Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Oct 03, 2014 01:21 PM EDT

Scientists Create Very First Solar Battery that Stores its Own Power

Scientists may have created the very first solar battery. Researchers have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device, which could be huge in terms of renewable energy capture and storage.

Oct 03, 2014 12:43 PM EDT

Brain Evolution: Speedy Expansion of the Cerebellum May be Behind Evolving Apes

While in the past scientists believed that the neocortex of the brain was the "crowning achievement" of evolution, they've now found that the cerebellum expanded up to six times faster than anticipated throughout the evolution of apes.

Oct 03, 2014 11:37 AM EDT

Crumpling Graphene 'Paper' May Create Super Stretchy Supercapacitors to Store Energy

Scientists have found that by crumpling a sheet of graphene "paper," it actually takes on new properties that could be useful for creating extremely stretchable supercapacitors to store energy for flexible electronic devices.

Oct 03, 2014 11:20 AM EDT

Yoga and Meditation May Improve Computer-Brain Interface

Scientists found that people who practice yoga and meditation long term can learn to control a computer with their minds faster and better than people with little experience with meditation or yoga.

Oct 03, 2014 10:50 AM EDT

Mountain Lion's Power Comes with Its Pounce: New Wildlife Collar Sheds Light on Hunting

Scientists have used a new wildlife tracking collar in order to continuously monitor the movements of mountain lions in the wild to determine how much energy they use to stalk, pounce and overpower their prey.

Oct 03, 2014 09:54 AM EDT

How to Detect Water on Mars: New Method Discovered with Volcanic Rocks

Finding water on Mars is an important part of the hunt for life on the Red Planet. Yet actually detecting it isn't easy. Now, researchers have developed a new method for finding water on Mars.

Oct 03, 2014 09:16 AM EDT

CubeSat Satellites May Pose Collision Risk as Space Debris Rises

There are an increasing number of small "CubeSat" satellites being launched into orbit. Now, though, scientists have announced that in combination with a relaxed attitude to debris mitigation, these satellites could lead to hazards for all space users.

Oct 03, 2014 08:56 AM EDT

Giant Clams Use Iridescence to Harness the Sun's Light

Giant clams live within tropical waters, growing to impressive sizes over their lives. Now, scientists have shown how these mollusks use iridescent structures to operate as living greenhouses that grow symbiotic algae as a source of food.

Oct 03, 2014 07:49 AM EDT

Humans and Not Hyenas May be Causing Cheetah Numbers to Plummet

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on the planet, accelerating to as fast as 60 mph. Yet these large cats are in danger of disappearing, and now scientists have announced that humans could be partially to blame.

Oct 03, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

New Map of Ocean Seafloor Reveals Stunning Details of How Continents Formed

Scientists have created a new map of the world's seafloor, showing an unprecedented level of detail when it comes to the mountains and trenches that rise and sink beneath the waves.

Oct 02, 2014 01:45 PM EDT

Greenland Ice Sheet's Meltwater Channels Reveal More Complicated Picture

Things are more complicated in Greenland than we once thought. Scientists that are drilling and measuring the melt rates and ice sheet movement in Greenland have found that channels beneath the ice could make simplistic models inaccurate.

Oct 02, 2014 01:14 PM EDT

Wild Duck Cluster Captured in Spectacular New Image from ESO

The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope has captured a spectacular new image of one of the most star-rich open clusters currently known.