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07-10-2017
Oxytocin improves social abilities in some autistic children
The hormone oxytocin improved social behavior in children with autism,...
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07-10-2017
Population declines underway, two species go extinct each year
An average of two vertebrate species go extinct every year...
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07-10-2017
Brain training does not affect decision making or function
Commercial brain training games have no effect on decision-making or...
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07-10-2017
Sea spiders use their guts, not their hearts, to pump oxygen
Researcher H. Arthur Woods of the University of Montana, Missoula,...
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07-09-2017
Rote memorization won't help children be successful in life, scientists say
Rote memorization of historical dates or multiplication tables won’t help...
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07-08-2017
Greenland is melting, but the question is how quickly?
Researchers from the University of Arizona are taking a new...
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07-07-2017
Involuntary movements reveal the brain’s battle for self control
Researchers from Ohio State University discovered physical movements that coincide...
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07-07-2017
Sea-level declines, volcanoes explain unusual temperature drop
Volcanic activity in the oceans induced by falling sea levels...
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07-07-2017
How strike-slip faults form and lead to earthquakes
A new study reveals how strike-slip faults form in the...
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07-07-2017
Earth’s magnetic field is simpler than scientists thought
Scientists have discovered a geomagnetic “fingerprint” that will allow them...
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07-07-2017
400 year-old sharks may hold the secret to longer life for humans
Greenland sharks, rare vertebrates found deep in the waters of...
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07-07-2017
Playground sandboxes found to contain infectious bacteria
Researchers have made an alarming discovery of an anaerobic bacteria...
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