Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Humans
Contrasting the concerns over climate and ozone loss
On November 7, ozone and climate scientists met in Washington, D.C., to discuss whether the history of stratospheric ozone protection offered a useful case study about how to catalyze global action on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The simple answer that emerged: No.
- Psychology
Skateboarders rock physics
Skateboarding develops intuition about slope speeds unavailable to most people.
- Psychology
‘Gorilla man’ goes unheard
Paying attention to what others say can make listeners totally unaware of unexpected sounds.
- Health & Medicine
First brain image of a dream created
Feat opens the door to probing the stuff of nocturnal dramas.
- Chemistry
Headache tree is a pain in the brain
Following a gardener’s lead, researchers discover an ingredient in bay laurel that causes uncomfortable swelling of cranial blood vessels.
- Life
Axing molecular zombies may slow aging
Killing off dormant cells slows the decline of mice genetically engineered to grow old fast.
- Humans
Humans’ entry into Europe pushed earlier
Homo sapiens fossils from Italy and England point to an early arrival and a longer time living alongside Neandertals.
- Physics
The sound of screech
Auditory experts decipher the blood-curdling nature of fingernails on a chalkboard.
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- Health & Medicine
Brain gene activity changes through life
Studies track biochemical patterns from just after conception to old age.
- Humans
Facebook value overstated, study finds
Some estimates of the social networking site's worth appear to make impossible assumptions.
- Psychology
Digital bounty hunters unleashed
Internet technique shows promise as fast way to mobilize huge problem-solving teams.
