New Research
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Frantic Search Ensues for Planet-Sized Dunce Cap as World’s Oceans Take Home Report Card
The "ocean health index" was just released, and overall the world got a giant "D"
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Scientists Get Meta, Asking Study Subjects to Design a Study
Rather than just ask the crowd to help answer math problems or scientific ponderings, why not challenge the crowd to design the questions themselves?
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Arctic Algae Infiltration Demonstrates the Effects of Climate Change
A sudden shift seen off the coast of Svalbard demonstrates how the world's ecosystems will be reformed by persistent climate change
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Killer Economy – Science Suspects Recession to Blame for 1,000 Suicides in England
While jobs declined in England between 2008 to 2010, researchers found that suicides increased
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Science Takes Fat Out Of Chocolate, Replaces It With Fruit
Scientists have found a way to replace about 50 percent of chocolate's fat with fruit juice without losing flavor
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What’s in Your Shark Fin Soup?
Americans who eat shark fin soup may be unknowingly chowing down on globally endangered species, a new study found
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New Lacewing Species Discovered… on Flickr
Wildlife photographer Guek Hock Ping discovered a new species. Only, he didn't know it
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Why ‘Living in the Moment’ is Impossible
New research finds that "living in the moment" is probably impossible thanks to the hard-wired ways our minds process thinking and decision-making.
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Designing Bandaids that Stick When Wet Based on Gecko Feet
Scientists are unlocking the secrets behind tiny adhesive structures in gecko toes in the hopes of designing new technologies
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Science Teachers Guilty of Releasing Invasive Species
New research finds that one out of four science educators in the U.S. and Canada released lab animals into the wild after they were done using them in the classroom, introducing a surprising but potentially serious pathway for invasives to take hold in new locales.
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New Tech Identifies that Special ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ That Makes Paris Paris
Science provides an answer on what details in an urban street scene clue people in on what city it is from.
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Archaeologists Discover 1000-Year Old Hyper-Caffeinated Tea in Illinois
Unearthed from a site near modern day St. Louis, Missouri, archaeologists found tea residue in pottery beakers that dates back to as early as 1050 A.D.
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Iconic American Buffalo are Actually Part Cow
Though plains bison are icons of America's cowboy past and rugged West, research findings show that most of the buffalo have cow ancestors from the 1800s
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Now We Know Why Rainbows Split in Two
Though much of the physics behind rainbows is still cloaked in colorful mystery, researchers have at last unlocked some of the secrets behind the peculiar optics of the twinned rainbow.
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New Forensics Tool for Catching Elephant Poachers
Good news on the illegal wildlife trade front: a new forensic genetics tool allows scientists to pinpoint where seized illegal ivory originates
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No One Knows When You’re Being Sarcastic in Emails
People often think their sarcasm is obvious, while receivers aren't always so quick to get the joke.
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Playfulness Increases a Person’s Sexiness, New Research Finds
New research shows that, unlike most animals, many adult humans continue to engage in playful behavior well into their summer and autumn years, and that this fun-loving attitude may help them score big when it comes to the opposite sex.
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Why Do Cows Have Spots?
Cows' mottled coats may have evolved to help keep flies away.
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Teens Predict Their Own Downward Spirals
For teens, having low expectations about living long, healthy lives turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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