm -
Why we perceive the passage of time is one of the biggest mysteries of physics. Now we could have found its source – in our most potent theory of reality - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:00pm -
Artificial wombs and embryos made from skin cells – remarkable new techniques could revolutionise reproductive biology and help bring an end to infertility - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:00pm -
Plants in the UK are set to blaze into flower virtually simultaneously, because flowering has been delayed two weeks by the unusually cold weather - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
In an age when a person's online presence can be quickly removed by technology corporations, there's a case for a new right… to be remembered, says Jamais Cascio - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:58pm -
A crucial feeding ground for migrating birds has been almost destroyed by pollution and a bad winter, but help is at hand in the form of an all-you-can-eat buffet - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:15pm -
If one part of an ice shelf starts to thin, it can trigger rapid ice losses in other regions as much as 900 kilometres away – contributing to sea level rise - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:15pm -
We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites with pockets of diamond could be the shards of this ancient world - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
The Gaia satellite rotates as it scans the entire sky, creating beautiful patterns as it makes the best 3D map of our galaxy we have ever had - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 7:00am -
Mosquitoes are particularly attracted to the sweat of people who have malaria, suggesting the parasite that causes it may change a person’s body odour - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 8:00pm -
Dozens of underwater SwarmDiver drones can autonomously explore an area or encircle an object. To launch them they are just thrown into the sea - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 5:10pm -
Pre-filled tax returns in the US could save us a headache and reduce the grip of commercial software that benefits from a complex system, says David Auerbach - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 3:10pm -
Facebook has been alerting users whose data ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica – and our reporter Timothy Revell is one of the unlucky millions - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 1:52pm -
We are increasingly seeking therapy in the companionship of ducks, dolphins and dogs. Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw says we are barking up the wrong tree - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 12:00pm -
We now have the ability to hear another person’s thoughts. Researchers have identified the brain activity involved in imagining sounds in your head - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 11:50am -
The March for Science returned with rallies around the globe in support of science-based policies. Read our on-the-ground coverage from the New York march, with updates from around the world - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 2:17pm -
From next month, EU citizens will have sweeping rights to know what computers are thinking about them – but can that work, and if so how? - 6 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 9:00am -
Photographs of a Ganges river shark snapped at a fish market in Mumbai are the first confirmed record of the species for more than a decade - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 5:30pm -
Hacking into cash machines to get them to spit out money or just blasting them open is on the rise, whilst card skimmers are decreasing in popularity - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) could find as many as 20,000 distant worlds - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 4:09pm -
Mark Zuckerberg wonders what is going on at Cambridge University – I can tell him, but he won’t like what privacy researchers have found, says Ross Anderson - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:57pm -
New UN-agreed limits on carbon emissions from shipping don’t go far or fast enough, especially as we already have the tech to make shipping carbon-free - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:51pm -
After Jupiter formed, it likely had no nearby material to build moons. Young Saturn may have tossed rocks at the gas giant that grew into its four biggest moons - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:38pm -
Warm mountain winds are causing extensive winter melting on the surface of the Larsen C ice shelf, which could contribute to its breakup - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:13pm -
We've only just discovered that many stonefish can flip out a spiny bone in their faces when predators attack, in addition to having highly venomous spines - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 1:00pm -
Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we have hints of a better – but not so beautiful – answer - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 12:00pm -
An AI that compresses images by simply throwing bits away and making up what should be there instead could make blocky video calls a thing of the past - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 11:01am -
High-growth small businesses play a crucial role in our economic landscape but they need more support, says Chris Hulatt - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 10:00am -
And what about the rest of the animal kingdom? Plus: elephant fumes, heron murder, steam rockets, Jewish climate conspiracy and more - 7 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 10:00am -
An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking around five glasses of wine or pints of beer a week were at an increased risk of early death - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 11:30pm -
For the first time, we’ve made a molecule by pressing two atoms together to make them bond on command. This could help build better qubits for quantum computers - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Artificial intelligence is supposed to make life easier for us all – but it is also prone to amplify sexist and racist biases from the real world - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 5:30pm -
Life on Venus has been thought impossible due to its acidic atmosphere. But acid-loving microbes are all over Earth, so they could also live in its toxic clouds - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 5:27pm -
Mark Zuckerberg spent two days answering mostly soft questions from the US Congress, but some of his answers were revealing, says James Ball - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 3:01pm -
Will we ever be able to truly feel like we’re inhabiting a virtual world? A brain stimulation twist on the classic rubber hand illusion suggests we can - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 2:59pm -
The world’s first ranking of tsunami risks for major tourist beaches shows popular spots like Hawaii and Bali are most in danger - 7 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 2:40pm -
The record-breaking 2017 wildfires in the US generated massive thunderstorms that pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption - 8 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 11:57am -
A six-year study of nearly half a million people in the UK has found that people who were night owls were 10 per cent more likely to die during that time period - 8 days ago, 12 Apr 18, 6:00am -
A personalised cancer vaccine that trains the immune system to attack tumours has had encouraging results in women with ovarian cancer - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 7:00pm -
Random number generators are key to data encryption, but it’s impossible to prove that most truly work. A new one uses quantum laws to guarantee randomness - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
A global rally against the denigration of science was a huge event in 2017. The need for a repeat this weekend is strong, says Jonathan Berman - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
The US is making noises about increasingly militarising space, but orbital conflict won’t be a battle of spaceships and bombs - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
When sexual selection leads to extreme differences between sexes like the peacock's tail, it makes species more likely go extinct - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
Half of all meetings start late – and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 5:13pm -
Facebook has built an AI fashion designer that is intended to be truly creative. It has designed more than 1000 handbags, jumpers and T-shirts - 8 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
One of the dynamic shifts of the television landscape is the drift away from characters who are purely good or purely bad. Lead characters are now being written with a little more fluidity to their natures, creating a certain moral ambiguity. - 17 Jun 15, 2:00pm -
Rachel Dolezal's daylong media blitz in which she denied that she is a white woman posing as black culminated Tuesday night with a claim that she's not sure her white parents are her real parents. - 17 Jun 15, 1:54pm -
Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation , will step down from his post in March 2016, the organization announced Tuesday. The National Book Foundation is best known for the National Book Awards, or, as book people think… - 17 Jun 15, 1:32pm -
CIF state hurdles champion Jasmyne Graham from Corona Roosevelt has been named the Gatorade state athlete of the year in girls' track and field. - 17 Jun 15, 1:31pm -
Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Nick Jonas -- is it a law of the universe that the first boy band member to abandon the pack for a solo career inevitably becomes a smooth, R&B-crooning sex symbol? (Well, okay, then there are the Nick Carters and… - 17 Jun 15, 1:21pm -
The way things are shaping up, Albert Pujols’s best chance of being named an All-Star might be donning a Kansas City Royals uniform. - 17 Jun 15, 1:12pm -
Virtual reality companies at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Tuesday showcased cutting-edge headset technology meant to lure video game players by immersing them in fantasy worlds, hinting at the next big frontier for the gaming industry. - 17 Jun 15, 1:05pm -
After the supposed victim declined to press charges, San Diego authorities decided not to prosecute three people arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a relative from a religious commune, according to commune leaders. - 17 Jun 15, 1:05pm -
Jérôme Hamon, a bookseller who has a genetic disease, underwent a second transplant after his body rejected the first because he had taken an antibiotic for a cold. - 16 mins ago, 20 Apr 18, 1:03am -
Epidiolex was developed to treat two rare and devastating forms of the disease. It contains a chemical compound found in marijuana but not the one that makes people high. - 2 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:32pm -
The Oklahoma congressman’s nomination languished for more than seven months as senators raised objections to his record, and now additional concerns have been raised. - 3 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:19pm -
New data suggests progress in efforts to curb the epidemic but raises questions about whether tightened prescribing may be leading some people to heroin and fentanyl. - 4 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 9:32pm -
The autism researcher collaborated with the Third Reich and actively assisted in the killing of disabled children, a new report says. - 7 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 6:47pm -
The Bajau, who spend most of their time on the ocean, are among the best divers in the world. Evolution is remaking them, a new study finds. - 9 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 4:02pm -
Our correspondent in San Francisco answers readers’ questions about the risks facing the Bay Area when the Big One hits. - 14 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 11:24am -
A huge heat wave killed 30 percent of the reef’s coral in 2016, and continuously high temperatures are preventing its recovery. - 18 hours ago, 19 Apr 18, 7:13am -
The spacecraft will scan the sky for planets orbiting nearby star systems, another step in the long search for signs of life in the Milky Way. The launch on Wednesday was postponed from Monday. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:54pm -
The space rock crashed in a desert in Sudan in 2008, and the flaws in its embedded minerals are like nothing seen in today’s solar system. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:16pm -
Researchers in Singapore explained how they created a robot that could devise and execute a plan to put together an Ikea chair. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:39pm -
Local governments in California and New York City have sued oil and gas giants. Now Boulder and two Colorado counties have joined the fight. - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:38pm -
A new online citizen science questionnaire is a brain teaser for people who think they’re good at guessing the breeds in the genetic makeup of a mutt. - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:00pm -
One of the greatest concentrations of birds of prey in the world can be found among the towering rock formations and thick forests of Matobo National Park. - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:00am -
Agriculture could pull carbon out of the air and into the soil — but it would mean a whole new way of thinking about how to tend the land. - 2 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:00am -
Columbia University researchers analyzed feces from city mice and found bacteria, drug-resistant bugs and viruses never seen before. - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:32pm -
At least 12 types of rove beetle have evolved to convince ants and termites that it is one of them, all the while stealing their food and eating their young. - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 8:44pm -
In “Maker of Patterns,” the renowned physicist presents his correspondence, revealing observations about the great minds of the 20th century. - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:00am -
Adding immunotherapy to standard chemo treatments can halve the risk of death for people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study shows. - 3 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 12:35am -
Scientists have made astonishing discoveries about the nature and evolution of friendship. Without it, humans suffer significant physical and emotional damage. - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 10:32pm -
Viruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems. - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 6:22pm -
As mining and development projects shrink the country’s forests, animals in search of food have been forced to wander farther from their natural habitats. - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 2:45pm -
Friendship generally is regarded as an unalloyed good. But scientists have found it also can be a conspiracy, a way to separate “us” from “them.” - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 9:00am -
“Yes, there is still radiation here,” Australia’s only nuclear tour guide says of Maralinga, where the Australian and British governments dropped seven bombs between 1956 and 1963. - 4 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 7:08am -
An egg farm in Hyde County, N.C., is the likely source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 22 people. Eggs from the farm may have reached nine states, officials said. - 4 days ago, 15 Apr 18, 10:01pm -
Researchers are studying a promising drug that could block the delivery of opioids from blood to brain, giving addicts a path to recovery. - 4 days ago, 15 Apr 18, 10:00pm -
The herd of southern mountain caribou, the last in the contiguous United States, has dwindled to three animals. Conservationists attribute the decline to development in Canada. - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 7:02pm -
No one has died in the outbreak, though 35 have been infected, including three people who have developed a type of kidney failure, officials say. - 6 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 3:50am -
An aggressive typhoid strain, resistant to five types of antibiotics, is expected to replace other endemic strains worldwide. It could evolve to become untreatable. - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 9:58pm -
A new study suggests that brow ridges probably didn’t evolve for practical reasons, but for sometimes subtle communications. - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 7:13pm -
Using loggerhead genetics, researchers traced the routes of turtles that return decades after birth to nest near their original homes. - 6 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 3:56pm -
Sarcoptic mange can leave southern hairy-nosed and bare-nosed wombats blind and deaf before eventually killing them Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Epidemiology - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Institute for Highway Safety is known for crash-test safety ratings, but as cars get smarter there's a need to look beyond crashworthiness Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Physics - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Drones are being used to capture video footage that shows construction progress at the Sacramento Kings’ new stadium in California. Source: Technology Review - Discipline: Technology - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
The dust in our homes contains an average of 9,000 different types of fungi and bacteria, a study suggests. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Microbiology - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Free-living songbirds show increased stress hormone levels when nesting under white street lights. But different light spectra may have different physiological effects as this study finds, suggesting that using street lights with specific colour sp… - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
There's a new contender in the century-old quest for perfect, guiltless sweetness: allulose. It's sugar — but in a form that our bodies don't convert into calories. Perfect? Not quite. Source: NPR - Discipline: Health - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Scientists identify the condition aphantasia, in which people cannot create images in their head Source: BBC News - Discipline: Neuroscience - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Researchers say findings may have important public health implications as vitamin supplements are relatively safe and cost-effective Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Health - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
A mosquito can bear up to 23 times its total body weight on each leg, which is crucial for landing on water – the insect's secret is way it stands Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Evolution - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
8-year-old Harapan joins his brother at an Indonesian breeding sanctuary; fewer than 100 "hairy rhinos" are left in the world Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Ecology - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
An 18-month off-road trial will test underground charging systems to juice up on the go and extend driving range Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Energy - 26 Aug 15, 12:47pm -
Tropical species with smaller geographical ranges are more likely to die out in a warming climate than those that can adapt by ‘invading’ new regions Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Marine Biology - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
The poop-hoarding insects have an amazingly advanced internal GPS that allows them to navigate by day or night. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Animal Behavior - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Therapies based on hormones that make us more trusting enhance our natural placebo effect – a finding that could alter the way clinical trials are conducted Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Neuroscience - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Most people think of bacteria as germs, signs of filth, or unwanted bringers of disease. Slowly, that view … Source: National Geographic - Discipline: Microbiology - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Attracting the right species can help get rid of vine-munching insects and allow farmers to cut back on pesticides Source: Smithsonian - Discipline: Agriculture - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Researchers have long struggled to resolve what happens to information when it falls inside a black hole, but the famous physicist says he has a solution Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Physics - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Remember winter, when everything was cold and grey? Right now, when all around is lush and green, the contrast couldn’t be greater. But is everything really as it seems? New research shows that we see things differently in winter compared with su… - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Annual vaccinations could be a thing of the past as scientists have successfully tested vaccines on animals infected with different strains of influenza Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Epidemiology - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
The gloomy octopuses crowded at Jervis Bay, Australia, appear to spit and throw debris such as shell at each other in what could be an intentional use of weapons Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Animal Behavior - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Websites try to suggest everything from your next best friend to your next best shirt. But are these recommendations a help or a hindrance? Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Computer Science - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
A new app called Infltr taps into a smartphone's graphics processor to generate filters on the fly, allowing for the perfect shot in one step Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Technology - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
The white Kermode bear of British Columbia is galvanizing First Nations people fighting to protect their homeland Source: Smithsonian - Discipline: Ecology - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
The blind, hairless babies born recently at Washington D.C.'s National Zoo are completely dependent on their mothers—who can sometimes accidentally crush them. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Animal Behav… - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Windows 95, the operating system update that changed the way millions of people interacted with their computers, was released 20 years ago today. Source: ABC News - Discipline: Computer Science - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
Researchers have been using muons to take a peek inside the nuclear reactors in Japan that melted down in 2011. The results could aid the continuing cleanup operations. Source: NPR - Discipline: Physics - 25 Aug 15, 2:05pm -
We now know how to turn fat cells into ones that burn calories as heat rather than store them – raising the prospect of a gene therapy for obesity Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Health - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
As the spacecraft completes its final flyby of Saturn's moon Dione, TIME reflects on the most spectacular images from the mission thus far Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Space - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
The idea that genius and madness are intertwined is an ancient one. But in truth, in this desperately underfunded field, we don’t even have objective tools to diagnose disorders of the mind, let alone back up claims such as this… - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its rulers projected power by human sacrifice, the team said on Thursday.… - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
A new study confirms humans' status as a unique super predator, and points to ways our impacts on other species could be lessened. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Animal Behavior - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
A new study renews questions about how aggressively doctors should treat a very early form of breast cancer or pre-cancer. Source: NPR - Discipline: Cancer - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
Better MRI scanners could result from a trick in which a magnetic field springs up from nowhere, using materials famous for their link to invisibility cloaks Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Physics - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
A scholar's brutal death at the hands of ISIS is a reminder that archaeologists can find themselves on war's front lines, protecting artifacts. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Archaeology - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
Water locked away in rocks for 1.5 billion years reveals conditions were right for complex organic molecules to form in deep sea hydrothermal vents Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Geology - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
"We are seeing wildfires in the United States grow to sizes that were unimaginable just 20 or 30 years ago" Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Environment - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
It made headlines, but a claim to have cultured a nearly fully formed brain is "entirely unjustified", say neuroscientists contacted by New Scientist Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Neuroscience - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
A growing body of research suggests that doctors' racial biases and other prejudices continue to affect the care patients received. Medical educators say self-awareness is an important first step. Source: NPR - Discipline… - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
Neutrinos, created by violent phenomena such as black holes and exploding stars, could hold the key to the universe’s most distant and mysterious events Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Physics - 21 Aug 15, 12:50pm -
