Denmark claims North Pole via Greenland ridge link
Scientific data shows Greenland's continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, giving Danes a claim to the North Pole and any potential energy resources beneath it, Denmark's foreign minister said.
Habitual use of fire as told from cave near Haifa
Expanded timeline as to when we transitioned from occasional use to habitual, planned use of fire
MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury
The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated with a comet that produces multiple events annually on Earth.
Signs of ancient Mars lakes and quakes seen in new map
Long ago, in the largest canyon system in our solar system, vibrations from "marsquakes" shook soft sediments that had accumulated in Martian lakes.
If cells can't move ... cancer can't grow
Centenary's latest research on stopping the spread of tumors
Feeling younger than actual age meant lower death rate for older people
Turns out, feeling younger than your actual age might be good for you.
Linguistic methods uncover sophisticated meanings, monkey dialects
Linguistic analysis reveals local dialects in monkey alarm calls
Even expectant dads experience prenatal hormone changes
Researchers recently completed one of the most extensive investigations to date of prenatal hormones in first-time expectant couples
Back to future with Roman architectural concrete
Research at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source reveals key to longevity of imperial Roman monuments
Doubts over killer nurse conviction
Norris' staff nursing pass Colin Norris was sentenced to 30 years in prison
Life from 'deepest drill' revealed
Life uncovered by the deepest-ever marine drilling expedition has been analysed by scientists.
Extra vitamin E protected older mice from getting common type of pneumonia
Extra vitamin E protected older mice from a bacterial infection that commonly causes pneumonia.
Fewer Ebola Cases Go Unreported Than Thought, Study Finds
Far fewer Ebola cases go unreported than has previously been estimated
Your chance of becoming globally famous depends on the language you speak
Is there a connection between language and fame?
NASA Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane
Curiosity rover makes first detection of organic matter on Mars
NASA Goddard instrument makes first detection of organic matter on Mars
More than half of all children in the US will likely live with an unmarried mother
More than half of all American children will likely live with an unmarried mother at some point before they reach age 18
Microbiome may have shaped early human populations
We humans have an exceptional age structure compared to other animals: Our children remain dependent on their parents for an unusually long period and our elderly live an extremely long time after they have stopped procreating.
The Interaction Between Interstellar Dust and Our Galaxy’s Magnetic Field
While the pastel tones and fine texture of this image may bring to mind brush strokes on an artist’s canvas, they are in fact a visualization of data from ESA’s Planck satellite.
Antibiotic Resistance Will Kill 300 Million People By 2050
New report says pharma companies make more money from other drugs, so shy away from new antibiotic development
Study hints that ancient Earth made its own water -- geologically
Evidence that rock circulating in the mantle feeds world's oceans even today
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Top weather conditions that amplify Lake Erie algal blooms revealed
Seasons with low winds lead to spread of harmful algae
What Forms of Creativity Turn You On?
It’s no secret: creativity is sexy.
'Master regulator' gene -- long tied to autism disorders -- stimulates other genes in early brain development
Finding caps 3 years of research led by biochemists at NYU Langone Medical Center
Scientists open new frontier of vast chemical 'space'
As proof-of-principle, the TSRI team makes dozens of new chemical entities
Study identifies 53 approved drugs that may block Ebola infection
Compounds may keep virus from entering cells; may accelerate drug development
Study: 49 percent of patients withhold clinically sensitive information
Almost half of patients withheld clinically sensitive information from  their health care providers
Lens-free microscope can detect cancer at the cellular level
UCLA researchers develop device that can do the work of pathology lab microscopes
For First Time, Treatment Helps Patients With Worst Kind of Stroke, Study Says
After three decades of failure, researchers have found a treatment that greatly improves the prognosis for people having the most severe and disabling strokes.
Strange Rock from Russia Contains 30,000 Diamonds
Here's the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything: A red and green rock, ornament-sized, stuffed with 30,000 teeny-tiny diamonds.
Fine particulate air pollution linked with increased autism risk
Women exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter, particularly during the third trimester may face up to twice the risk of having a child with autism
Kepler proves it can still find planets
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the report of the Kepler spacecraft's death was greatly exaggerated.
'Deep learning' finds autism, cancer mutations in unexplored regions of the genome
Scientists and engineers have built a computer model that has uncovered disease-causing mutations in large regions of the genome that previously could not be explored.
SLU research finds enzyme inhibitors suppress herpes simplex virus replication
Investigators find different mechanism to fight herpes virus from what is currently on the market
The Lancet: Most commonly prescribed glaucoma drug reduces risk of vision loss by more than 50 percent over 2 years
Prostaglandin analogue eye drops greatly reduce risk of vision loss in people with open angle glaucoma
A change of diet to unmask cancer vulnerabilities and reduce cancer risk
Scientists find unexpected benefit of change of diet on certain types of lung cancer and decipher the molecular mechanism behind this dietary effect
NASA considers possibilities for manned mission to Venus
A possible way for humans to visit Venus, rather than Mars
A*STAR scientists discover gene critical for proper brain development
This gene accounts for the size of the human brain and potentially our superior cognitive abilities
Lost memories might be able to be restored, new UCLA study indicates
Research reveals that memories may not be stored in synapses, as previously thought
Fully automated: Thousands of blood samples every hour
Siemens is supplying automation technology for the longest and one of the most cutting-edge sample processing lines in any clinical laboratory.
Scientists Find Evidence of Previously Unrecognized Water Reservoir on Mars
Scientists Find Meteoritic Evidence of Mars Water Reservoir
Bio Bigwigs Go after Drugs for Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s and ALS
Diseases of the brain have yet to experience the kind of recent advances that are now altering prognoses for hepatitis C or melanoma and some other cancers.
This Dying Star Is the Coldest Place We’ve Found in the Universe
The Boomerang Nebula is just one degree above absolute zero