Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Apr 17, 2015 07:33 AM EDT

New Artificial Photosynthesis System with Nanowires May Change the Energy Industry

There have been some major advances in artificial photosynthesis.

Apr 17, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Dawn Spacecraft Captures Stunning New Color Image of Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has captured a startling new color map of the dwarf planet Ceres.

Apr 17, 2015 06:41 AM EDT

How the Octopus Keeps its Eight Arms Untangled When Crawling

Scientists have made the first ever kinematic analysis of octopus arm coordination to figure out how these animals manage to stay untangled.

Apr 16, 2015 11:46 AM EDT

Bird Populations in Fukushima Plummet After Nuclear Disaster

Scientists have taken a closer look at bird populations and have found that since the March 11 earthquake, which caused the nuclear catastrophe, bird populations have plummeted.

Apr 16, 2015 11:24 AM EDT

Happiness Sweat May Transfer Positive Emotions to Other People

Humans may be able to communicate positive emotions like happiness through just the smell of their sweat.

Apr 16, 2015 10:54 AM EDT

How to Cause Trees to Grow Bigger and Faster

Scientists may have discovered a new way to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with the effects of climate change.

Apr 16, 2015 10:16 AM EDT

BPA May Impact Sexual Function in Turtles and Affect Our Environment

Bisphenol A (BPA) may just impact the animals in our environment. Scientists have discovered this chemical can disrupt sexual function in turtles, which could be a warning for environmental health.

Apr 16, 2015 09:30 AM EDT

Complex Cognition of Ancient Humans Shaped the Stone Axe

The ability to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe may just depend on complex cognitive control by the prefrontal cortex, including the "central executive" function of working memory.

Apr 16, 2015 09:01 AM EDT

New Evidence Reveals There was a Sixth Mass Extinction in Earth's History

Since the Cambrian Explosion, ecosystems have suffered repeated mass extinctions: five in total. Now, scientists have identified a sixth major extinction that occurred 262 million years ago in China.

Apr 16, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

How the Hormone Oxytoxin Changes a Woman into a Mom

What causes a mother to respond to her child? It all has to do with hormones. Scientists have discovered that the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual brain cells to prompt specific social behaviors.

Apr 16, 2015 07:50 AM EDT

Bone-Eating 'Zombie' Worms Devoured Prehistoric Marine Reptiles

A strange, gruesome species of bone-eating worm that was thought to have evolved at the same time as whales has now been dated back to prehistoric times.

Apr 16, 2015 07:06 AM EDT

Critically Endangered Gray Whale Breaks Migration Record at 14,000 Miles

Scientists have uncovered the longest migration in the animal kingdom. They've found that a critically endangered species of whale takes a round-trip trek of nearly 14,000 miles by sea.