Depression Is the Top Disability Among US & Canadian Teens
According to a new study led by researchers at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle, depression…
Masers as Evolutionary Indicators for Star Formation
SAO astronomers provide the first unambiguous evidence that Class I masers may be excited by both young (hot core) and older (UC H II) MYSOs…
Urine Used as Fertilizer to Boost Crop Yields
Last year, in Sotang, Nepal, the Dzi Foundation helped build over 1,000 toilets for the nearly 6,500 residents of the village. The villagers were given…
Area of Monkey Brain Keeps Tally of Altruistic Acts
Steve Chang and his colleagues from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, have discovered that monkeys have a specific area in their brains to keep…
Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus, The First Freshwater Mosasaur Discovered
A new species of mosasaur was discovered in Hungry, providing the first evidence that mosasaurs lived in both freshwater and marine environments. The scientists published…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy IC 2233
This new image from Hubble shows spiral galaxy IC 2233, which is one of the flattest galaxies known and is located about 40 million light-years…
MALBAC Offers More Efficient Way to Sequence DNA
Sequencing DNA is nothing new, but it’s much harder to sequence the DNA of a single cell. In order to get enough DNA for sequencing,…
Curing Boredom
Many normal situations have the potential to be unbelievably boring. Boredom is more than just one of life’s minor irritations; it has been linked to…
Appendicitis Could Be Diagnosed By Speed Bumps
Driving over speed bumps could help doctors diagnose whether patients are suffering from acute appendicitis. The scientists published their findings in the journal BMJ. The…
Smaller Ski Resorts Threatened By Warmer Winters
Northern exposure, aggressive snowmaking and hard manmade snow crystals are helping some of the bigger ski resorts deal with climate change, but smaller operations are…
The Reasons Why Rock & Pop Stars Die Young
According to a new report, rock and pop stars die young. Many of them die from drug overdoses, AIDS, or drunk-driving accidents. The study found…
Haast’s Eagle Was Big & Strong Enough to Prey on Humans
The strongest and biggest bird of prey that ever existed was the Haast’s Eagle (Harpagornis moorei) of New Zealand, and it became extinct around the…
Origin of Ion-Pumping Proteins Could Explain How Life Began
A new study indicates how the first cells might have evolved from rocks, water and hot alkaline fluid rich in hydrogen gas spewing out of…
Tau Ceti May Host a Habitable Planet
By combining more than six-thousand observations from three different instruments and using new data modeling techniques, an international team of astronomers greatly improved the sensitivity…
The Benefits of Backward Running
Backward running will never be mistaken for the natural way of running, but there are some indications that backward running enables people to avoid or…
Scientists Map Initial Anti-Aging Formula
A new study indicates that scientists have found a new way of delaying the aging process in mice, and they hope to replicate the finding…
Apple Maps – 3 Times More Likely To Get You Lost Than Google
After having been deemed unsafe by the Australian government a couple of weeks back, iPhone users now have access to Google Maps and it hasn’t…
Sutter’s Mill Meteorite Is Fastest on Record
The Sutter’s Mill meteorite was seen by many eyewitnesses over the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range in California. A new, detailed study has traced…
