For many movie stars, their age is a well-kept secret. In space, the same is…
Month: May 2011
Bacteria use caffeine as food source
A new bacterium that uses caffeine for food has been discovered. The bacterium uses newly…
Expanded Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope flexing new scientific muscle
The famous Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope has become the Expanded VLA — a…
Your culture may influence your perception of death
Contemplating mortality can be terrifying. But not everyone responds to that terror in the same…
Mathematically ranking ranking methods
In a world where everything from placement in a Google search result to World Cup…
Study finds widening gap between distracted driving and legislation
Laws to prevent distracted driving, particularly in relation to cell phone use, have multiplied; a…
Population genetics reveals shared ancestries: DNA links modern Europeans, Middle Easterners to Sub-Saharan Africans
More than just a tool for predicting health, modern genetics is upending long-held assumptions about…
New protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have discovered a molecule called c-Abl that has a known role in leukemia also…
Why people with schizophrenia may have trouble reading social cues
Impairments to a brain area responsible for processing social stimuli may help explain why individuals…
Kepler’s astounding haul of multiple-planet systems
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is proving itself to be a prolific planet hunter. Within just the…