Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Apr 25, 2014 09:10 AM EDT

Climate Change is Now: Scientists Urge Policy Makers Not to Wait

There's overwhelming evidence for climate change. It's not happening at some point in the future; instead, it's happening now. New research reveals what motivates individuals to respond to a shifting climate.

Apr 25, 2014 08:54 AM EDT

Traces of Recent Water Discovered on Mars: Debris Flows on the Red Planet

As the Mars rover Curiosity continues its trek across the Red Planet, it continues to make new discoveries. It's already found evidence of liquid water in the ancient past--but what about water during a more recent time?

Apr 25, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

Golden Eagle Genome Sequenced: New Help for Conservation Efforts

Researchers have managed to sequence the genome of the golden eagle, revealing new features about the raptor that could help preserve it for generations to come.

Apr 25, 2014 07:58 AM EDT

Lab-Grown Human Skin Created with Stem Cells Could Replace Animal Testing

Animal lovers are in for some good news. It turns out that scientists have created the first lab-grown human skin, which could potentially replace animal testing in labs.

Apr 25, 2014 07:38 AM EDT

Tiny Organism Holds the Key to Ocean Carbon Cycling: Climate Change

Scientists have made a breakthrough when it comes to understanding the microscopic underpinnings of carbon cycling in the ocean, which could help them better predict and understand climate change and ocean acidification.

Apr 25, 2014 07:16 AM EDT

Archaeologists Uncover New Clues to Lives of Stone Age Farmers and Foragers

Archaeologists have discovered that expanding Stone-Age farmers assimilated local hunter-gatherers and that hunter-gatherers were historically in lower numbers than the farmers.

Apr 25, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

New Supernova Revealed with Gravitational Lens in Cosmic Illusion

Astronomers have made a startling discovery. They've found a galaxy that magnified a background, Type Ia supernova by 30 times through gravitational lensing.

Apr 25, 2014 06:20 AM EDT

Drinking One More Cup of Coffee Per Day Lowers Your Risk of Diabetes

Scientists have discovered that increasing coffee consumption by an average of one and a half cups per day over a four-year period can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by 11 percent.

Apr 25, 2014 06:04 AM EDT

NASA Uncovers Startling New Images of How Alien Planets Form in Dusty Disks

Astronomers have made a startling discovery using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. They've employed a new image processing technique to obtain near-infrared scattered light photos of five disks seen around young stars.

Apr 25, 2014 05:44 AM EDT

Spaser Technology with Graphene Could Create Tiny Phones that Print on Your Clothing

Scientists have developed a new version of "spaser" technology that could result in mobile phones that are so small, efficient and flexible, that they could be printed on your clothing.

Apr 24, 2014 01:02 PM EDT

Rural Microbes May Boost Health of City Dwellers: Immune Systems Need Exposure

It turns out that there may be a reason that city dwellers of lower socioeconomic status are more prone to asthma, allergies and other chronic inflammatory disorders. Researchers have found that it could be due in part to their reduced exposure to microbes that thrive in rural environments.

Apr 24, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

Arctic Waters at Risk from Oil Spills: New Report Reveals Necessity of Infrastructure

Ice is melting in the Arctic waters, opening them up to commercial activities. Now, researchers have revealed that the current oil response tools for a potential spill aren't nearly good enough to deal with an oil spill.