Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jul 10, 2014 08:22 AM EDT

Wild Silverback Gorillas Use Odor to Communicate Chemical Signals

Scientists may have just uncovered another method for silverback gorillas to communicate; they've found that the apes use odor as a way to make their messages clear.

Jul 10, 2014 07:53 AM EDT

Ground-Dwelling Dinosaurs May Not Have Evolved into Birds: Fossil Reveals Different Origins

Birds may not have evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs. In fact, they may have had nothing to do with these long-extinct animals.

Jul 10, 2014 07:32 AM EDT

How the Human Brain Processes Emotion: The Standard Code of Happiness

How do you feel? Emotions are part of our everyday lives, but scientists have long wondered how people process them in the brain.

Jul 10, 2014 07:12 AM EDT

Scientists Capture Snapshots of Water Splitting in Photosynthesis for the First Time Ever

Scientists have managed an extraordinary feat. They've taken the first snapshots of photosynthesis in action as it splits water into protons, electrons and oxygen.

Jul 09, 2014 12:28 PM EDT

Beautiful Tropical Fish May Destroy Kelp Forests as Oceans Warm

Tropical fish may be beautiful as they glide beneath ocean waters, but they can also destroy natural ecosystems.

Jul 09, 2014 10:56 AM EDT

Logging and Burning Trees May Remove 54 Million Tons of Carbon from the Forest

Scientists have found that logging and burning could be removing nearly 54 million tons of carbon from the forest each year and introduce it to the atmosphere as greenhouse gases.

Jul 09, 2014 10:32 AM EDT

Survival of the Fattest: Corals Adapt to Climate Change by Getting Fat

Scientists have found that the future health of the world's coral reefs and the animals that depend on them relies on corals' ability to keep large fat reserves.

Jul 09, 2014 09:54 AM EDT

Giant Earthquakes May Help Predict Future Volcanic Eruptions

There may be a new way to predict volcanic eruptions.

Jul 09, 2014 09:18 AM EDT

Highest Levels of UV Radiation Ever Detected on Earth Recorded in South America

Scientists have recorded the highest level of ultraviolet radiation ever detected on Earth's surface.

Jul 09, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Astronomers Create New 3D Model of Doomed Star's Explosive Outburst

Astronomers have used new observations to create the first high-resolution 3D model of the stunning and explosive event involving the massive binary star system, Eta Carinae.

Jul 09, 2014 08:02 AM EDT

Jupiter's Icy Moon, Ganymede, Shaped by Stretching Forces

Jupiter's icy moon, Ganymede, and our own planet Earth may have more in common than you might have thought at first.

Jul 09, 2014 07:45 AM EDT

Red and Dead: Gas Guzzling Carbon Monoxide Galaxy Fated for Destruction

In this case, a certain galaxy is both red and dead. Astronomers have discovered the carbon monoxide in a galaxy located about 12 billion light-years from Earth and have found that it's running out of gas, slowly pushing it toward its own destruction.