New Research
When the Sun Gets Violent, It Shoots Antimatter at the Earth
When it casts a solar flare, the Sun also launches antimatter
Ancient Dinosaur Birds Were Infected With Hepatitis B
82 million years ago hepatitis B infected birds
Bystanders Intervene in One-Third of Bar Room Brawls
If you're at a bar and somebody starts a fight, what do you do? Root them on? Step in? Join the fight?
These New Windows Let the Summer Breeze In, But Block the Street Noise
A window speckled with little holes will let the air through, but not the sound
Thousands of Species Found in a Lake Cut Off From the World for Millions of Years
Cut off for maybe as much as 15 million years, Antarctica's Lake Vostok seems to be full of life
People Who Subconsciously Dwell on Death Write Funnier New Yorker Cartoon Captions
People who are deliberately thinking about death, on the other hand, produce the least funny cartoon captions
Kids Will Eat Their Veggies If You Explain Why They Need To
Explaining to kids why veggies are good for them and making a show of just how tasty they can be are effective strategies for getting kids to eat greens
These Contact Lenses Can Zoom In and Out, Give You Telescopic Vision
These contact lenses can switch your vision back and forth from regular sight to a 2.8x zoom
Killer Whales May Be Two Distinct Species
Researchers estimate that up to six or seven different species or sub-species of killer whales may live around the world
These Beautiful Maps Show Where All Known Birds, Mammals And Amphibians Live
The maps include data on birds, mammals and amphibians, but not reptiles or fish since not enough is known about those organisms' distribution
The World Is Heading for 11 Billion People This Century
How are we going to feed them all?
700,000-Year-Old Horse Genome Is Oldest Ever Sequenced by a Factor of 10
The study authors say that the horse genome hints that it may be possible to sequence the genomes of organisms that lived up to 1 million years ago
Mouse Cloned From Its Parent’s Blood
White blood cells flowing in its parents blood provided the genetic material needed to clone
Your Choice of Spoon Changes the Taste of Your Food
White yogurt eaten from a white spoon was deemed sweeter, more expensive and denser than a similar yogurt that was dyed pink.
A Slight Zap to the Brain Makes Everyone Appear More Attractive
After getting zapped, participants experienced a boost of dopamine - a chemical associated with how we judge people's attractiveness
Live Closer to a Gas Well, And There’s Likely More Gas in Your Water
The team found low levels of methane in 115 of 141 Marcellus Formation shale gas wells they sampled
Plants Do Math Every Single Day
Math, the researchers say, is a vital component of a plant's ability to grow and thrive
Birds That Gorge Themselves in Winter Have Fewer Chicks in Spring
The well-fed birds' babies were smaller and weighed less than the chicks belonging to birds that had to scrape by during the cold months on their own wits
One of Our Nearest Neighbor Stars Has At Least Six Planets, And Three May Be Habitable
Three potentially habitable planets orbit a star just 22 light years away
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