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Digging History May 2, 2016

Italian cemetery could preserve cholera DNA

An Italian church graveyard could preserve more than bodies: Researchers are searching the cemetery for the DNA of ancient strains of cholera

Biology May 2, 2016

Be my biological Valentine: Do microbes define physical attraction?

Roses are red, violets are blue, and your microbiome makes me love you. Does it really? Well, according to one researcher, it does.

Science Education May 2, 2016

Study: Global warming skeptics know more about climate science

Are global warming skeptics simply ignorant about climate science? Not so, says a forthcoming paper in the journal Advances in Political Psychology by Yale professor Dan Kahan. He finds that skeptics score about the same (in fact slightly better) on climate science questions.

Science Education May 2, 2016

New York dodges blizzard bullet, but weather models under scrutiny

The record snow storm that was expected to pummel the Northeast on Tuesday failed to live up to its epic billing in the New York/New Jersey region — though it did hammer much of New England — putting the weather models used to predict the blizzard into question.

Science Education May 2, 2016

CU-Boulder pitches telescope that could image at higher-res than Hubble

It looks like the Hubble Space Telescope could have some competition. Researchers at the University of Colorado will update NASA this week on the Aragoscope, their space telescope concept that could potentially provide images that are up to 1,000 times sharper than those from Hubble, according to a CU-Boulder press release.

Biology May 2, 2016

Ever wake up and think you see a ghost? Here's what's happening

It was an ordinary night, but Salma, a 20-year-old student at The American University in Cairo, had a particularly frightening experience.

Biology May 2, 2016

'Pop-Up' 3D structures can mimic brain circuits

By mimicking children's pop-up books, scientists can now make complex microscopic 3D shapes that model brain circuitry and blood vessels, researchers say

STATE AND LOCAL May 2, 2016

States move to ban aborted fetal tissue from medical research

Aggressive state efforts to ban the use of fetal tissue in research are alarming some scientists who say such measures will set back efforts to cure the world’s deadliest diseases, including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

Physics April 30, 2016

Weasel shuts down world's largest atom smasher in Switzerland

A weasel’s encounter with the world’s most powerful atom-smasher didn’t turn out that well for the complex machine or the animal.

NATURAL SCIENCE April 29, 2016

Power up with pee: New fuel cell could generate cheap electricity

Researchers have developed a way to create affordable and renewable electricity with a fuel cell that runs on urine.

NATURAL SCIENCE April 29, 2016

Scientists Find New Way to Tan or Lighten Skin

Scientists have uncovered how human skin cells control pigmentation — a discovery that could lead to safer ways to tan or lighten the skin