Women’s Hearts Getting Bad Message from BPA
Look around and you’ll probably notice hard plastic somewhere near you, but there’s an invisible enemy hidden within those everyday objects in the form of…
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Maggots May Clean Wounds Faster than Surgery
Using maggots to clean wounds is a practice that has been around for thousands of years. With the introduction of antibiotics, that practice has ceased,…
Wind Shear Makes Tsunami Shaped Clouds Over Alabama
Something interesting happened in the skies of Alabama recently. You might say that it made waves even. Wave shaped clouds. It’s an effect known as…
Will a New Drug that Boosts Mouse Memory be Alzheimer’s Cure?
We all know that stress is bad for us but did you know it can trigger an immune molecule in the brain that damages memory?…
Microscopic Origami Boxes Fold-Up on Their Own
The ancient art of origami just got tiny. And by tiny, I mean microscopic. Oh yes, it can also fold all by itself now. According…
Breeding Area for the Blackthroat Luscinia Obscura Discovered
In June of 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi…
Trees are a Culprit When it Comes to Acid Rain
Many have thought for years that trees are to blame for acid rain and now we have evidence that backs it up. Up to half…
Neanderthal Home Made of Mammoth Bones Discovered
It was always assumed that Neanderthals were wanderers who lived in caves during harsh weather, but some new information regarding Neanderthals is challenging that way…
First Plant-Eating Dinosaur Discovered in Antarctica
Although remains of sauropods (one of the most diverse and widespread species of herbivorous dinosaurs, with more than 150 recognized species) have been found on…
Bedbugs are Successful Because of Inbreeding
Inbreeding isn’t generally considered a good trait in any offspring, but bedbugs and a few other insects are pretty good at it. Coby Schal at…
Ant Poison Paralyzes Prey from a Distance
Ant-nest invaders are in for a shock when they mess with the African ant species Crematogaster striatula. These ants have venom so potent that it…
Be Like Neo and Learn New Skills Matrix-Style
Plug-and-play took on a whole new meaning in the movie, The Matrix, where people could learn kung-fu or how to pilot a helicopter by just…
Methane Released from Arctic Ocean Could Cause Climate Change
Score another point for global warming because changing conditions in the Arctic Ocean could have a drastic effect on the climate. Russian scientists have discovered…
Magnetic Stimulation of Brain May Speed Up Stroke Recovery
A common condition that occurs after a stroke affects one side of the brain is hemispatial neglect, where the affected person isn’t able to recognize…
Elephant Seal Tracked Traveling 29,000 km
When you think about Elephant Seals, you probably picture them sleeping on a beach, relaxing the afternoon away. They often do just that, but not…
Endangered Orangutans Digest Their Own Muscles for Survival
Bornean orangutans live in tropical rainforests, but because of logging that is destroying their habitat, the supply of fruit is shrinking. In order to survive,…
Greenland Loses 100 Billion Tons of Ice
Global warming, or just an unusually warm summer? You be the judge as Greenland loses 100 billion tons of ice in 2010. Southern Greenland has…
The Search for the God Particle Narrows
The elusive Higgs Boson, frequently referred to (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) as the “God Particle” might not have been found yet, but it has fewer places to…