• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2014
How Circumbinary Planets Form Around Two Stars

How Circumbinary Planets Form Around Two Stars

The fact that planets can form in binary systems still amazes scientists

Debt in Seniors Can Lead to Low Life Satisfaction

Debt in Seniors Can Lead to Low Life Satisfaction

Massive discrepancies exist between various age groups

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 22nd, 2014
Success Still Achievable in Reaching Submerged Antarctic Lake

Success Still Achievable in Reaching Submerged Antarctic Lake

Past attempts ended in failure due to equipment problems

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2014
Mammals and Dinosaurs Once Shared the Earth

Mammals and Dinosaurs Once Shared the Earth

Previous studies indicated mammals had appeared only after dinosaurs died off

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2014
Pine Island Glacier Enters Self-Sustaining Retreat

Pine Island Glacier Enters Self-Sustaining Retreat

This is the primary Antarctic contributor to global sea level increases

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Meat Mummies Found Next to Real Mummies in Ancient Tombs

Meat Mummies Found Next to Real Mummies in Ancient Tombs

Researchers figure out how the meats were cured to last an eternity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2013
Locusts' Hearing Based on Nanostructures in the Eardrum, Study Finds

Locusts' Hearing Based on Nanostructures in the Eardrum, Study Finds

Researcher were thus far unaware of how locusts distinguished between sounds

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2012
Huge Magma Bubble Found Under Santorini Volcano

Huge Magma Bubble Found Under Santorini Volcano

A new expedition has been able to identify the accumulating material

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 7th, 2012
British Expedition About to Hit Antarctica

British Expedition About to Hit Antarctica

Scientists will harvest samples from under a thick ice sheet

Miniature Quantum Chips Brought Closer to Reality

Miniature Quantum Chips Brought Closer to Reality

The advancement has recently been made at a British University

Alcohol Intake Speed Influenced by Glass Shapes

Alcohol Intake Speed Influenced by Glass Shapes

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 30th, 2012
Math Explains Why the Placebo Effect Exists

Math Explains Why the Placebo Effect Exists

The new model can also predict when the effect should occur

How Kidney Diseases Cause Heart Attacks

How Kidney Diseases Cause Heart Attacks

British researchers discover mechanism also involved in strokes

Proteins Can Operate Effectively in the Absence of Water

Proteins Can Operate Effectively in the Absence of Water

Neutron scattering viewing technique explains how this is possible

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 1st, 2012
Kids Who Play Outside Less Likely to Become Short-Sighted

Kids Who Play Outside Less Likely to Become Short-Sighted

Going to play with other children helps improve eyesight

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 23rd, 2012
Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity

Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity

An increasing body mass index has approximately the same effect

Ancient Dinosaur Feeding Habits Revealed

Ancient Dinosaur Feeding Habits Revealed

New study takes us back around 150 million years

 
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