Sorry Stephen Hawking, I agree with Jill Tarter. Hostile alien invaders are unlikely–at least not the kind envisioned in SciFi [...]
Inner workings of planet helped boost oxygen in atmosphere
The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, [...]
Small towns benefit from self-employed
People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, [...]
Cyber partners help you go the distance
A new study testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner shows the presence of a moderately more capable cycling [...]
Babies Learn from Experiences That Are Not Too Simple, Not Too Complex, but ‘Just Right’
Long before babies understand the story of Goldilocks, they have more than mastered the fairy tale heroine’s method of decision-making. [...]
Tongue Analysis Software Uses Ancient Chinese Medicine to Warn of Disease
For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and [...]
Irritable bowel syndrome and bacteria in gut definitively linked
An overgrowth of bacteria in the gut has been definitively linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the results of a [...]
Researchers discover drug destroys human cancer stem cells but not healthy ones
A team of scientists at McMaster has discovered that the drug thioridazine successfully kills cancer stem cells in humans while [...]
Discarded data may hold the key to a sharper view of molecules
There’s nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief. For scientists who study the [...]
Feeling strong emotions makes peoples’ brains ‘tick together’
Research team at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre has revealed how experiencing strong emotions synchronizes brain activity across individuals. [...]
Key gene found responsible for chronic inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer
Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have, for the first time, identified a single gene that simultaneously controls inflammation, accelerated [...]
Gene discovery points towards new type of male contraceptive
A new type of male contraceptive could be created thanks to the discovery of a key gene essential for sperm [...]
Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future. MIT researchers have engineered a [...]
Positive words: The glue to social interaction
Scientists at ETH Zurich have studied the use of language, finding that words with a positive emotional content are more [...]
Tiny Planet-Finding Mirrors Borrow from Webb Telescope Playbook
NASA’s next flagship mission — the James Webb Space Telescope — will carry the largest primary mirror ever deployed. This [...]
Asteroid Nudged by Sunlight: Most Precise Measurement of Yarkovsky Effect
Scientists on NASA’s asteroid sample return mission, Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), have measured the orbit [...]
Curry compound tied to immune system
Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of [...]
Brief treatment works on fear of spiders
A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain’s [...]
