Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 13, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Jupiter's Moon, Europa, May be Covered in Sea Salt from a Subsurface Ocean

The dark material coating parts of Jupiter's moon, Europa, may actually be sea salt. Scientists believe that these dark features could be evidence of a subsurface ocean.

May 13, 2015 07:51 AM EDT

Corrosive Ocean 55 Million Years Ago May Have Implications for Modern Global Warming

About 55 million years ago, an abrupt global warming even triggered a highly corrosive deep water current. Now, scientists are taking a closer look in order to see what implications this may have for climate warming.

May 13, 2015 07:29 AM EDT

Physicists Create Weakest Magnetic Field in the Solar System with Shielding Device

How do you halt magnetic fields? Physicists have created a shielding device that dampens low frequency magnetic fields more than a million-fold.

May 13, 2015 07:15 AM EDT

ESO Telescope Reveals Strange, Dark Globular Clusters Around a Giant Galaxy

With the help of ESO's Very Large Telescope, scientists have discovered a new class of "dark" globular clusters around the giant galaxy Centaurus A.

May 13, 2015 06:56 AM EDT

Adding Nuts and Olive Oil to Your Mediterranean May Improve Your Brain Power

Scientists have discovered that supplementing the plant-based Mediterranean diet with antioxidant-rich virgin olive oil or mixed nuts was associated with improved cognitive function.

May 13, 2015 06:19 AM EDT

Astronomers Create a Weather Forecast for Alien Planets

Astronomers may have a weather forecast for a planet far beyond our solar system. Using sensitive observations from the Kepler space telescope, scientists have uncovered daily weather cycles on six extra-solar planets.

May 12, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

Bacteria are the Newest Tools to Detect Environmental Damage

Bacteria aren't always a bad thing, and a new study is showing us why. Scientists have used bacteria as the newest tool in detecting environmental damage.

May 12, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Your Individual Biology May Influence How Easy it is to Lose Weight

Scientists have discovered evidence for the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories.

May 12, 2015 11:13 AM EDT

Step Forward in Artificial Intelligence: Scientists Create Artificial Neural Circuit

It's a new and significant step forward for artificial intelligence. Scientists have created a simple artificial neural circuit for the very first time. The circuit of about 100 artificial synapses managed to perform a simple version of a typical human task: image classification.

May 12, 2015 10:45 AM EDT

Lifeguard Rats Will Save Another Rat from Drowning

Rats may be more compassionate toward their fellows than you might have thought. Scientists have discovered that a rat will stick out a paw for another rat to hold onto if it's drowning. Not only that, but this is especially true for rats that have previously had a near-drowning experience.

May 12, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Control Swarms of Robots with a Simple Swipe of Your Finger on Your Tablet

Imagine controlling swarms of robots simply by using your tablet. Scientists have created a new system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger.

May 12, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Caused Marine Mollusk Extinction--But Not from Ocean Acidification

A massive asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, causing the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. But dinosaurs weren't the only ones to disappear. Scientists have found that mollusks may have also vanished after this catastrophic event.