Ethiopia's blue volcano burns deadly sulphuric gas
IT'S a volcano, but not as we know it.
Using thoughts to control airplanes
TUM researchers demonstrate: Brain controlled flight is possible
Scientists map the worst times of day for people allergic to grass pollen
Based on their results, the researchers provide new advices to allergy sufferers
AGU: Experts publish new view of zone where Malaysia Airlines flight 370 might lie
A new illustration of the seafloor details underwater terrain where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight might be located
A habitable environment on Martian volcano?
Slopes of Arsia Mons, once covered in glacial ice, may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Plane
Intertwined evolution of human brain and brawn
New study suggests that human muscle may be as unique as our cognition
Prostate Cancer Screening: It Ain't Dead Yet
Data suggest that infrequent screening with PSA levels may help to reduce the overdiagnosis of prostate cancer
Robotic Cars Getting Driver's Licenses
California, eager to retain its role as legal arbiter to the auto world, in July will begin taking applications for driving licenses for self-driving cars.
European Invasion Changed Peru's Coastline
Sections of Peru's coastline were stabilized by the activities of indigenous people, the demise of whom following the Spanish invasion led to an alteration of the geography. Cynthia Graber reports
Drug users switch to heroin because it's cheap, easy to get
A nationwide survey indicates that heroin users are attracted to the drug not only for the "high" but because it is less expensive and easier to get than prescription painkillers.
Most physicians would forgo aggressive treatment for themselves at the end of life
Most physicians would choose a do-not-resuscitate or "no code" status for themselves when they are terminally ill
Study affirms value of epigenetic test for markers of prostate cancer
Test designed to rule out the presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer may be accurate enough to exclude the need for most repeat prostate biopsies
Suspect strep throat? Re-check negative rapid test results with lab culture
Accurate diagnosis essential for appropriate use of antibiotics
Using science to avoid ethnic violence
What if we could use science to understand, accurately predict, and ultimately avoid, ethnic violence?
Climate Change Doomed the Ancients
THIS month, a report issued by a prominent military advisory board concluded that climate change posed a serious threat to America’s national security.
Entyvio Approved in Europe for Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis
The European Commission has approved vedolizumab for adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
Ancient rocks yield clues about Earth's earliest crust
It looks like just another rock, but what Jesse Reimink holds in his hands is a four-billion-year-old chunk of an ancient protocontinent that holds clues about how the Earth's first continents formed.
Study: Performance improved even after athletes learned of deception
Indiana University researchers say a little deception caused cyclists in their 4-kilometer time trial to up their performance even after they realized they had been tricked.
Amber discovery indicates Lyme disease is older than human race
Ticks fossilized in amber show that the bacteria which cause it may have been lurking around for 15 million years
Domestication of dogs may explain mammoth kill sites and success of early modern humans
Surge in killings of mammoths may have been due to early modern humans working with the earliest domestic dogs
Learn Mad Skills With Superhuman Speed
Wearable computers could provide the muscle memory to learn guitar chords or dance steps
US measles cases reach 20-year high
Public health experts in the US are urging people to get vaccinated after a spike in measles cases in the country this year.
Forget the dentist's drill, use lasers to heal teeth
Open wide, this won't hurt a bit. That might actually be true if the dentist's drill is replaced by a promising low-powered laser that can prompt stem cells to make damaged hard tissue in teeth grow back.
Radiation for prostate cancer linked to secondary cancers, study finds
Survivors should be aware of symptoms of rectal, bladder cancer
Australia's deadly eruptions the reason for the first mass extinction
A Curtin University researcher has shown that ancient volcanic eruptions in Australia 510 million years ago significantly affected the climate, causing the first known mass extinction in the history of complex life.
Stopping statins may benefit terminally ill patients
People in the late stages of cancer and other terminal illnesses are not only unharmed by discontinuing statins for cholesterol management, they may benefit
Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February
New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia show that on weekends, in the afternoons and in February are the times when the risk of death following surgery is the highest.
Tech Can't Save Us From Global Warming Catastrophe
Big ideas like space mirrors and creating more clouds won't help with global warming, but cutting emissions will, argues a new study.
Early Chemotherapy Extends Lives of Men With Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
New study finds men given chemotherapy early in their treatment for advanced disease lived a median of nearly 14 months longer than those who did not
'Quadrapeutics' works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumors
Animal tests show Rice-developed technology effective against aggressive cancer
Trial results promising for curing puppies' parvo
A North Dakota company that discovered an antibody technology while trying to cure flocks of dying geese is using its research for a more warm and fuzzy purpose: saving puppies.
Speaking 2 languages benefits the aging brain
New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life.
NSA said to collect millions of images for facial recognition
Surveillance agency collecting millions of images daily for identifying and tracking intelligence targets, documents obtained by The New York Times reveal.