Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 05, 2014 10:00 AM EDT

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions: New Insight into the Behavior of Magma

Could we predict volcanic eruptions? We may be taking one step closer with some new research. Scientists have found a little bit more about how lava dome volcanoes erupt, which may help develop methods to predict how an eruption will behave.

May 05, 2014 08:53 AM EDT

Anti-Appetite Molecule in Fiber that Impacts the Brain Could Combat Obesity

Want to suppress your appetite? Then eat more fiber. But why exactly does fiber help keeping you from going hungry? Scientists may have just discovered the reasons why.

May 05, 2014 08:09 AM EDT

Global Warming is not Uniform: Scientists Discover Climate Cooling Occurred

Scientists have taken the first detailed look at global land surface warming trends over the last 100 years, shedding a little light on what types of warming we might see in the future.

May 05, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

New, Cheap, Environmentally-Friendly Solar Cell Created in Energy Breakthrough

There's a new, environmentally friendly solar cell that uses tin instead of lead perovskite in order to harvest light. The low-cost solar cell could potentially be a breakthrough for solar energy.

May 04, 2014 05:42 PM EDT

Amphibian Protection Techniques May Combat Climate Change Risks

There's a lot of news about how climate change is impacting species, and how we should expect a decrease in biodiversity in the future. But how can we manage these decreases and prevent them?

May 04, 2014 05:42 PM EDT

Climate Change Causes Butterflies to Suffer and Invasive Species to Thrive

Butterflies may be in danger from climate change. Scientists have discovered that the combined heat from climate change and urbanization may reduce the number of eastern swallowtails and other native butterflies in Ohio.

May 04, 2014 05:42 PM EDT

Pigs May Improve Damaged Leg Muscles and Help with Tissue Regeneration

Pigs may be helping patients with muscle injuries. Researchers found that damaged leg muscles grew stronger and showed signs of regeneration in three out of five men whose old injuries were surgically implanted with extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from pig bladder.

May 02, 2014 12:12 PM EDT

Thirsty Butterflies and Bees Drink Crocodile Tears in Costa Rica

A certain butterfly wants more crocodile tears--not less. Scientists spotted a butterfly and bee "drinking" water from a crocodile's eyes in Costa Rica.

May 02, 2014 11:34 AM EDT

The Prescription of a Cosmic, Gravitational Lens: Exploding Stars Shed Light on Lenses

The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the images of three distant exploding stars with help of a gravitational lens. The latest pictures of the supernovae offer researchers a powerful tool to check the prescription of these gravitational lenses.

May 02, 2014 10:46 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Missing Piece of Biogeochemical Puzzle in Deep Aquifers

Deep beneath the Earth's surface n aquifers, a complex dance of microbes and minerals takes place. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at these interactions, which can drastically impact groundwater quality.

May 02, 2014 09:35 AM EDT

Humans Have a Nose for Gender: Sense of Smell Identifies What is Masculine and Feminine

Can humans "smell" gender? Apparently they can. Scientists have discovered that the human body produces chemical cues that communicate gender to members of the opposite sex.

May 02, 2014 08:57 AM EDT

The Chemical Vocabulary of Plants: Specialized Metabolites Defend Against Transient Threats

Some of the best chemists in the world aren't humans, they're plants. Now, scientists are unraveling the astounding chemical vocabulary of plants, revealing how they defend themselves while rooted to one location.