Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their…
Month: March 2013
Summer melt season getting longer on Antarctic Peninsula
New research from the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the summer melt season has been getting…
New fossil species from a fish-eat-fish world when limbed animals evolved
Scientists who famously discovered the lobe-finned fish fossil Tiktaalik roseae, a species with some of…
Engineers enable ‘bulk’ silicon to emit visible light for the first time
Electronic computing speeds are brushing up against limits imposed by the laws of physics. Photonic…
Link between faster ‘biological’ aging and risk of developing age-related diseases
Scientists have found new evidence that links faster “biological” aging to the risk of developing…
‘Fountain of youth’ telomerase: Scientists successfully map enzyme that has rejuvenating effect on cells
Scientists have for the first time mapped telomerase, an enzyme which has a kind of…
Five genetic variations increase risk of ovarian cancer
Scientists have found five new regions of the human genome that are linked to increased…
Pesticide combination affects bees’ ability to learn
Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees’ ability to learn following exposure…
Tarsiers’ bulging eyes shed light on evolution of human vision
After eons of wandering in the dark, primates developed highly acute, three-color vision that permitted…
New type of solar structure cools buildings in full sunlight
Scientists have designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the…