Nature : Science World Report

Sep 26, 2013 10:37 AM EDT

Humans Aren't the Only Primates Who Whisper

Humans aren't the only primates that whisper to keep from being overheard. It turns out that tamarin monkeys do the same thing. Scientists have discovered these animals lower their voices to keep others from hearing what they're saying.

Sep 26, 2013 11:26 AM EDT

Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Lizard-like Fossil

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest lizard-like fossil yet. The ancient remains reveal a little bit more about the evolutionary origins of lizards and show exactly what sort of species emerged in the distant past.

Sep 26, 2013 06:22 AM EDT

Sonar Mapping Blamed For Mass Stranding of Melon-Headed Whales in Madagascar

The latest scientific review that focused on the 2008 stranding event in Madagascar confirmed that the whales mass stranding was caused by high frequency mapping sonar system.

Sep 26, 2013 06:59 AM EDT

Ancient fish Fossil With Human Like Face Discovered in China

The prehistoric fish Entelognathus primordialis which existed some 419-million year ago was found in an ancient seabed Kuanti Formation that is located in the Quijing prefecture in eastern Yunnan province of Southwest China.

Sep 26, 2013 04:41 AM EDT

Ancient Soils Reveal Earth’s Oxygen Appeared 700 Million Years Earlier Than Believed

In a new finding, a team of researchers examined the chemical composition of ancient soils from South Africa and claim that oxygen appeared in the atmosphere nearly 700 million years earlier than previously thought.

Sep 25, 2013 10:33 AM EDT

Scientists Discover New Genus of Electric Fish in Remote South America

In a remote region of South America lives an electric fish--one that before now has been unknown to scientists. This new fish isn't just a new species, though; it's so unique that it's a new genus.

Sep 25, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

How the Sneaky Cuckoo Finch Fools Parent Birds with Multiple Eggs

There's more than one way to fool a bird--and cuckoo finches are well aware of that fact. Scientists have discovered that cuckoo finches that lay more than one egg in their victims' nests have a better chance at tricking host parents into raising their young.

Sep 25, 2013 09:22 AM EDT

Ice Sheet Didn't Exist in Late Cretaceous Period: Climate Change Models Impacted

About 90 million years ago, a continental ice sheet first formed during the Last Cretaceous Period--or so scientists believed. Now, it turns out that this might not be the case. One researcher has discovered evidence that suggests no ice formed during this period, which could change climate models t...

Sep 25, 2013 06:09 AM EDT

Bizarre Picture of Cane Toad Snacking on Bat Creates a Buzz

Rare sighting of a toad snacking on a bat. It is definitely not an alien toad but rather a greedy toad who feasted on a hapless bat making itself look bizarre in the course of the predation event.

Sep 24, 2013 05:00 PM EDT

Understanding a Unique New Kind of Magnetism in Exotic Herbertsmithite

Researchers use low-frequency laser pulses to probe the properties of a kind of fluctuating magnetism known as a spin-liquid state.

Sep 24, 2013 04:45 PM EDT

How Landfall of Super Typhoon Usagi Looked in 3D From Space, Inner Core Disintegrates

The radar on NASA and JAXA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite saw Typhoon Usagi maintaining some of its inner-core structure an hour before landfall on Sept. 22, 2013.

Sep 24, 2013 10:57 AM EDT

Global Warming Increases Severe Thunderstorms: Tornades, Hail and Damaging Winds

Global warming is causing sea levels to rise and ice to melt, but it may also be impacting our weather. It turns out that the changing climate could be causing severe thunderstorms to increase, which could mean billions of dollars-worth of damages in the future.