Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jan 15, 2015 08:41 AM EST

Scientists Uncover the Mechanics Behind a Shell-Crushing Jurassic Fish

Scientists have taken a closer look at the unusual feeding habits of a 200-million-year-old fish. Using a mechanical model, researchers now better understand how this Jurassic fish functioned in the ancient world.

Jan 15, 2015 08:02 AM EST

Renewable Resources are Reaching Their Limits Worldwide

Scientists have analyzed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-renewable resources and have found that for 18 renewable resources, the annual growth rate reached its peak around 2006.

Jan 15, 2015 07:35 AM EST

Scientists Discover Earliest Record of Earth's Ancient Atmosphere

Scientists are getting the earliest look yet at Earth's ancient atmosphere. Chemical analysis of some of the world's oldest rocks has revealed a record of our planet's atmosphere four billion years ago.

Jan 15, 2015 07:11 AM EST

Global Sea-Level Rise is Accelerating Faster Than Previously Estimated

Global sea levels continue to rise. In fact, there's been an acceleration in this rise from the 20th century to the last two decades and now, scientists have found this increase has been far larger than previously estimated.

Jan 15, 2015 06:44 AM EST

Meteorite Chondrules are Seeds of Destruction Rather Than the Origins of Planets

In the past, scientists believed that chondrules on meteorites actually represented early kernels of terrestrial planets. Now, though, they've found that this is not the case.

Jan 14, 2015 01:11 PM EST

How Smart are Neanderthals? Scientists Discover They Used Tools Like Stone Age Humans

How smart were Neanderthals? They may have been just as smart as Stone Age humans.

Jan 14, 2015 12:38 PM EST

Chinese Space Program Reaches New Milestone with Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft

The Chinese space program has hit a new milestone. A Chinese spacecraft service module has entered orbit around the moon.

Jan 14, 2015 12:07 PM EST

Desert Snake Outmaneuvers Lizard When Swimming Through Sand

When it comes to "swimming" through sand, snakes may come out on top. Scientists have examined snakes and lizards and have found that when it comes to tackling desert sand, snakes are better adapted.

Jan 14, 2015 11:39 AM EST

World's Oldest Butchering Tools Reveal Origins of Human Teaching and Language

When did humans begin to first teach one another? It's probably all thanks to butchering animals for food. Scientists have discovered stone tools for butchering animals that reveal humans' earliest efforts to communicate and teach others.

Jan 14, 2015 11:03 AM EST

Scientists Grow Contracting Human Muscles in the Lab

Growing human organs in the lab may seem like a fantasy, but it's something that scientists have been working toward for years. Now, researchers have grown human skeletal muscle in the lab that contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli.

Jan 14, 2015 10:35 AM EST

Weightlessness in Space Causes Astronauts' Blood to Shift

Scientists have examined these biological effects a bit more closely and have found that in space, the shift of blood and fluid from the lower to the upper body caused by weightlessness is much higher and that blood pressure is much lower than previously thought.

Jan 14, 2015 09:51 AM EST

NASA Captures an Image of the First Mid-Level Solar Flare of 2015

NASA has officially released a spectacular image of one of the first solar flares of 2015. On Jan. 12, 2015, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare that peaked at 11:24 EST.