Brooke Miller : Science World Report

Sep 07, 2012 07:31 AM EDT

Hubble Detects a New Pair of Galaxies

The new image produced by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope points at a pair of galaxies that are different from each other, yet traveling together in the interstellar cosmos. This unique galaxy pair is named as Arp 116.

Sep 07, 2012 06:18 AM EDT

Grandparents Important Source of Child Care in US

A new finding by researchers at the University of Chicago says that grandparents in the United States seem to be an increasingly important source of child care.

Sep 07, 2012 06:10 AM EDT

Crabs Color Code to Select Edible Food

Crabs living down in the ocean beyond the reach of sunlight have a color vision combining sensitivity to blue and ultraviolet light. And this detection of shorter wavelength helps them to pick between a good food and the toxic one.

Sep 07, 2012 06:08 AM EDT

Japanese Vessel Drills to Record Depth in Search of Hydrocarbons

A new world record was set by the scientific deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu for drilling down deeper than 2,111meters below the seafloor off Shimokita Peninsula of Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Sep 06, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

Spacewalking Astronauts Use Toothbrush to Fix Station’s Power System

The spacewalking astronauts Sunita Williams and Japan's Akihiko Hoshide rejoiced over the successfully fixing the sticky stubborn bolt and installing a new power system unit.

Sep 06, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

Elk’s Personality an Important Factor in Successful Hunting

Researchers from the University of Alberta claim that an elk's personality is an important factor that determines whether or not it will last through the hunting season.

Sep 06, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

Wetter Arctic Has the Potential to Speed Climate Change

A new study done on the Arctic suggesting that, increased precipitation and river discharge in the Arctic has the potential to speed climate change.

Sep 06, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

Deforestation Effects Tropical Rainfall: Study

A team of researchers from the University of Leeds and the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology have come up with a startling study that states destruction of tropical forest would reduce rain across the Amazon basin by 21 percent by 2050.

Sep 06, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

Green Tea Boosts Brain Cell and improve Memory

Green tea that proves to be good beverage for heart has a lot more to offer. The researchers from the Third Military Medical University claim that the chemical properties present in drink affect the generation of brain cells, that is good for memory as well as spatial learning.

Sep 06, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

New Danish Fungal Specie Discovered

New fungal specie has been discovered during a mushroom hunting excursion to Eskebjerg Vesterlyng in 2009. The team was led by postdoc Jacob Heilman-Clausen from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen.

Sep 05, 2012 07:59 AM EDT

Spacewalkers' Second Attempt to Fix Power Unit of Space Station

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station are trying to complete its unsuccessful task again during a spacewalk on Wednesday. This task will be taken over the Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams and the Japanese spaceflier Akihiko Hoshide. These two will proceed out of the space st...

Sep 05, 2012 07:56 AM EDT

Jupiter-bound Juno’s Second Burn Delayed Due To First Burn Changes

NASA has postponed its Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juno's second round of critical engine firings by ten days in order to analyze pressure readings after a change in orbit took place during the first burn session.