New fossils reveal dino’s aquatic adaptations
It turns out that Spinosaurus aegyptiacus -- a meat-eating dinosaur, bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex -- was a fantastic swimmer. Ever since the first fossils of S. aegyptiacus were examined, the...
View ArticlePhone app explores people’s experiences with morality
By using a smart phone app to track the moral acts people experience in daily life, scientists have made discoveries into how engaging in such acts influences people’s happiness and sense of purpose...
View ArticleWarming, not instability, caused cce sheet collapse
In 2002, when the massive Larsen-B Ice Shelf in Antarctica splintered and collapsed, it was because of warming from above rather than from instability in the ice below, a new study reports. This...
View ArticleGlobal health special issue
For this special issue, the editors of Science have invited experts to weigh in on some of the greatest challenges to the global health landscape, and the technologies and strategies influencing...
View ArticleChina and UC Davis partner to put zero emission vehicles on a faster track
In a landmark international collaboration on clean vehicle adoption, the University of California, Davis, and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center will work together to help speed the...
View ArticleLanguage-associated gene accelerates learning in mice
The transcription factor Foxp2 has been linked to the development of human speech and language, and a study finds that introducing a “humanized” version of this gene into mice accelerates learning.
View ArticleHigh-level brain regions support shared conscious experiences
A common neural code might underlie conscious experiences shared by different individuals, according to a study. Evaluating human consciousness based on brain activity is a major challenge of modern...
View ArticleClimate change and selection of temperature-dependent traits
A study suggests that an abrupt shift in environmental temperature may stimulate natural selection for traits that promote the survival of species sensitive to anthropogenic climate change. Tropical...
View ArticleTracing groundwater contamination above shale gas fields
A study of noble gas isotopes in groundwater above the Marcellus and Barnett Shale formations finds that fugitive shale gas leaking into groundwater originates from faulty well casing and cement...
View ArticleMating response in male beetles
Artificial female beetles, engineered to display nanoscale features of the insects’ exoskeleton, trigger mating behaviors in male beetles, according to a study. Recent advances in material fabrication...
View ArticleCretaceous climate change and the rise of angiosperms
The changes in global climate associated with the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea may have provided the temperate humid conditions for angiosperms to flourish during the Cretaceous period,...
View ArticlePulque production in ancient Mexico
Residue recovered from pottery vessels suggests that the residents of Teotihuacan, Mexico, one of the largest urban centers of prehistory, made an alcoholic beverage from agave, according to a study....
View ArticleTunable, aluminum nanorods for full-color displays
Abundant, inexpensive aluminum may be used to produce vivid colors in pixels comprising color display technologies such as liquid crystal displays, according to a study. Visual display technologies...
View ArticleAltruists are attuned to others’ distress
Altruists are highly sensitive to others’ distress and show elevated activity in a brain region that responds to emotion, a study finds. The propensity to engage in altruism varies widely across...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
A form of the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase that facilitates glutamate turnover in the brain and is specific to hominids diminishes the growth-inhibitory effect of IDH1R132H enzymes and may lead to...
View ArticleThe future face of molecular electronics
Researchers from six Japanese and Taiwanese universities has identified a potential candidate for use in small-scale electronics: a molecule called picene. They characterize the structural and...
View ArticleMolecular mechanisms of the suppression of axon regeneration by KLF...
Molecular mechanisms of the suppression of axon regeneration by KLF transcription factors.
View ArticleThe role of DJ-1 in the oxidative stress cell death cascade after stroke
The role of DJ-1 in the oxidative stress cell death cascade after stroke.
View ArticleMagnesium sulfate supplementation during pregnancy does not show long-term...
Magnesium sulfate (a compound also known as Epsom salt) given to pregnant women at risk of very preterm birth was not associated with benefit on neurological, behavioral, growth, or functional...
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