Nature : Science World Report

Dec 05, 2013 10:21 AM EST

Rising Ocean Acidification Makes Even Fish Anxious: Fisheries May be Impacted

Ocean acidification isn't just making environmentalists anxious; it's also worrying the fish. Scientists have discovered that increased carbon dioxide in the world's oceans is causing fish to be more anxious, which could impact fisheries across the globe.

Dec 05, 2013 09:50 AM EST

Newly Discovered Fossil Species Sheds Light on Ancient Mammal Relatives

A newly discovered fossil may just tell archaeologists a bit more about the ancient relatives of mammals. Uncovered in Mozambique, the fossil is a new species and genus of vertebrate that lived about 256 million years ago and is part of a group of animals that included a number of extinct lineages, ...

Dec 05, 2013 07:40 AM EST

Cunning Crocodiles and Alligators Use Clever Lures to Hunt Prey

As if crocodiles weren't deadly enough--it turns out that these reptiles play it smart when hunting their prey. Researchers have found that crocodiles use lures when seeking something to eat, showing a type of tool use that scientists did not expect.

Dec 04, 2013 11:56 PM EST

Transantarctic Mountains Seen by the NASA IceBridge Campaign

This image of the Transantarctic Mountains was taken from the NASA P-3 airborne laboratory on Nov. 27, 2013, near the end of the 2013 IceBridge Antarctic campaign.

Dec 05, 2013 03:52 AM EST

Five distinct humpback whale populations identified in North Pacific

A new comprehensive genetic study of the humpback whale populations in North Pacific region suggests that there are five distinct populations of the mammals in the region. This finding comes just in time when the Endangered Species Act proposal is considering listing the North Pacific humpback whale...

Dec 05, 2013 06:21 AM EST

Ring Tailed Lemur Regularly Sleep in Same Caves, First Evidence Offered [VIDEO]

A team of scientists have discovered that the ring tailed lemurs in Madagascar are the only primates in the wild that consistently sleep in the same caves during the night.

Dec 05, 2013 06:58 AM EST

Ocean Crust Identified as Potential Region to Store Decades of Industrial Carbon Dioxide

In a new finding, researchers at the University of Southampton have identified regions that have the potential to store huge quantity of industrial carbon dioxide. They discovered that the igneous rocks of the upper ocean crust could store decades of carbon dioxide.

Dec 05, 2013 07:04 AM EST

Arctic Ocean Stores 58 Megatons of Carbon Each Year--As Long as It's Not Too Warm

It turns out that while we may be pouring out carbon dioxide, there's one place on Earth that's preventing this gas from reaching our atmosphere. The Arctic Ocean is slowly becoming more of a carbon sink, soaking up carbon before it can impact our climate.

Dec 04, 2013 12:24 PM EST

Rapid Climate Change Occurs at Different Times in Different Regions

It turns out that climate change can occur extremely rapidly--at least in terms of the span of our climate history. Yet this change also occurs at different times in different regions. Scientists have discovered that on a regional scale, this rapid climate chance once occurred over different areas w...

Dec 04, 2013 10:15 AM EST

Scientists Track Fracking Pollution by Measuring Groundwater Contaminants

Scientists have taken a closer look at the chemicals in groundwater in order to assess whether or not fracking is polluting the environment as much as environmentalists claim.

Dec 04, 2013 11:07 AM EST

Sex Sells: How Men, Women feel about Sexual Imagery in Advertising

As many advertising companies will use sexual imagery to entice buyers to purchase their product, recent findings show that women in particularly are put-off by most sexual imagery displayed, unless the item involved is very expensive.

Dec 04, 2013 08:36 AM EST

King Cobra Genome Sequenced, Shedding Light on Evolution of Snake Venom

The king cobra is one of the most deadly snakes on Earth. Now, scientists have learned a bit more about this king of snakes; they've sequenced its genome, revealing the dynamic evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system.