Nature : Science World Report

Oct 21, 2013 05:35 PM EDT

Psychologists Report New Insights on Human Brain, Consciousness

Consciousness arises from the mode in which billions of neurons communicate with one another, psychologists suggest

Oct 21, 2013 11:07 AM EDT

Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoise Faces Threats from River Noise

There may be another threat to the Yangtze finless porpoise, one of the most endangered species in the world. It turns out that noise from shipping traffic could be impacting this animal's ability to hunt for and find prey in the wild. This, in turn, could greatly affect species populations.

Oct 21, 2013 10:08 AM EDT

Land Use Helps Tigers in Nepal: Villagers Improve Animal Forest Habitat

Tigers are rapidly declining across the globe as conservationists desperately try to bolster failing populations. Yet there may be some hope for these large, striped felines. Researchers have discovered that when Nepalese villagers are empowered to make local land management decisions, the resulting...

Oct 21, 2013 08:13 AM EDT

How the Global Ocean Conveyor-Belt Impacts Northern Hemisphere Precipitation

A quick glance at the world precipitation map shows that most tropical rain falls in the Northern Hemisphere. Yet as our climate continues to change, these weather patterns may soon be impacted. It turns out that ocean currents originating from the poles thousands of miles away may influence this p...

Oct 21, 2013 10:32 AM EDT

Sea Serpent Again! Second Oar Fish Washes Ashore in California Mystifying Scientists

Another rarely seen snakelike deep water oarfish was discovered washed ashore on a Southern California beach on Friday, making it an unusual event as this is the second oarfish spotted ashore in less than a week.

Oct 21, 2013 06:47 AM EDT

Male Dolphin Calf Born at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago

The officials at Brookfield zoo celebrate the addition of a new member at the zoo-a healthy male dolphin calf weighing 40 pounds.

Oct 21, 2013 12:00 AM EDT

Wild Animals at Increased Risk of Disease due to Living Spaces

Animals in the wild often don't have the luxury to pick and choose the environment to make their home in, and unfortunately, as dirt and other particles can create a messy living-space, it can also potentially increase the risk of disease.

Oct 19, 2013 10:50 AM EDT

Scientists Find a Way to Reduce Fish and Animal Usage in Experiments by Using 'Virtual Fish'

Scientists found a new way to cut the use of fishes and other animals to test the toxicity of natural and manmade chemicals by using cells from the liver and gills of rainbow trout fish.

Oct 19, 2013 08:27 AM EDT

Amazon Rainforest Home to 227 Tree Species and About 390 Billion Individual Trees

A team of researchers have finally generated the first basin wide estimate of the abundance, frequency and spatial distribution of the Amazonian tress based on 10 years of data stating there are over 390 billion individual trees in the greater Amazonia and over 16,000 tree species in which half of a...

Oct 19, 2013 07:47 AM EDT

Warmer Pacific Ocean Temperatures Mean More Tornados in US

Scientists may have found a way to predict these dangerous wind storms. It turns out that the temperature in the Pacific Ocean can help researchers determined the type and location of tornado activity in the U.S.

Oct 18, 2013 08:27 AM EDT

Frog-Killing Fungus Paralyzes Vulnerable Amphibian Immune Response

Amphibians are declining across the globe. Now, scientists have found something else that may be impacting amphibians. There's a fungus that's killing them that releases a toxic factor that disables the amphibian immune response.

Oct 18, 2013 08:43 AM EDT

Marmoset Monkeys Can Engage in Polite Conversations Similar to Humans: Study

Humans are not the only primates in the world that can carry on polite conversation, according to a new study that reveals marmosets monkeys too engage in polite conversations.