Salty soil can suck water out of atmosphere: Could it happen on Mars?
The frigid McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold, polar desert,
yet the sandy soils there are frequently dotted with moist patches in the spring despite a lack of snowmelt and no possibility of rain.
Hearing loss linked to 3-fold risk of falling
Hearing loss has been linked with a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills, including dementia.
However, a new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that hearing loss may also be a risk factor for another huge public health problem: falls.
Young Women Often Trendsetters in Vocal Patterns
From Valley Girls to the Kardashians, young women have long been mocked for the way they talk.
Tomb exploration reveals first archaeological evidence of Christianity from the time of Jesus
The engravings were most likely made by some of Jesus' earliest followers, within decades of his death.
First Mention: Life’s Blueprint, Slow to Newsprint
Scientists had known of DNA since 1869 (although not by that name), but The New York Times did not mention it until 78 years later.
Lunar scientists shed light on Moon's impact history
Researchers from have discovered that debris that caused a "lunar cataclysm" on the moon 4 billion years ago struck it at much higher speeds than those that made the most ancient craters.
Ötzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA
Ötzi the ice mummy may have met his death in the Alps some 5300 years ago, but his descendants live on - on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia
3-strikes law fails to reduce crime
UC Riverside analysis finds that decreased alcohol consumption is responsible for significant drop in crime nationwide, not tougher sentencing policies
SFU researchers test sugary solution to Alzheimer's
Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer's disease, a fatal brain condition expected to hit one in 85 people globally by 2050,
may be as simple as ensuring a brain protein's sugar levels are maintained.
Cold air chills heart's oxygen supply, making snow shoveling dangerous for some people
People with heart disease may not be able to compensate for their bodies' higher demand for oxygen when inhaling cold air,
according to Penn State researchers, making snow shoveling and other activities dangerous for some.
Dolphins at Sea Greet Each Other
When groups of dolphins meet up in the open sea they thoughtfully introduce themselves.
New method to separate much-needed medical isotopes proposed
Individual atoms of a certain chemical element can be very stubborn when it comes to separation,
mainly because techniques rely on a difference in chemical and physical properties - atoms are almost identical in both regards.
Facebook swaps 'Like' for 'Safe' during natural disasters
When natural disasters strike, most people's first instinct is to check whether their friends and family are safe,
but more tech-savvy individuals might choose to update their social networking status.
European style stone tools suggest Stone Age people actually discovered America
Archeologists and historians have long known that it wasn't really Christopher Columbus who discovered America.
New hybrid 'NOSH aspirin' as possible anti-cancer drug
Scientists have combined two new "designer" forms of aspirin into a hybrid substance that appears more effective than either of its forebears
in controlling the growth of several forms of cancer in laboratory tests.
Reversing Alzheimer's gene 'blockade' can restore memory, other cognitive functions
Neuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs
Floor of oldest forest discovered in Schoharie County
Scientists from Binghamton University and Cardiff University, and New York State Museum researchers,
and have reported the discovery of the floor of the world's oldest forest in a cover article in the March 1 issue of Nature, a leading international journal of science.
No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity
If you want big muscles without working out, there's hope.
Neanderthals were ancient mariners
IT LOOKS like Neanderthals may have beaten modern humans to the seas.
Giant fleas plagued feathered dinosaurs
It's amazing what you find when you scratch about in old rocks - the oldest and largest flea ever discovered, for instance, which has turned up in Jurassic rocks in China.
Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years
Here's the story: About 13 miles from this spindle of rock, there's a bigger island, called Lord Howe Island.
Depression could be evolutionary byproduct of immune system
Depression is common enough - afflicting one in ten adults in the United States - that it seems the possibility of depression must be "hard-wired" into our brains.
Parkinson’s Disease Drug May Help Brain Injuries, Report Says
Daily doses of a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease significantly improved function in severely brain-injured people thought to be beyond the reach of treatment
Babies born just 2 or 3 weeks early at higher risk of poor health
Research: Population-based cohort study of the effects of gestational age at birth on health outcomes at 3 and 5 years of age
Current rates of ocean acidification are unparalleled in Earth's history
Oceans are currently absorbing about a quarter of the CO2 released into the atmosphere, lowering the pH of the surface ocean
Solving mystery of how sulfa drugs kill bacteria yields 21st century drug development target
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists discover key enzyme structure in bacteria,
a finding that lays the foundation for a new generation of antibiotics that are safer and less prone to drug resistance
A supercharged protein reduces damage from heart attack
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reduced damage from a heart attack by 50 percent by enhancing a protective protein found in mice and humans.
Study reveals how anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer's-like changes in mammalian brains
MGH researchers find desflurane may be safer anesthetic option for patients with Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson’s Disease Drug May Help Brain Injuries, Report Says
Daily doses of a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease significantly improved function in severely brain-injured people thought to be beyond the reach of treatment
Are Emotions Prophetic?
For thousands of years, human beings have looked down on their emotions.
Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function
Improvements seen in patients with heart failure and Type 2 diabetes in initial study
Diabetes risk from sitting around
Women could be more at risk than men -- new University of Leicester study
Skin-Deep Immunity
Immune cells in skin provide powerful protection against infection, suggesting new routes for vaccination.
The origin of organic magnets
Electrical engineers are starting to consider materials made from organic molecules
International Groups Move to Criminalize Fake Drugs
Regulations aim to shift medicine counterfeiting from patient infringement to crime
Earth Formed from Diverse Meteorite Mix
A match of silicon isotopes in terrestrial and lunar rock samples is revealing more about how both bodies really formed
Dark matter core, left behind from wreck between massive clusters of galaxies, defies explanation
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Telescope have observed what appears to be a clump of dark matter left behind from a wreck between massive clusters of galaxies.
Long-Lost Medicine
Broccoli, spider webs, and other health remedies from ancient times.
Scientists shocked to find antibiotics alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia
Chance discovery of link between acne drug and psychosis may unlock secrets of mental illness