Animals Use Computer Touch Screens in Research and for Fun
The penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California have something in common with Sara Mandel’s cats. “I had actually purchased this game in the app store
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Researchers Say Animals Like Video Games Too!
It’s not just people who like playing computer games. Animals of different species also seem to be fascinated with video games and touch screens, as researchers and zoos try this
Read MoreSocial Media Posts Could Help Diagnose Depression
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram allow us to share aspects of our lives with our friends, family and the world. But what does what we are sharing say about our state of
Read MorePublic Napping Space in Madrid Reinventing an Old Tradition
A midday nap is very much part of the Spanish traditional life style. However, having a public place in which to do so is new. Siesta & Go is the
Read MoreBig, Toothy Fish Found in Nevada Chomped Prey Like Sharks
A fossil found in northeastern Nevada shows a newly discovered fish species that scientists believe looked, and ate, like a shark. The fossil is what remains of a bony,
Read MoreA Picture and Its Story – Spacecraft Blast Off on Edge of Day and Night
For more than a decade, Shamil Zhumatov has photographed spacecraft taking off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome. After dozens of launches, he says the challenge is to find new and better
Read MoreHardy Antarctic Plants and Their Sunscreen Potential
The World Health Organization reports that there are 2 to 3 million cases of melanoma skin cancer reported every year. Sunscreen is a big part of preventing these cancers, but
Read MoreNew Yorkers Turning Food Scraps into Energy
Around the world, large cities generate huge amounts of unusable food and other organic waste. While some is recycled into compost, most goes into landfills, and that is wasting a
Read MoreUN Receives US’ Formal Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement
The United Nations confirms it has received notification from the United States about its intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, “unless it identifies suitable terms for re-engagement.” Stephane
Read MoreWHO: Nearly 900,000 Children in Nigeria Receive Anti-malaria Drugs
The World Health Organization reports it has provided anti-malaria drugs to nearly 900,000 children in areas in northeast Nigeria formerly held by Boko Haram militants. The effort is part of
Read MoreAmid Myanmar Swine Flu Outbreak, Atmosphere of Mistrust Prevails
Myanmar’s government has repeatedly appealed for calm in recent weeks as the death toll from an outbreak of swine flu, or H1N1 influenza, has risen to 14 since the first
Read MoreScientists Design a Pollution-Hunting Robot
According to the Pacific Institute, more than 2 million tons of all kinds of waste are poured into the world’s waters every day. Scientists have gotten good at detecting it,
Read MoreResearchers Explore Science of Gender Identity
While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort
Read MoreGoogle Street View Cars Map Methane Leaks
Finding underground gas leaks is now as easy as finding a McDonalds, thanks to a combination of Google Street View cars, mobile methane detectors, some major computing power and a
Read MoreScientists: Deadly Heat Could Become New Normal
New climate models show that parts of South Asia will become uninhabitable by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are not dramatically reduced. Under a high emissions scenario, where little action
Read More3D View of Cells Could Mean New Ways to Fight Disease
What turns a cell into a brain cell, or a muscle cell, or a cancer cell for that matter? It is all about the DNA, and what genetic markers get
Read MoreScientists: Much of South Asia Could Be Too Hot to Live in by 2100
Climate change could make much of South Asia, home to a fifth of the world’s population, too hot for human survival by the end of this century, scientists warned Wednesday.
Read MoreUS Scientists Able to Alter Genes of Human Embryos
U.S. scientists have succeeded in altering the genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation, making it possible to prevent the defect from being passed on to future
Read MoreHollywood Helping Doctors Practice Brain Surgeries
Life-size 3D models, used by Hollywood for creating amazing visual effects, can also serve as props for surgeons practicing complicated operations. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, say
Read MoreAs Warming Brings More Malaria, Kenya Moves Treatment Closer to Home
When it rains in Emusala village, a person sick with a fever can find it hard to get to the nearest health center, which requires a trip along the slippery
Read MoreScientists Turn to Big Data in Hunt for Minerals, Oil and Gas
Scientists searching for everything from oil and gas to copper and gold are adopting techniques used by companies such as Netflix or Amazon to sift through vast amounts of data,
Read MoreUN: Urgent Action Needed to Contain Avian Flu in Southern Africa
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called an emergency meeting this Wednesday in South Africa of all countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) following an outbreak of
Read MoreReport: Climate Change Contributing to Increased Suicide Rates Among Indian Farmers
A report released this week found that climate change is part of the reasons why Indian farmers are increasingly destitute and committing suicide. Each year, 130,000 people die by
Read MoreFather, Son Prepare for Eclipse After Missed 1979 Viewing
The last time a total solar eclipse blacked out the sun in Oregon nearly 40 years ago, Gene Brick was working in a timber mill that refused to shut down
Read MoreBrazil Investigates Amazon Plane Crash Killing Environment Officials
Brazil Investigates Amazon Plane Crash Killing Environment Officials TORONTO – Brazil is investigating a plane crash in which three environmental enforcement agents were killed, a government spokesman said on Monday,
Read MoreOnline Suicide Searches Spike After Netflix Released ’13 Reasons Why’
Online searches about suicide and suicide methods spiked in the weeks following the release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, a show that dramatizes the suicide of a teenage girl, according
Read MoreChild Advocates Urge Back-Seat Alarms as 2 Die in Arizona
A proposed new law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot
Read MoreLiving Fossil Returns to Illinois Waters
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reintroducing a living fossil into its waterways. The alligator gar is a fish so old, it’s thought to have evolved during the Early
Read MoreBig Fish, Big Hope for the Ecosystem
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reintroducing a living fossil into its waterways. The alligator gar is a fish so old, it’s thought to have evolved during the Early
Read MoreResearch Aims at New Ways to Diagnose, Treat Concussions
According to a recent study, an examination of the brains of 111 deceased players of professional American football showed that all but one of them had a degenerative brain disease
Read MoreInstitute Wants to Create Transplant Organs for Injured Vets
A bioresearch and manufacturing institute that hopes to develop transplant tissues and organs for injured American soldiers and other patients has opened in New Hampshire. The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute,
Read MoreUS Government Proposes Cutting Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The U.S. government is proposing cutting the nicotine level in cigarettes for the first time in its history. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has directed
Read MoreThree-man Crew Reaches Space Station as US Boosts Research
A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, giving NASA for the first time four astronauts to boost U.S. research projects aboard the orbiting laboratory. A Russian
Read MoreSpeech Patterns Could Be a Sign of Dementia
An estimated 47 million people around the world have dementia, a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to interfere with daily life. The most common form of
Read MoreAIDS Burdens Zimbabwe’s Elderly With Orphans, Illness
Jabulani Zilawe lost all 11 of his children to AIDS. Now he is the only one left to care for their orphans. “This has become my life — with my
Read MoreNew Surgical Glue Inspired by Slug Slime
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds. While some medical glues
Read MoreMonitoring Air Pollution Worldwide
Every second, millions of tons of various gases rise from the surface of the earth into the atmosphere. Many of them are man-made and harmful, contributing massively to pollution and
Read MoreFrom Humble Start, NASA Engineer Uplifts Herself and Others
When astronaut John Glenn became the first man to set foot on the moon 48 years ago this month, the scene transfixed a small girl in Costa Rica watching on
Read MorePeer Educators in Cameroon Promote HIV Testing for Mothers, Babies
As the world’s AIDS experts meet at a conference this week in Paris, health workers in Cameroon still struggle to identify and treat HIV-positive mothers and babies. Myriam Anang lost
Read MoreFrom Humble Start, NASA Engineer Uplifts Herself, Others
Forty-eight years ago this month (July), U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. That image transfixed a little Costa Rican girl as she
Read MoreStudy: Brain Disease Found in Nearly All Deceased US Football Players
Tests on deceased former professional American football players showed nearly all of them had a chronic traumatic brain disease, according to scientific research published Tuesday in the JAMA medical journal.
Read MoreTrump Administration Cuts Short Anti-teen Pregnancy Grants
Dozens of teen pregnancy prevention programs deemed ineffective by President Donald Trump’s administration will lose more than $200 million in funding following a surprise decision to end five-year grants after
Read MorePesticides May Have Caused South Asian Children’s Sudden Deaths
A pesticide banned by international treaty in 2011 could be responsible for the deaths of young children in South Asia, according to new findings. In June 2012, 14 children were
Read MoreGore’s Sequel Continues Conversation About Climate Change
Al Gore admits he was frustrated upon hearing the news last month that President Donald Trump was pulling out of the Paris climate accord, but since then he’s become more
Read MoreSeeing Outbreaks From Space
Countries with few health-management resources are prone to periodic outbreaks of insect-borne diseases affecting both people and livestock. One of the best ways to reduce the impact is timely vaccination
Read MoreTest-tube Immune Systems Can Speed Vaccine Development
New technology allows scientists working on new vaccines to combat infectious diseases to test their products’ effectiveness on a model immune system in a laboratory, without putting the upgraded vaccine
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