Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Sep 01, 2014 04:36 PM EDT

Sierra Nevada Freshwater Runoff May Drop by 26 Percent from Climate Change

It turns out that freshwater may be in short supply for Sierra Nevada in the future. Scientists have found that freshwater runoff in the region could decrease by as much as 26 percent by 2100 due to climate warming on higher slopes.

Sep 01, 2014 03:10 PM EDT

New Method of Cell Movement in 3D Matrix Discovered

Scientists have announced that they've discovered an entirely new type of cell movement that involves the nucleus propelling cells through the matrix like a piston in an engine.

Sep 01, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Office Plants May Cause Workers to be More Productive

Want your workers to be more productive? Plants may be the key. Scientists have found that "green" offices with plants actually make staff happier and more productive than offices without any traces of greenery.

Sep 01, 2014 10:21 AM EDT

'Electronic Nose' May Sniff Out High Infectious Bacteria

Scientists have developed an "electronic nose" that can smell out the highly infectious bacteria, Clostridium difficile.

Sep 01, 2014 09:54 AM EDT

Sugar Substance May 'Kill' Levels of Good HDL Cholesterol

It turns out that a sugar substance may be killing your levels of good HDL cholesterol.

Sep 01, 2014 09:27 AM EDT

Bats Zoom Through the Night Sky with the Help of Spatial Location

Bats zoom through the night sky with the help of echolocation. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at spatial orientation in bats in order to find out exactly how they manage to navigate their dark world.

Sep 01, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

Food Production May Exceed Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets by 2050

Scientists have found that if current trends continue, food production alone will reach, if not exceed, global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050.

Sep 01, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Why Sibling Stars Look Alike: How to Track Down the Sun's Sisters

Why do sibling stars look alike? Scientists have found that the similarities of stars in the same cluster are the result of turbulent mixing in the clouds of gas where star formation occurs.

Sep 01, 2014 08:23 AM EDT

Antarctic Sea Levels are Rising Faster Than the Rest of the World's with Climate Change

Scientists have taken a new look at the satellite data from the last 19 years and have found that fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2 cm more than the global average of 6 cm.

Aug 30, 2014 12:29 AM EDT

Marine Phytoplankton May Not Need All Its Vitamins to Grow

Scientists have found that some species of marine phytoplankton can grow without consuming vitamin B1 (thiamine), which contradicts the common view that many eukaryotic microbes depend on scarce supplies of this vitamin in the ocean to survive.

Aug 30, 2014 12:29 AM EDT

The Heart of a Solar Storm: NASA Examines Space Weather in New Study

Astronomers have caught a glimpse into the very heart of a solar storm. They've taken a close at a space weather storm that engulfed our planet on Jan 21, 2005 after a coronal mass ejection (CME) burst off of the sun and headed toward Earth.

Aug 30, 2014 12:28 AM EDT

Extreme Snowstorms Still Occur in a Warming World: Climate Change's Impact on Snow

You'd think that a warming world would cause milder winters. But that isn't the case, according to new research. Scientists have found that even though average snowfall will decrease, extreme snowfall events will likely still occur in the Northern Hemisphere.