News
- Humans
Middle school scientists recognized
The first class of 30 finalists in the Broadcom MASTERS will convene in Washington, D.C., this fall to compete in new national science competition geared to younger students.
- Chemistry
Fighting flames with greener materials
New, nano-thin coatings for fabrics and plastics are relatively nontoxic flame retardants.
- Health & Medicine
Saffron takes on cancer
The yellow spice inhibits liver cancer growth, tests in rats show.
- Astronomy
Star goes boom, telescopes zoom
Astronomers have spotted a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, the nearest such stellar explosion in decades.
- Chemistry
Pooping pandas may make better biofuels
Gut microbes break down bamboo efficiently, inspiring new approaches to process raw plant materials for fuel.
- Tech
Mining electronic records yields connections between diseases
Mining patient records, combined with molecular research, may reveal new links among medical conditions.
- Life
Belly bacteria boss the brain
One type of gut microbe sends antianxiety messages through the vagus nerve, changing the behavior of mice.
- Psychology
Men’s spatial superiority takes cultural cues
Some societies may nurture comparable spatial skills in males and females.
- Humans
Willpower endures
A person's ability to resist temptation stays constant throughout life, study suggests.
- Humans
Recession-sensitive parenting
Economic downturn led to temporarily more severe parenting tactics among genetically predisposed mothers.
- Physics
Solar cells could get quantum boost
A quantum trick to merge atomic energy levels might boost the power of semiconductor lasers and improve the efficiency of solar panels.
- Life
Genes may explain who gets sick from flu
People who stay well even after being exposed to the flu have a strong immune reaction to the virus, but in exactly the opposite way as those who get sick.
