Nature : Science World Report

May 28, 2013 06:59 AM EDT

Rats See Double: Rodent Eyes Adapted to Watch Predators

Rats may have more advanced vision than we once thought. Researchers have discovered that rats move their eyes in opposite directions in both the horizontal and vertical plane when running around. That's one way to keep an eye on predators.

May 28, 2013 06:34 AM EDT

400-Year-Old Frozen Plants Entombed in Glacier Revived

Frozen plants that were buried under a glacier since the Little Ice Age about 400 years ago have been revived. The bryophytes beat the odds as they began to grow again after being collected in the field and taken to a lab.

May 27, 2013 02:51 PM EDT

Key Enzyme Discovered That Controls Spliceosome Molecular Machine in Cells

To sustain life, processes in biological cells have to be strictly controlled both in time and in space. Research workers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and Freie Universität Berlin have elucidated a previously unknown mechanism that regulates one of the essenti...

May 27, 2013 01:32 PM EDT

Leopards Eat Chimpanzees as Offerings in Tanzania

Scientists have recently found evidence of leopards eating chimpanzees

May 27, 2013 12:17 PM EDT

Longevity Discovery Shows How Simple Antibiotics Slow Aging

EPFL scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria—and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the young. A lifespan extension of 60 percent has been achieved in worms.

May 27, 2013 11:49 AM EDT

80-Year-Old Japanese Man Oldest to Climb Mount Everest

An 80-year-old Japanese man has scaled Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to ever climb the world's tallest peak.

May 27, 2013 11:01 AM EDT

South African 'Fly Factory' Highlights Insects as Food: Bugs for Livestock

Insects are the super food of the natural world. Now, a South African "fly factory" that uses larvae to convert tons of blood, guts and other farm waste into a protein-packed animal feed recently won a United Nations innovation award.

May 27, 2013 10:41 AM EDT

N.Y. 3 Feet of Snow: Mountain in Adirondacks Hit

This Memorial Day weekend, a storm dropped a little over three feet of snow on a New York ski mountain near the Vermont boarder.

May 27, 2013 09:18 AM EDT

FWS Estimate As Much as $4 Million to Save Rare Cave Fish Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that it could take as much as $4 million over the next 18 years to preserve a rare species of cave fish in Missouri.

May 27, 2013 08:29 AM EDT

Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle Returned to Wild in Florida Keys

An endangered loggerhead sea turtle is being released back into the wild in the Florida Keys after being treated at Marathon's Turtle Hospital for an impacted stomach.

May 26, 2013 09:50 PM EDT

Skydiver Falls to Death: Ken Oka Found in Southern California

A 62-year-old skydiver plummeted to his death Sunday in a Southern California backyard.

May 24, 2013 11:55 PM EDT

Crucial Step of Evolution Enabling Animal Life on Earth Proven

A team of researchers has captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic cells. This acquisition is thought to have been a critical first step in the evolution of photosynt...