Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 19, 2014 10:14 AM EDT

Interrupted Breathing During Sleep May Hurt Heart Health

Scientists have found that those with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have diminished activity among neurons responsible for keeping heart rate low.

May 19, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

Too Much Exercise Risks Men's Heart Health

You may want to be careful about how much you exercise. Scientists have found that overdosing on high intensity exercise may actually increase the risk of death from a heart attack or stroke in those with existing heart disease.

May 19, 2014 08:39 AM EDT

Dangerous Ocean 'Dead Zones' May be Limited by Natural Cutoff Switch

Scientists have found that there may be a natural limiting switch to keep ocean systems from developing persistent dead zones--and it all has to do with iron.

May 19, 2014 07:51 AM EDT

Mom's Poor Sleep During Late Stage Pregnancy Can Impact Baby's Weight

Researchers have discovered the poor-quality sleep during the third trimester of pregnancy can increase the odds of weight gain and metabolic abnormalities in offspring once they research adulthood.

May 19, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

Scientists Discover How to Create Matter from Pure Light: Science Fiction Turns into Fact

Creating matter from light? It sounds like something out of science fiction, right? Well scientists have managed to take something that seems improbable and devise an experiment to make it possible.

May 19, 2014 07:01 AM EDT

E-Cigarettes Don't Expose You to Just 'Harmless' Water Vapor: Air Pollution Discovered

Could e-cigarettes help you quit smoking? That's apparently not the case, despite what the industry claims. Scientists have discovered that claims about the devices are unsupported by the evidence to date.

May 17, 2014 09:09 AM EDT

Lung Cancer Rates in Young Women Plummet Globally

A new study reveals that lung cancer rates for young women are dropping in many regions of the globe, suggesting that tobacco control is having a large rate of success among the younger population.

May 17, 2014 08:49 AM EDT

Spider Webs Spin Solution to New Adhesive Materials

Spiders spin super-sticky silk in order to capture their prey. Now, though, scientists are taking some inspiration from these strands to create more efficient and stronger commercial and biomedical adhesives.

May 17, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

NASA MAVEN to Discover Why Mars has Lost its Atmosphere Over Billions of Years

NASA hopes to discover a little bit more about Mars and why it's been losing its atmosphere for the past few billion years with data from MAVEN.

May 16, 2014 01:45 PM EDT

Environmental Tipping Point Near? Scientists Call for Methane Controls

Methane continues to seep into the atmosphere and exacerbates Earth's greenhouse gas problem. Now, scientists believe that we may not be many years away from an environmental tipping point that could result in runaway warming.

May 16, 2014 01:00 PM EDT

First Ever Camelopardalid Meteor Shower Approaches Earth: Get Ready for the Star Show!

Stargazers could see the first-ever Camelopardalid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Comet 2009P/LINEAR.

May 16, 2014 12:33 PM EDT

Male Infertility Linked to Higher Death Risk: Men with Sperm Abnormalities May Die Sooner

Scientists have found that those who have two or more abnormalities in their semen are more than twice as likely to die over a roughly eight-year period as men who have normal semen.