The sharp decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions attributed to the worldwide financial crisis in…
Month: December 2011
Scientists rediscover rarest U.S. bumblebee: Cockerell’s Bumblebee was last seen in the United States in 1956
A team of scientists recently rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States,…
Orphaned children exhibit genetic changes that require nurturing parents, study finds
Children who experience the stress of separation at birth from biological parents and are brought…
Autism may involve disordered white matter in the brain
It’s still unclear what’s different in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorders, but…
Return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan’s central highlands
Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan’s central highlands have revealed a…
Early Earth may have been prone to deep freezes, study finds
Researchers who have adapted a three-dimensional, general circulation model of Earth’s climate to a time…
First habitable-zone super-Earth discovered in orbit around a Sun-like star
NASA’s Kepler Mission has discovered the first super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a…
Scientists discover how brain corrects bumps to body
Researchers have identified the area of the brain that controls our ability to correct our…
Giant super-Earths made of diamond are possible, study suggests
A planet made of diamonds may sound lovely, but you wouldn’t want to live there….
Child abuse changes the brain, study finds
When children have been exposed to family violence, their brains become increasingly “tuned” for processing…