New research from UC Berkeley suggests that sleep disruption in the elderly, mediated by structural brain changes, represents a contributing factor to age-related cognitive decline….
New research from the University of Utah shows that the people most likely to multitask have the lowest multitasking ability, including people who talk on…
New research from scientists at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science may lead to a better understanding of how local, spontaneous interaction among…
Dyscalculia is a learning disability, which is sometimes called number blindness, and similar to dyslexia, but for numbers. Researchers estimate that as much as 7%…
Newborn babies only a few hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign one. A new study indicates…
New research indicates that happier people actually earn more money. This comes as a result of a study of 10,000 Americans that showed that those…
By using sophisticated gene sequencing methods to demonstrate a regulatory link between the stem cell factor Lin28 and the signaling molecule bone morphogenic protein 4,…
Slime molds are gelatinous amoebae that are classified as protists, a taxonomic group. Slime molds, while brainless, are smarter than they look. Physarum polycephalum can…
Archaeologists have retrieved medicinal tablets from a 2000-year-old shipwreck, indicating that classical Mediterranean civilizations used sophisticated drugs. The scientists published their findings in the journal…
Researchers have discovered an 8.6-meter (28-foot) long reptile with a massive skull and sharp teeth that lived 244 million years ago, during the Triassic Period….
A new cash settlement will be given to the Gulf of Mexico science and restoration project, due to the federal charges related to the 2010…
According to a new study, many people underestimate how much they will change in the future. The scientists published their findings in the journal Science….
A new study indicates that a group of bipedal dinosaurs, known as oviraptors, shook their feather-adorned tails to gain attention during their courtship rituals. The…
According to the results of the first international survey of researchers’ workplace attitudes and practices, scientists may have a false sense of security about the…
A change in the official psychiatric guidelines for depression has raised fears that grief over the death of a loved one could be classified as…
New research indicates that children who are kinder are also happier and more popular. Simple acts of kindness could help reduce bullying in schools. The…
Entombed within the 9- to 10-million-year-old rocks at Cerro de los Batallones in Spain’s Madrid Basin are at least nine different assemblages of large fossil…
Scientists report that there are alarmingly high methane emissions from oil and gas fields, undermining the environmental benefits of natural gas, which is transforming the…