Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Jun 09, 2014 09:46 AM EDT

How Flies Quickly Escape Looming Predators: Avoiding Danger

Scientists have uncovered how fruit flies are so adept at avoiding danger. It turns out that there's a quick-escape circuit in the fly's brain that gives them a leg up over their predators.

Jun 09, 2014 08:43 AM EDT

Brain Circuit Problem May Cause the 'Voices' in Schizophrenia

Scientists may have just found out what causes the "voices" in schizophrenia. They've identified problems in a connection between brain structures that may predispose individuals to hearing the "voices" that are a common symptom of schizophrenia.

Jun 09, 2014 07:54 AM EDT

How to Not Bite Your Tongue: Complex Brain Circuitry Underlies Chewing

Scientists have found that there's some pretty sophisticated underlying brain circuitry that keeps us from biting our tongues.

Jun 09, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

The Human Face Evolved to be Punched: Fighting and Violence Shaped Our Evolution

Humans may actually be evolutionarily adapted for a bar fight. Scientists have discovered that the human face evolved to take a punch as our ancient ancestors fought over resources and other slug-worthy disagreements.

Jun 08, 2014 09:41 PM EDT

New Species of Ancient Chirping Giant Pill-Millipedes Discovered in Madagascar

A team of researchers has discovered several new species of ancient, chirping giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar that may already be threatened.

Jun 08, 2014 09:41 PM EDT

Smoking May Cause Hearing Loss: Smokers and Passive Smokers at Risk

There's yet another reason to avoid lighting up. Scientists have found that smokers and passive smokers are more likely to suffer hearing loss.

Jun 08, 2014 09:39 PM EDT

Babies Exposed to Allergens and Bacteria May Have Less Allergies as Children

Want to keep your child from wheezing? Then exposing them to a little dirt may not be such a bad thing.

Jun 06, 2014 10:57 AM EDT

The Secrets of Plant Sex: New Breakthrough Concerning Successful Fertilization

Unlike animals, plants require not one, but two sperm cells for successful fertilization. Now, researchers have solved the mystery as to why plants need these two sperm cells for sex.

Jun 06, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

Reducing Tropical Forest Destruction Could Cut CO2 Emissions by One-Fifth

Scientists have found that reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide entering the Earth's atmosphere--by as much as one-fifth.

Jun 06, 2014 09:45 AM EDT

Global Warming is Causing Earlier Springs and Later Autumns in Forests

Climate change is causing temperatures to warm all along the east coast and now, these higher temperatures are causing spring to come earlier than ever.

Jun 06, 2014 09:20 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Insect 'Sings' with Highest Ultrasonic Calls in the Animal Kingdom

Deep within the rainforests of South America there live three species of insect with the highest ultrasonic calling songs ever recorded in the animal kingdom.

Jun 06, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

New Targets for Breast Cancer Treatments Could Increase Effectiveness and Reduce Side Effects

Scientists have uncovered new targets for potential intervention in breast cancer, which could eventually increase the effectiveness and reduce the undesirable side effects of current treatments.