Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jul 31, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Mother Octopus Cares for Her Eggs Without Eating for a Record 4.5 Years in the Deep Sea

Birds and salmon brood their eggs for just a few weeks, so it's hard to imagine any animal brooding its eggs for four-and-a-half years. But that's exactly what one deep-sea octopus has done in the depths of Monterey Canyon off of the coast of California.

Jul 30, 2014 01:22 PM EDT

Exploitation of the Deep Ocean May Cause Negative Impacts to the World's Climate

The world's oceans are seemingly endless as they stretch to extreme depths. And yet rapidly advancing technology is putting these deep seas at risk as they're exploited.

Jul 30, 2014 12:40 PM EDT

Massive Collection of 20-Million-Year-Old Amber Sheds Light on Ancient World

A massive collection of 20-million-year-old amber may have revealed a whole new world to scientists. Researchers have uncovered fresh insights into ancient tropical insects and the Earth that they inhabited.

Jul 30, 2014 11:55 AM EDT

Saving Seeds May Save the World's Plants, But Only When It's Customized

Scientists have taken a closer look at seed collection to save rare plants and have found that a more careful tailoring of seed collections may be crucial to preserving them for the future.

Jul 30, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

Astronomers Solve Decades-Old Mystery of a Fog of Low-Energy X-Rays

Astronomers have now solved a decades-old mystery about a fog of low-energy X-rays seen over the entire sky.

Jul 30, 2014 10:33 AM EDT

As Global Temperatures Warm, Climate Extremes Also Increase

Researchers have discovered that as global temperature increases, climate extremes are also increasing.

Jul 30, 2014 10:13 AM EDT

Mercury's Bizarre Magnetic Field Reveals a Different Interior from Earth's

Mercury and Earth may both be rocky planets with iron cores, but their magnetic fields are drastically differently. Now, researchers have found that Mercury's interior may differ in a way that explains why it has such a bizarre magnetic field.

Jul 30, 2014 09:41 AM EDT

New Blood Test Could Predict Suicide Risk in Patients

Could there be a blood test that can predict a person's suicide risk?

Jul 30, 2014 09:14 AM EDT

All Dinosaurs May Have Had Feathers

Did all dinosaurs have feathers? Researchers have found the first ever example of a plant-eating dinosaur with features and scales.

Jul 30, 2014 08:38 AM EDT

The Same Diet Impacts Men's and Women's Gut Microbes Differently

It turns out that even if a man and a woman eat the same thing, they'll react differently. Scientists have discovered that the microbes living in the guts of males of females have different reactions to the same diet.

Jul 30, 2014 08:05 AM EDT

New Vision-Correcting Screen Display Makes Reading Glasses a Thing of the Past

Glasses are so last year. Scientists are working on a way to create vision-correcting displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairment without the need for them to wear glasses or contact lenses.

Jul 30, 2014 07:14 AM EDT

The Milky Way Galaxy Weighs In: Andromeda May be Twice as Fat

Scientists have taken a closer look at our galaxy and our neighbor, Andromeda, and have found that the Milky Way may actually be less massive than expected.