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Test to Gage Depression Risk Developed

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) investigators announce the creation of an 8-question test that can reveal negative thinking in people, one of the main indicators of a depressive episode. Using the new approach, doctors could keep an eye on their patients at all time. If they suspect that someone might be head...

3 April 2012
17:01 GMT

Google Gets into the "Survey Offers" Game for Premium Videos and News

Google is debuting an interesting tool that it's labeling as a new way of doing market research, specifically consumer surveys. But another angle is that the tool is a way of offering a legitimate option to the "survey offers" and sometime scams that everyone's gotten accustomed to. From getting you free F...

30 March 2012
10:15 GMT

Half a Billion Stars Visible in New WISE Catalog

After processing more than 15 trillion bytes of data, astronomers at the American space agency were finally able to compile an atlas and catalog of the entire infrared sky. Released on March 14, the dataset features more than 18,000 individual images. NASA experts say that the catalog part of the dataset covers aro...

15 March 2012
03:44 GMT

Numerous New Barrier Islands Identified

Using satellite imagery, experts at the American space agency were recently able to identify a large number of new barrier islands. These landmasses are located near the coast of all continents except Antarctica, and are sustainable ecosystems onto themselves. There are many types and shapes of barrier islands. Some ...

16 June 2011
10:59 GMT

New Telescope Aids Kepler Exoplanet Verifications

Recently, the American space agency announced that the Kepler Space Telescope has discovered more than 1,200 exoplanet candidates thus far. Now, telescopes around the world participate in confirming the existence of these objects.In order for a body to be classified as a candidate, reasons must exist for astronomers...

15 February 2011
06:55 GMT

New Supernova Found by 10-Year-Old

Astronomers announced that a 10-year-old Canadian girl has just discovered a new supernova of an yet-unknown type, in an image snapped on December 31, 2010. The finding itself was made on January 2, 2011, on Sunday. This discovery sets the record for the youngest ever astronomer to discover a new celestial body. Kath...

4 January 2011
05:09 GMT

NOAA Gets Ready for Massive 2011 Survey

A whole bunch of ships operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently being prepared for a large hydrological survey, which the federal agency plans to conduct in 2011. Independent contractors that will participate are also getting ready for the task.The endeavor is a part of t...

30 December 2010
05:04 GMT

Behavior Changes Speed Through Tightly-Knit Online Networks

According to a new series of investigations, it would appear that changes in behavior take place faster through tightly-knit social networks, than they do through groups with many distant ties.This spreading patterns is a lot different from the one employed by news or infectious diseases, which prefer the latter vari...

3 September 2010
10:05 GMT

Counting Large Carnivores May Become Easier

Carnivores are usually at the top of the food chain in the world's ecosystems, but counting them can be difficult at times. Censuses need to be carried out nonetheless, in order for conservation experts to be able to draw meaningful conclusions about the health of particular species. This is important in the cas...

31 May 2010
05:57 GMT

New Gecko Species Discovered

Recently, as they were strolling in the foothills of the Cardomom Mountains, in Cambodia, experts working for Fauna & Flora International discovered a new species of gecko inhabiting the region. This is only the second species of the creature found in the country, but it already proved some wonderful insights into ho...

24 March 2010
10:39 GMT

More Multi-Generation Families Share Homes Today

Over the past couple of years, the strong economic downturn that has been sweeping the world produced a series of devastating effects, both financially and economically. But it also triggered the emergence of some interesting social effects as well. One of these consequences is the fact that more and more multi-gener...

18 March 2010
04:34 GMT

Teens Today More Similar to Their Parents Than They Think

According to the results of a new scientific study, it would appear that children and teens today have more in common with their parents than they would at times like to admit. The two generations do indeed differ in some traits, but researchers determined that the youngsters are just as self-centered as they parents...

18 March 2010
03:39 GMT

Hubble to Document How the Universe Evolved

Scientists operating the Hubble Space Telescope announce that the iconic instrument will be extensively used over the coming months, in producing one of the most detailed maps of how the earliest stars and galaxies appeared and developed. This ambitious new project, which seeks to have the famous observatory peering ...

17 March 2010
06:49 GMT

Enormous Oarfish Caught on Tape

In a set of observations that may very well be unprecedented, researchers have finally managed to secure some video footage of the giant oarfish in its natural element, as the monster fish was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Biologists know of no other occasion on which the animal – which is possibly the larges...

10 February 2010
10:48 GMT


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