Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 12, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Wine Grape Vineyards May Help Butterfly Conservation

There may be more incentives to create wine. It turns out that wine grape vineyards are causing an increase in butterflies in Washington.

May 12, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

How Bird Beaks Evolved from Dinosaur Snouts

Where did the bird's beak come from? In order to answer that question, you need to take a look back at dinosaurs--and that's exactly what a team of scientists did.

May 12, 2015 09:10 AM EDT

Massive Bird Invasions from the North Linked to Climate Shifts

It sounds more like something out of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds than something that's actually occurring: bird invasions. Scientists have found that vast numbers birds are migrating hundreds of thousands of miles south from their usual winter range.

May 12, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

New Underwater Robot Can Plan Its Own Missions Without Human Help

Scientists may have managed to create an underwater robot that can plan its own missions. In March, a team tested an autonomous mission-planning system during a research cruise off of the western coast of Australia.

May 11, 2015 02:56 PM EDT

Increased Carbon Dioxide Causes European Forests to Increase Water-Use Efficiency

Scientists have found that increased CO2 actually increases the water-use efficiency of European broadleaf and coniferous trees.

May 11, 2015 02:42 PM EDT

Robot Pets May Replace Live Animals in the Future

It turns out that robotic pets may be on the rise. An animal welfare researcher has proposed that robopets and virtual pets replacing real animals may not be as farfetched as we may think.

May 11, 2015 02:27 PM EDT

Scientists Watch Mysterious, Invisible Gravity Waves in Earth's Atmosphere

Scientists may have imaged gravity waves through our planet's atmosphere for the first time ever. Researchers have found a way to "watch" the propagation of gravity waves toward space.

May 11, 2015 02:07 PM EDT

The Cousin of the Velociraptor Had a Keen Nose to Sniff Out and Hunt Prey

A certain dinosaur that was closely related to Velociraptor may have had a keen sense of smell that caused it to be a formidable predator.

May 11, 2015 01:51 PM EDT

Why the Egyptians Faked Animal Mummies

Scientists have taken a closer look at the Egyptian practice of mummifying animals and have discovered that 70 million creatures were wrapped and buried in underground catacombs.

May 11, 2015 01:04 PM EDT

NASA Curiosity Captures Mars' Spectacular Blue Sunset

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a spectacular new image of a sunset on Mars. The kicker is that this sunset isn't red or gold; it's blue.

May 11, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

Humans and Livestock in Kenya are Intrinsically Linked with Their Health

Humans and livestock in Kenya are intrinsically linked. Scientists have found that there's a connection between the health of farmers and their families to their livestock.

May 11, 2015 07:58 AM EDT

Cooperative Video Games May Have a Positive Effect on Helpfulness

It turns out that videogames can have a positive effect on being social. Scientists have found the those who play videogames cooperatively may improve in terms of generalized helpfulness.