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October’s night sky is full of cosmic tricks and treats

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Science Daily   by NASA     October is bringing a spectacular lineup of celestial events, including a disappearing planet, two meteor showers, and a bright full Moon just in →

Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch

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Science Daily   by Stanford Medicine     Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a two-part molecule that turns a major driver of B-cell lymphoma against the cancer →

Not all trans fats are bad, major review finds

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Science Daily   by University of Reading     A new study suggests that the trans fats naturally present in dairy foods, including milk, butter, and cheese, do not increase →

Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than we thought

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Science Daily   by University of Oxford     New research suggests animals may have evolved up to 200 million years before they first appear clearly in the fossil record, →

A new way to fight gum disease without wiping out good bacteria

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Science Daily   by University of Minnesota, Twin Cities     Bacteria are remarkably good at adapting. That ability helps them survive changing conditions, but it can also →

The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job

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Science Daily   by University of Liverpool     A protein best known for helping cells and tissues stay connected has another unexpected role. Researchers have found that it →

Scientists may have found a “unifying theory” of chronic fatigue

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Science Daily   by University of East Anglia     Researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics have identified a possible biological connection that →

Weak sunlight can still damage your DNA, scientists warn

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Science Daily   by QIMR Berghofer     A landmark study from QIMR Berghofer has found that even relatively brief periods outdoors during times of weaker sunlight can damage →

Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds

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Science Daily   by King's College London     A large review led by researchers at King's College London has found that people who use cannabis are more likely both to commit →

Caltech physicists finally measure a quantum energy ladder predicted 40 years ago

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Science Daily   by Caltech     When materials undergo major changes, such as water boiling or a magnet losing its magnetism, very different systems can sometimes start →

Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or incisions

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Science Daily   by American Chemical Society     Millions of Americans live with vision problems ranging from mild blurriness to severe vision loss. Glasses and contact →

Sharks can hear nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source

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Science Daily   by Florida Atlantic University     The ocean is filled with sound, and for sharks, those sounds can reveal what is happening well beyond their field of view. →

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