Science & Technology - Oct 13, 2010 11:49 - 0 Comments

Wasps: Nesting with the dinosaurs

EMORY (US) — Fossil evidence suggests wasps were nesting with dinosaurs as long as 75 million years ago, a new study reports. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 11, 2010 10:46 - 0 Comments

Monarchs use plants to medicate

EMORY (US) — Monarch butterflies appear to use medicinal plants to treat their offspring for disease, according to findings published Oct. 6 in the journal Ecology Letters. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2010 11:34 - 3 Comments

Boomers raise midlife suicide rate

EMORY / RUTGERS (US)— The suicide rate for middle-aged people took an upward jump between 1999 and 2005, a new study finds. (more…)

Best of 2010, Society & Culture - Sep 2, 2010 9:58 - 8 Comments

Ancient beer brewed to include antibiotic

EMORY (US)—A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 28, 2010 15:02 - 2 Comments

Why math brains fall for rock climbing

EMORY (US)—What’s it like to fall 40 feet down a sheer cliff face, while dangling from a rope hundreds of feet from the ground? (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2010 10:53 - 2 Comments

Dogs may help collar deadly Chagas disease

EMORY (US)—Mongrel dogs that live amongst the rural poor may hold the key to controlling Chagas disease, a condition affecting 10 to 12 million people in Latin America, killing more than 15,000 a year. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments

Food fight: brain vs. gut

EMORY (US)—The relatively larger human brain makes us the most intelligent of the primates. But if we’re so smart, why have we eaten our way into an obesity epidemic? (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2010 15:04 - 0 Comments

Sewage helps spread West Nile virus

EMORY (US)—Sewage that overflows into urban creeks and streams during periods of heavy rain can promote the spread of West Nile virus, a study finds. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 15, 2010 15:34 - 0 Comments

Babies can ‘count’ before they communicate

EMORY (US)—Even before they learn to speak, babies are organizing information about time, numbers, and space in complex ways, a new study finds. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 17, 2010 11:04 - 1 Comment

Peptides may hold ‘missing link’ to life

EMORY (US)—Simple peptides can organize into bi-layer membranes. This recent finding suggests a “missing link” between the pre-biotic Earth’s chemical inventory and the organizational scaffolding essential to life. (more…)

Best of 2010, Science & Technology - Mar 26, 2010 15:50 - 29 Comments

Surfer’s ‘everything theory’ wipes out

EMORY (US)—The “exceptionally simple theory of everything,” proposed by physicist Garrett Lisi in 2007, doesn’t hold water, according to mathematician Skip Garibaldi. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 15, 2010 10:39 - 2 Comments

Cobalt catalyst could propel solar energy

EMORY (US)—Chemists have developed what they say is the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2010 20:41 - 1 Comment

‘Beautiful’ biology not so complex after all

EMORY (US)—Scientists have identified parameters that break down entire behaviors of complex biochemical networks. The discovery may hold the potential to streamline the development of drugs and other diagnostic tools. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 26, 2010 13:54 - 5 Comments

Should killer whales be captive?

EMORY (US)—The death of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau in Florida this week—after a 12,000-pound orca named Tilikum pulled her into a tank—has raised new questions about the confinement of dolphins and whales in theme parks. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 23, 2010 11:47 - 1 Comment

Pesky aphid thrives despite weak defenses

EMORY (US)—Pea aphids, expert survivors of the insect world, appear to lack major biological defenses, according to the first genetic analysis of their immune system. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 12, 2010 10:01 - 2 Comments

Love: What’s oxytocin got to do with it?

EMORY (US)—Neuroscientist Larry Young has been studying brain chemicals linked to the ability to form lasting bonds of affection. “A single molecule can have a profound effect on relationships,” he says. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2010 23:11 - 3 Comments

Ancient teeth show effects of early stress

EMORY (US)—Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 17:48 - 8 Comments

Daily pot use may hasten psychosis onset

EMORY (US)—Progression to daily marijuana use in adolescence may accelerate the onset of symptoms leading up to psychosis. (more…)