Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jun 26, 2014 06:54 AM EDT

Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse Linked to Massive Sea Level Rise 400,00 Years Ago

Scientists have found that a warming period about 400,000 years ago is lined to a sea level rise of a staggering four to six meters.

Jun 25, 2014 12:46 PM EDT

Astronomers Map the Icy Wastes of Space Where Stars Form

Astronomers have accomplished a startling feat by using the AKARI orbiting observatory. They've created the first large-scale maps of ice material where stars are forming, challenging the conventional ideas about how water forms in space.

Jun 25, 2014 11:49 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Treks Across Ancient Glaciers Near Gale Crater

NASA Mars rover Curiosity is still trekking across the Red Planet, traversing the Gale crater. After an entire Martian year on the planet, though, the rover is now shedding more light on the ancient glaciers that once covered the crater.

Jun 25, 2014 11:21 AM EDT

Disco Clams Light Up the Sea with Rippling Show: The Secrets to Their Displays

Disco clams are known for the rippling, rhythmic light show they display with their mirrored lips, visible even in the depths of the ocean. Now, scientists have uncovered the secret behind this light show, revealing how the clam performs this unique behavior.

Jun 25, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

Clumped Galaxies Test General Relativity: Einstein's Theory Passes

The most precise measurement to date of the strength of gravitational interactions between distant galaxies have shown perfect consistency with General Relativity's predictions.

Jun 25, 2014 09:45 AM EDT

Women Who Naturally Give Birth Later in Life May Live Longer

There may be a way to tell if one woman will live longer than another. Scientists have found that women who are naturally able to have children later in life tend to live longer.

Jun 25, 2014 09:17 AM EDT

Dark Energy Survey Spots Rare and Exotic Superluminous Supernova

Astronomers have made some new and surprising discoveries in the first images taken by the Dark Energy Survey (DES). They've spotted rare, superluminous supernova that erupted in a galaxy located 7.8 billion light years away.

Jun 25, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

The Real Sun Shower: How Rain and Waterfalls Form and Pour on our Nearest Star

We all know that Earth can have a spell of bad weather, but did you know that our sun can have the same? Now, scientists have taken a closer look at this bad weather, revealing a bit more about the processes that shape our nearest star.

Jun 25, 2014 08:04 AM EDT

Cancer is as Old as Multicellular Life on Earth: Evidence of Primordial Cancer Discovered

Cancer isn't a new phenomenon and now, scientists are learning exactly how old it might be. They've found that cancer is as old as multicellular life on Earth after discovering evidence of primordial cancer in a primitive animal.

Jun 25, 2014 07:35 AM EDT

Schizophrenia and Marijuana Use Linked: Genes Increase a Person's Likelihood of Using Cannabis

Scientists have discovered that genes that increase a person's risk of developing schizophrenia may also increase their likelihood of using cannabis.

Jun 25, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

The Higgs Boson Reveals that the Universe Should Have Collapsed Seconds After the Big Bang

We shouldn't exist. At least, we shouldn't exist according to British cosmologists. They've predicted that the universe shouldn't have lasted more than a second after using data from the latest observations of the sky combined with the recent discovery of the Higgs boson.

Jun 24, 2014 01:11 PM EDT

Bizarre Jurassic Parasite Feasted on Salamander Blood

About 165 million years ago during the Jurassic, a bizarre parasite lived in the freshwater lakes of present-day Inner Mongolia. Now, researchers have taken a closer look at this strange creature, which no known insect mimics in this modern day.