Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jun 14, 2014 05:51 AM EDT

New Computer Program Teaches Itself Everything about Anything

Scientists may have created a tool to help synthesize information on the Internet; they've made the first fully automated computer program that teaches everything to know about any visual concept.

Jun 14, 2014 05:51 AM EDT

Female Hormones May be 'Feminizing' the Western World and Causing Male Obesity

Female hormones may be playing a role in the obesity epidemic. Scientists have found that an imbalance of female sex hormones among men could be contributing to the high levels of male obesity.

Jun 13, 2014 02:19 PM EDT

Habitat Fragmentation May Impact Meadow Plants by Increasing Disease Vulnerability

It turns out that habitat fragmentation may be having more negative impacts than once thought. Researchers have found that a connected environment actually increases disease resistance in wild meadow plants.

Jun 13, 2014 01:22 PM EDT

Tiny Plants May Ride on the Feathers of Migratory Birds for Thousands of Miles

Plants can occur in widely separated areas--from the farthest reaches of North America to the southern tip of South America, but nowhere in between. Yet exactly how or why this occurs has long remained a mystery.

Jun 13, 2014 12:51 PM EDT

Processed Meat, Like Bacon and Sausage, Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Failure in Men

Scientists have found that men who eat moderate amounts of processed red meat may have an increased risk of incidence of death from heart failure.

Jun 13, 2014 12:09 PM EDT

Father's Age Impacts Rate of Evolution in Chimpanzees: High Number of Mutations

It turns out that mutation isn't the same for humans and chimps. Scientists have found that the offspring of chimpanzees inherit 90 percent of new mutations from their father, and a low 10 percent from their mother.

Jun 13, 2014 11:14 AM EDT

Iconic Species in the Mediterranean Sea at Risk from Ocean Acidification and Warmer Temperatures

Scientists have found that ocean acidification and warming may be threatening some iconic species in the Mediterranean Sea.

Jun 13, 2014 10:07 AM EDT

Deepwater Horizon Oil Washes Ashore Years After the Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was one of the worst environmental disasters of its time. Now, even years later, oil continues to wash ashore as oil soaked "sand patties."

Jun 13, 2014 09:29 AM EDT

Lower Your Risk of Death by Getting More Vitamin D

You may want to make sure you're getting enough vitamin D in your diet. Scientists have found that people with lower blood levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die prematurely as people with higher levels of vitamin D.

Jun 13, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

How Fire Ants Stay Afloat: Massive Insect Rafts Save Them from Drowning

When an area floods, fire ants will work together to create a massive, waterproof raft out of their bodies to stay alive. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at this raft-building behavior, revealing how these industrious insects manage to stay afloat.

Jun 13, 2014 07:55 AM EDT

How a Tiny Spider from the Desert Captures Prey Four Times its Size

A tiny spider from the Negev desert in Israel likes to go big or go home. This small arachnid routinely preys on insects up to almost four times its own size.

Jun 13, 2014 07:27 AM EDT

Link Between Climate Change and Ocean Currents Discovered: Impacts on the Deep Sea

Scientists have analyzed an area of the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar and have found a relationship between climate and currents that stretch back over six million years.