Uncategorized
-
Humans
Running past Neandertals
Stone Age humans’ heel bones, more so than those of Neandertals, aided long-distance running.
By Bruce Bower -
Physics
X-raying life’s microscopic machinery
A powerful new laser technique promises to reveal the cell’s molecular components in detailed, 3-D images.
-
Health & Medicine
No flu vaccine link to Guillain-Barré syndrome found
A massive study of millions of people in China finds no association between receiving the 2009 H1N1 immunization and developing the rare nervous system disorder.
By Nathan Seppa -
Life
Life
New studies unveil the fire ant genome and why honeybee personalities matter, plus more in the week’s biology news.
By Science News -
Health & Medicine
Bioengineering better blood vessels
Durable conduits made with a tough protein produced by living cells might improve options for some patients who need heart bypass surgery or kidney dialysis, a new study finds.
By Nathan Seppa -
Space
Spacecraft sees signs of 1,200-plus worlds
The Kepler mission releases information on hundreds of newly discovered candidate planets beyond the solar system, including about 50 that could be habitable.
By Ron Cowen -
Life
Ants manage incest without inbreeding
An unorthodox family structure may have helped longhorn crazy ants spread around the globe.
By Susan Milius -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
Evidence gets stronger that Mars once held an ocean, plus more in this week’s news.
By Science News -
Physics
Invisibility cloaks hit the big time
Using natural crystals, researchers have found a way to make objects up to a few millimeters tall disappear.
-
Humans
Humans
Researchers reveal how feeling physical pain helps people ease a guilty conscience, plus more in this week's news.
By Science News -
Life
Aerobic exercise boosts memory
Regular walking improved seniors' recall and reversed declines in the size of a brain structure important for remembering.