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…
Data Shows 2010 Amazon Megadrought Caused Serious Devastation
A new study indicates that the megadrought that struck the Amazon in 2010 devastated millions of hectares of rainforest, shedding a new light over the…
Pressure Can Revert and Stop the Growth of Cancer Cells
New research showed that applying physical pressure to malignant breast cancer cells guided them back to a normal growth pattern. This research could lead to…
Why People Like Watching the Same Thing Over and Over Again
There’s a reason why people are spending money on television show DVDs and Blu-rays that are essentially reruns, but this behavior is more complicated than…
Hubble Data Reveals That Globular Clusters Age at Different Rates
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists discovered that globular clusters of the same age can have dramatically different distributions of blue straggler stars…
Discovery of Magnetic Field That Can Flip Heat Flow
Scientists discovered a magnetic field that can control the flow of heat from one body to another. It was first predicted 50 years ago, and…
H5N1 Work Will Probably Continue
After a high-level meeting this week, work on the avian influenza H5N1 virus will probably continue by people who are not NIH funded. This is…
