Spider Building Spider Decoys Discovered in Peruvian Amazon
Discovered at the Tambopata Research Center in the Peruvian Amazon, a spider belonging to the genus Cyclosa is capable of producing elaborate, fake spider decoys. It…
Test for Alzheimer’s May Be Undermining Drug Trials
Flaws in a test used in clinical trials to assess patients could be undermining the search for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s. The scientists published…
“Iron-Rich Blobs” Penetrate Deep into Earth’s Mantle
In a lab experiment, Yale researchers discovered that molten iron can deeply penetrate single crystals of magnesium iron oxide, resulting in “metal-rich blobs” that penetrate…
Survey Reveals “Ultramassive” Black Holes Weighing 40 billion Times the Mass of the Sun
A new survey of 18 giant black holes shows that biggest black holes may be even bigger than previously thought, with several weighing between 10…
Calorie Tracking Apps Could Help Boost Weight Loss
There are quite a few different weight-loss apps and add-ons available on the market, and many of them are available on smartphones. These tools are…
Overeating Bigger Health Burden Than Malnourishment
A new study has indicated that the number of years of healthy living lost as a result of people eating too much outweigh the number…
Hubble Views Planetary Nebula NGC 5189
A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the planetary nebula NGC 5189, which is located several thousand light-years away in the southern…
Scorpion Protein Helps Illuminate Brain Tumors
In order to help surgeons come up with a way to distinguish brain tumors from healthy tissue, scientists are trying to use a scorpion protein….
Coffee Drinking Could Improve Your Health
The American Medical Association recommends that moderate tea or coffee drinking will likely have no ill effect on health, as long as people live a…
Machine-Learning Algorithms Could Help Debunk Twitter Rumors
Twitter is one of the fastest and most comprehensive ways of staying abreast of breaking news. However, it’s not always easy to tell whether these…
Invasive Species King Crabs Could Wipe Out Antarctic Ecosystems
Colder temperatures have kept crabs out of Antarctic seas for 30 million years, but warmer waters from the ocean depths are now intruding onto the…
Crab Nebula Contains Enough Dust to Make Around 40,000 Earths
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered filaments of dust shining in the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing definitive evidence…
Nostalgia Makes Us Warm & Colder Temperatures Make Us Nostalgic
Smell, touch, and music have all proven to evoke nostalgia and researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered that nostalgia is linked to the…
X-rays From LCLS Help Explain Cosmic Phenomena
An international team of scientists used X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source to study and dissected a process in multi-million-degree space plasmas that produces…
Low Water Levels Could Shut Down Mississippi River Shipping Lanes
The worst drought in 50 years has brought water levels in the Mississippi River close to historic lows, and could potentially shut down all shipping…
Why Narcissists Seem More Attractive
While most people don’t consider narcissism or psychopathy desirable qualities in their romantic partners, many are still drawn towards people with these traits, which have…
Survey of Galaxies Reveals Supermassive Black Holes
Using data from Chandra observations of 62 nearby galaxies and data from the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey, scientists have shown that 37 of the…
Japan Could Host International Linear Collider
As most of the world is still dealing with the worst economic crisis in decades, Japan is currently being considered as the potential host for…