Dinosaurs fell victim to perfect storm of events, study shows
Dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that wiped them out if it had taken place slightly earlier or later in history, scientists say.
Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
Running 5 minutes daily can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease-related death
Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, research finds
Research in rats may help explain how trauma's effects can span generations
The bit of your brain that signals how bad things could be
An evolutionarily ancient and tiny part of the brain tracks expectations about nasty events
Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds
ASU team shows evidence for one mineral affecting the most fundamental process in organic chemistry: Carbon-hydrogen bond breaking and making
Ancient Earth fossils could be found on the moon
Signs of ancient life could be littered across the moon, just waiting for an intrepid explorer to find them.
Six Minor Meteor Showers Could Beat the Perseids This Summer
While a bright nearly-full moon will interfere with Perseid meteor observing, six other six lesser celestial displays will reach their peak in dark skies
Study tracks worldwide spread of beneficial blood cell gene variant
Two beneficial variants of a gene controlling red blood cell development have spread from Africa into nearly all human populations across the globe, according to a new study led by King's College London.
Ebola outbreak: What you need to know about its spread
The spread continues. The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa has so far claimed more than 670 lives in what is now the worst outbreak of the disease.
Farmers Say GMO Corn No Longer Resistant to Pests
Genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protecting Brazilian farmers from voracious tropical bugs, increasing costs as producers turn to pesticides, a farm group said
Mysterious molecules in space
Researchers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics finger silicon-capped hydrocarbons as possible source of mysterious 'diffuse interstellar bands'
Research may explain how foremost anticancer 'guardian' protein learned to switch sides
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a new function of the body's most important tumor-suppressing protein.
Team studies the social origins of intelligence in the brain
By studying the injuries and aptitudes of Vietnam War veterans who suffered penetrating head wounds during the war, scientists are tackling -- and beginning to answer -- longstanding questions about how the brain works.
Sierra Leone: Leading Doctor Dies of Ebola
The doctor leading Sierra Leone’s fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on record died from the virus on Tuesday, the country’s chief medical officer said.
A blood test for suicide?
Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
Mercury's magnetic field tells scientists how its interior is different from Earth's
Earth and Mercury are both rocky planets with iron cores, but Mercury's interior differs from Earth's in a way that explains why the planet has such a bizarre magnetic field, UCLA planetary physicists and colleagues report.
Tricking plants to see the light may control the most important twitch on Earth
Thanks to technology that the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Richard Vierstra has been developing for years, these things may soon be possible.
Ebola's Deadly Jump From Animal to Animal
Ebola may be present in more animals than previously thought, according to researchers studying the deadly virus, which has already been detected in chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, antelopes, porcupines, rodents, dogs, pigs and humans.
Strong, Clear Bioplastic Containers Could Be Made from Rice
Using rice starch, researchers have made sustainable, biodegradable polymers that could be used in food packaging
Antarctic ice sheet is result of CO2 decrease, not continental breakup
Climate modelers from the University of New Hampshire have shown that the most likely explanation for the initiation of Antarctic glaciation during a major climate shift 34 million years ago was decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels.
CT scans provide evidence of atherosclerosis in wide range of ancient populations
Although atherosclerosis is widely thought to be a disease of modern times, computed tomographic (CT) evidence of atherosclerosis has been found in the bodies of a large number of mummies.
Tidal forces gave moon its shape, according to new analysis
The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain.
Young binary star system may form planets with weird and wild orbits
Unlike our solitary Sun, most stars form in binary pairs -- two stars that orbit a common center of mass.
Driverless cars could be on UK streets in six months
Vince Cable announced that the law is to be changed to allow driverless cars to ply Britain's roads by January 2015
Monoamine oxidase A: Biomarker for postpartum depression
Postpartum mood swings correlated with high monoamine oxidase A binding
C. difficile vaccine proves safe, 100 percent effective in animal models
An experimental vaccine protected 100 percent of animal models against the highly infectious and virulent bacterium, Clostridium difficile, which causes an intestinal disease that kills approximately 30,000 Americans annually.
Asteroid attacks significantly altered ancient Earth
Early Earth battered by giant asteroids, according to NASA research
Groundbreaking research maps cultural history
New research from Northeastern University has mapped the intellectual migration network in North America and Europe over a 2,000-year span.
FDA Debates Secrecy Surrounding Experimental Drugs
Drug regulators are weighting the merits of disclosing preliminary results from experiments to justify a drug's federal approval and then monitor its safety
Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds
It took 50 million years of continual shrinking to turn massive, lumbering dinosaurs into the first small flying birds.
Having More Than One Set of DNA Carries Legacy of Risk
The family seemed to defy the rules of genetics.
NASA announces the instruments for the next Mars rover
Sample return, organic chemical search, and future human habitation feature.
Study reveals one reason brain tumors are more common in men
New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why brain tumors occur more often in males and frequently are more harmful than similar tumors in females.
Society bloomed with gentler personalities and more feminine faces
Technology boom 50,000 years ago correlated with apparent reduction in testosterone
A Superplume Is the Reason Africa Is Splitting Apart
Primordial gases confirm the cause of the East African Rift
How close are we to having a drug to treat Ebola?
Ebola is continuing to kill people across West Africa, but there is still no cure.
Largest Ever Ebola Outbreak Is Not a Global Threat
Although the virus is exerting a heavy toll in West Africa, it does not spread easily
Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Efforts to Control It, World Health Body Warns
Ebola is moving faster than efforts to curb it, with potentially catastrophic consequences
The man who helped save 50 million lives
A solution of sugar, salts and water, many of which can be found in a kitchen cupboard, can be all it takes to save a child's life - and it has saved an estimated 50 million people.
Self-assembling anti-cancer molecules created in minutes
Like a self-assembling 'Lego Death Star,' says lead researcher
Comet-chaser nears prey after crossing billions of miles
After a decade-long quest spanning six billion kilometres (3.75 billion miles), a European probe will come face to face Wednesday with a comet, one of the Solar System's enigmatic wanderers.
Eating resistant starch may help reduce red meat-related colorectal cancer risk
Consumption of a type of starch that acts like fiber may help reduce colorectal cancer risk associated with a high red meat diet