UH researchers create lens to turn smartphone into microscope
Researchers at the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120, all for just 3 cents a lens.
India drift
MIT researchers explain mystery of India's rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million years ago
Hot under the collar: The untold dangers firefighters face in the line of duty
What do you think is the biggest cause of death for firefighters on duty?
Well if your first thought was burns or smoke inhalation you'd be wrong!
Scientists reconcile three unrelated theories of schizophrenia
Mouse model will help scientists parse brain-based findings
Chikungunya Update for Clinicians
From a single case introduced in the Caribbean in December 2013, chikungunya has rapidly spread across the Western Hemisphere and remains a risk to US residents traveling to tropical areas.
Space Supervoid Sucks Energy from Light
A vast region of space colder than expected is also largely devoid of galaxies, and the two observations are no coincidence. Clara Moskowitz reports
Making Sense of the Chemistry That Led to Life on Earth
It was the actions of Jupiter and Saturn that quite inadvertently created life on Earth
The man who cut out his own appendix
During an expedition to the Antarctic, Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov became seriously ill.
New centimeter-accurate GPS system could transform virtual reality and mobile devices
Centimeter-accurate GPS-based positioning system that could revolutionize geolocation
Treatment reduces risk of recurrence of C. difficile infection
Treatment with metronidazole or vancomycin and administration of spores of a strain of nontoxigenic C difficile significantly reduced CDI recurrence
Late-night snacking: It it your brain's fault?
New research documents how brains respond to food images at night
Volcano Loki observed from Earth
Large Binocular Telescope shows a lava lake on Jupiter's moon Io
Popular electric brain stimulation method detrimental to IQ scores
In a double-blinded, randomized study, UNC researchers found that the IQ scores of people who underwent tDCS brain stimulation improved markedly less
than did the IQ scores of people in the placebo group
This African Plant Leads the Way to Diamond Deposits
A palm-like plant seems to grow only on top of diamond-rich deposits called kimberlite pipes
Feathery fossils re-date early birds
Scientists in China have described a new species of early bird, from two fossils with intact plumage dating to 130 million years ago.
Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk
Spider-Man would be so envious.
New form of DNA modification may carry inheritable information
Scientists at the University of Chicago, Harvard, and China have described the surprising discovery and function of a new DNA modification in insects, worms, and algae.
Microbes found at bottom of ocean are our long-lost relatives
SO THAT'S where they've been hiding. An entirely new group of organisms discovered at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean are our closest simple-celled relatives ever found.
New stem cell may overcome hurdles for regenerative medicine
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a novel type of pluripotent stem cell--cells capable of developing into any type of tissue--
whose identity is tied to their location in a developing embryo.
Ulcer-causing bacteria induces stomach stem cell growth in mice, Stanford researchers find
The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly,
according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
IBM's Watson to speed up cancer care
Watson can sift through medical data in minutes, compared to the weeks it would take a human
Topol: Time to End Routine Mammography
Mammography Is a Recipe for Net Harm
US army calls for ideas on invisible uniforms for soldiers
The US army has said it wants invisibility cloaks for its soldiers within 18 months. How realistic is that?
Antioxidant effects of coffee by-products 500 times greater than vitamin C
Coffee silverskin (the epidermis of the coffee bean) is usually removed during processing, after the beans have been dried, while the coffee grounds are normally directly discarded.
As life slips by: Why eye movement doesn't blur the picture
Two specific proteins bind during development to stabilize the brain cells that allow us to see things clearly, even as we move
MESSENGER reveals Mercury's magnetic field secrets
New data from MESSENGER reveals Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old
Brandeis researchers identify potential cause of schizophrenic symptoms
Abnormal brain waves may provide drug target for therapeutic treatments
The Brighter Side of Rabies
The rabies virus belongs, not coincidentally, to a group of viruses named for the Greek goddess of frenzy and rage.
Paternity Case for a New Jersey Mother of Twins Bears Unexpected Results: Two Fathers
A mother of twins was applying for public assistance in Passaic County, N.J., when she made the seemingly uncontroversial claim that one man was responsible for her progeny.
Autonomous truck cleared to drive on US roads for the first time
Automotive manufacturer Daimler unveiled a self-driving truck – the first to be cleared to drive on US roads
Good-Bye to Curved Lens: New Lens Is Flat
It could one day be printed on flexible plastic for thin, bendable gadgets