Science Ticker

A roundup of research and breaking news

  1. Climate

    Tropics leave trace in Arctic warming

    Cooling temperatures in the Pacific may be responsible for the recent rapid warming of northeastern Canada and Greenland.

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  2. Paleontology

    Oldest true dolphin species gets a new name

    A dolphin species first described in the 1970s has gotten a new name but still retains the title of oldest true dolphin species identified to date.

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  3. Life

    New bird flu found in Antarctic penguins

    Designated H11N2, the virus was found in less than 3 percent of the 301 Adélie penguins tested and the infection is asymptomatic.

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  4. Environment

    BP oil spill may have killed hundreds of thousands of birds

    The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have killed 600,000 to 800,000 coastal birds, new simulations suggest.

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  5. Paleontology

    Dinosaurs could take tough breaks

    Meat-eating dinosaurs may have survived some extremely bad bone breaks, according to detailed chemical maps of the fossils.

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  6. Climate

    Federal report details climate change in U.S.

    The latest National Climate Assessment was released by federal officials May 6.

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  7. Anthropology

    Peruvian glyphs pointed way to ancient celebrations

    At least 2,300 years ago, Paracas people in the Chincha Valley of Peru were engineering their landscape to keep time and host ritual and social activities.

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  8. Chemistry

    Element 117 earns spot on periodic table

    Atoms jam-packed with 117 protons have been produced at a particle collider in Germany, confirming the discovery of a new element.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Musicians have elevated risk of hearing loss

    Compared to the general public, professional musicians' risk of hearing loss and ringing in the ears is higher, a new study shows.

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  10. Humans

    Neandertals’ inferiority to early humans questioned

    Early modern humans may not have been smarter or more technologically or socially savvy than their Neandertal neighbors.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Potential H7N9 bird flu vaccine shows promise

    An early trial of a bird flu vaccine suggests that the treatment could be used to counter the potentially deadly H7N9 flu virus.

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  12. Environment

    Prestige oil spill linked to drop in seabird chicks

    European shag in colonies affected by the 2002 Prestige oil tanker spill produced fewer chicks than birds in oil-free colonies.

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