People with severe depression have a disrupted “biological clock” that makes it seem as if they are living in a different time zone to the rest of the healthy population living alongside them, a study has found. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed a threshold that scientists say signals we are running out of time to reverse global warming. Original post on mnn.com Comments on reddit.com
It sounds ludicrous, but it could just be true: scientists say seagulls may be responsible for hundreds of southern right whale moralities off the Argentine coastline. Since 2003, scientists have documented the deaths of 605 southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) near Península Valdés which the whales use as a nursery. Notably, 88 percent of these were newborn calves. The death rate is so high that researchers now fear for the whales’ long-term survival. Original post on mongabay.com Comments on reddit.com
The health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to Edinburgh University scientists. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Carbon dioxide is rapidly altering the chemistry of the Arctic, and the changes will last many thousands of years, a report says. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
H5N1 virus with genes from H1N1 can spread through the air between mammals. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Turns out that the elusive Fountain of Youth may exist after all … in our heads. Original post on businessweek.com Comments on reddit.com
Senior scientists have criticised the “appalling irresponsibility” of researchers in China who have deliberately created new strains of influenza virus in a veterinary laboratory. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Physicists reported the first direct measurement of gravity’s effect on antimatter, specifically antihydrogen in free fall. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
US team identifies mechanism deep in brains of mice which can be tweaked to shorten or lengthen lives Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). These high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are the latest in a trend of above… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Researchers believe that there will be a breakthrough in finding a cure for HIV “within months”. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
(Phys.org) —A strange stellar pair nearly 7,000 light-years from Earth has provided physicists with a unique cosmic laboratory for studying the nature of gravity. The extremely strong gravity of a massive neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star puts competing theories of gravity to… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Scientists have designed and built a container that holds just a single water molecule. The container consists of a fullerene cage and a phosphate moiety that acts as the cap to keep the water inside. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Watch out, SpaceX, a new rocket’s maiden flight sets the stage for a second company to begin resupply missions to the International Space Station Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
From 1971 to 2000, the world’s land areas were the warmest they have been in at least 1,400 years, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. The massive new study, involving 80 researchers from around the world with the Past Global Changes (PAGES) group, is the first to look at continental temperature changes over two thousand years, providing insights into regional climatic changes from the Roman Empire to the modern day. According to the data, Earth’s land masses were generally cooling until anthropogenic climate change reversed the long-term pattern in the late-19th Century. Original post on mongabay.com Comments on reddit.com
A team of researchers has created ‘nanosponges’ capable of removing a broad class of toxins from the bloodstream. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
UC San Francisco scientists have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better known for causing inflammation and forming fat. Original post on hngn.com Comments on reddit.com
Scientists may have learned how to identify the unique sounds made by bubbles forming inside drought-stressed trees. Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
Comprehensive tagging reveals workers switch tasks as they age. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
A scientist who faked research data for experimental anti-cancer drugs is the first person in the UK to be jailed under scientific safety laws. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Nano-Suit Protects Bugs From Space-Like Vacuums – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with ‘weird’ lifeforms that are so different from our own they’re invisible to us. Robin McKie reports Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an unusual way of walking. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
A research reported in the online journal eLife identifies a new therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
STRIPPING naked and plunging into an icy sea with two huge creatures of the deep is not for the faint of heart. Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
A team of researchers proposed a new approach for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
